Daisy, a woman everyone takes to be a spoiled brat, marries a man her father picks out for her. It's either six months of marriage or jail and she picks the man. 
 The man in question is Alex Markov, a man raised as a circus performer, though he's moved on. He takes on a wife to repay the debt he feels he owes to the woman's father. He intends to give her a crash course in reality by taking her with him as a worker in the circus with which he occassionally performs. 
 Daisy has a few lessons in store for Alex, however. She's not as soft as everyone thinks she is. She won't give up, even when Alex does his best to break her. This is, after all, a love story and a hardened man doesn't stand a chance against a woman like Daisy. 
 Not my favorite of Phillips' writings, but an enjoyable read. If you like Jennifer Crusie or some of Janet Evanovich's non-Plum stuff, you might like this. It doesn't have the laugh-out-loud humor of either of these authors, but the female character making it through is a strong theme.