Maria Ibarra is just a normal girl. She isn't wealthy, She still lives with her mom, and she works at a local diner. The laws of her country are kind of odd. Every year, there's a drawing. one to three couples get drawn every year and are forced to marry. If you fail to conceive a child within the year, you get imprisoned; not literally. Basically, you're just forced to live in poverty. Grant Donovan is the complete opposite of Maria. He's wealthy, cold, and has no interest in ever finding love. He's a bad boy at heart-also known as Verona's most popular bachelor. What happens when these two 'very different' people, are forced to marry, and on top of that, conceive a child? Read and find out.