Dr. Anya Sharma thrives on logic, her world defined by the predictable laws of the cosmos. Lord Rhys Alistair, however, is ruled by ancient family decrees and a crumbling ancestral estate, on the brink of ruin. When a bizarre, centuries-old will surfaces, Anya, an "exceptionally intelligent woman," is declared the only one who can save Rhys's legacy... by becoming his wife.

She dismisses it as archaic nonsense. He sees her as a fascinating, infuriating puzzle. Forced into a marriage neither wants, they must decipher cryptic clues and confront bizarre traditions to unlock the estate's secrets. But as Anya's scientific mind clashes with Rhys's deep-rooted history, and an unseen enemy threatens their forced union, an undeniable attraction sparks. Can two people from wildly different worlds find love when destiny, and an old family edict, binds them together?