Raleigh, a notorious playboy of London society, wakes up after drunkenly visiting a country vicarage to find Jane, the vicar's daughter, sleeping next to him. Without any memory of what happened, he marries her to uphold appearances. A vicar's daughter and a rogue viscount...the two are so different, they just can't get along. Eventually, the two head to an estate left to Raleigh by his late great-uncle. But the estate turns out to be a seemingly haunted mansion, like one might find in a Gothic novel...
Jane and Viscount Raleigh have married in a pragmatic scheme to protect their reputations. But she lacks confidence in her looks, and they haven't yet consummated their union Raleigh escorts Jane to Kraven Hall, an estate in Northern England that he's inherited from his great-uncle. The manor is in a terrible state, and strange things begin to happen soon after they arrive. The servants are all terrified, but despite the creepy occurrences Jane seems to like it there. Raleigh finds himself becoming more and more infatuated with his bride as together they face the obstacles Kraven Hall throws their way.