Lovely young Linnet Carlisle is a lady from her toes to her fingertips. Totally innocent of impropriety and an heiress as well, she is a model future bride in the London marriage mart. Judith Jordan is her absolute opposite: stunningly sensual, she was the most sought after courtesan in the city. When Judith lays claim to handsome Lord Nicholas Fenton, she steals away the man who had stolen Linnet's heart and promptly launches a campaign to make Linnet the laughingstock of society. In response, Linnet must do the unthinkable, something only a woman in love would dare to chance.