Abigail Foxworth is an independently-minded young lady who refuses to wed just anyone. He has to be the right one, if there is such a man. Abby has high standards and thus far her suitors have failed to meet any of them. Then one night she attends a lecture on mesmerism and looks into the speaker's eyes... For committed bachelor and scientist Philip Ashton, a certain woman in the front row is giving him chills of desire. He has to wonder who is doing the mesmerizing...and if there's a way to find out!