After a year at war, Captain Ivo Trenchard returns to England to visit his beloved aunt in Somerset. He survived the throes of war unscathed and now, to his chagrin, he’s bedridden for weeks because of a simple animal rescue gone awry. Luckily, the local tomboy Jossie Calverton Morley suffers from a guilty conscience and visits him every day, ensuring he’s never bored. But what’s the brave captain to do when this enchanting innocent suddenly begs him to teach her how to kiss?