Set in the late 19th century in India, Olivia - a young American woman - comes to Calcutta to visit her British aunt Lady Bridget Templewood. The plan is to marry Olivia off to a proper, titled Englishman, something that Olivia does not want at all. Soon she falls in love with mysterious Jai Raventhorne, the Maharajah's foster brother, who hates everything English, especially the Templewood family. Jai has an obsession with destroying the Templewoods at any cost and pursues a plan that will destroy everyone in his path...
