Blaire Dennon is an unusual woman for her time - always a little too loud, and the successful owner of a flourishing distillery to boot. As the gang boss of the Edinburgh Lads also knows about Blaire's talent for good alcohol, he sends her to England with the task of creating an extraordinary gin. There, Blaire finds herself at the stately manor of Hilmore Manor, which belongs to none other than the 7th Viscount Rochester. Blaire takes him for a snob from the start. She should really be concentrating on the gin, but she is soon distracted by rumours of the infamous ghost of Hilmore Manor. And to her annoyance, she gradually finds the Viscount less and less terrifying ...