Devastated by the loss of his wife in childbirth, overwhelmed by the duties left to him by his deceased father, and called upon to defend the church as a knight in the Crusades, Colin finds himself in need of a mother for his newborn son. Heartbroken, uninterested in love, and with no other options, Colin writes to the king requesting his help in finding a bride. The king chooses Margaret Robinson, the free-spirited and well-educated daughter of another nobleman.