Charlotte DeLancey, or Lottie, is just a sweet southern bell with an easy life. ... Well almost easy. You see, her family's plantation has gone bankrupt and they need money fast. With two little sisters not yet grown, and quickly aging parents, the only way to get the money is do what she fears most. Getting married. So she is whisked off to Chicago to be married to the mysterious Mr. Hayes. But you never know what might unfold and you might never mean for it to happen...