A debauched aristocrat, Nicholas Simms is thrust into pioneer life in tropical Florida as a punishment. He has only two desires to pass the time - whiskey and willing women. The lovely, intelligent, flirtatious Miss Devereaux makes him question his aversion to marriage, until he learns of her history of deception. Josephine Devereaux's family fled to America to avoid the guillotine, and her time to shine has past. Anxious to save her younger sisters from a loveless life, Josephine concocts a daring plan to draw men to their remote village. Handsome Mr. Simms looks good at first glance, but his dark side is quickly exposed. Let the exile begin...