Robin Perry is sure he's going to Hell when he's hanged for robbery in Regency England. Instead he ends up in a modern Caribbean resort just in time to save elementary school teacher, Molly Montgomery, from marrying the wrong man - Wall Street hotshot, Allan Ferguson. Instantly drawn to Molly, Robin realizes she, and the engagement ring she wears, are the keys to his soul's salvation, and he vows to win her at any cost. Torn between her desire for Robin and Allan's promise of financial security, Molly must make the most important decision of her life. As the two men battle for her affections, she must also contend with her interfering mother, the local island Godfather and his predatory wife, and her fears that Robin, who insists he's from the 19th century, is hopelessly insane. Molly and Robin share a passion older than time, but is a future together possible when Allan, her mother, and even the police, conspire to keep them apart?