Gwaltney Harris has struggled all his life to acquire wealth, but colonial Virginia society still shuns him. Desperate for respectability, he weds the sharp-tongued but well-bred Cordelia Ashton. As Gwaltney begins to tame his shrew, he discovers she’s not quite as cold as she wants him to believe. He sets out to melt her body, but can he ever melt her heart?

RATING: Contains sexual and violent content.