Plot Synopsis

Elizabeth Scott, recently suspended from her teaching job at a prestigious Washington school due to unfounded complaints by a meddling parent, finds herself out of money, out of a job and very nearly out of her apartment. She gets the opportunity to professionally show her beloved Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Bliss, in a fancy New York dog show. She meets judge Donovan Darcy, a billionaire dog breeder and philanthropist with a penchant for brooding, and finds him arrogant, infuriating and altogether too attractive. A chain of misunderstandings unfolds during the competition, complicating their mutual attraction. He gets off on the very wrong foot with her, but despite the fact that she despises him, he finds himself drawn to her headstrong wit and charm. In true Jane Austen fashion, Elizabeth and Donovan begin to see the error of their ways and it turns out Mr. Darcy is far more kind and interesting than Elizabeth ever imagined.