London, 1881. Sir Linton Mather announced his engagement to Mrs. Thomas Ackerly, a widow.

Beth Ackerly agreed to a second marriage because she sought a peaceful life, travel, and the opportunity to have the children she always longed for.

Everyone considered Lord Ian MacKenzie, who maintained friendships with Linton, to be strange. However, he was very charming and had a weakness for Ming dynasty porcelains and beautiful women. That evening at the Opera, the Scottish Lord MacKenzie leaned towards her to greet her for the first time. The warmth of his body hit her like a wave. Beth had forgotten how intoxicating that was... A little later, a handwritten note led her to the luxurious box. With a conqueror's gaze, Ian revealed that her future husband had a secret life and, drawing the velvet curtain, swept her into an unexpected passion.

Love had just touched her heart, but Beth could only accept one marriage proposal...
Meet the MacKenzies: rich, powerful, dangerous, eccentric.
The rumors about the French courtesans and their dark tastes do not allow any lady to associate with them without ruining her reputation...