Several years ago, Jonathan Dane, Earl of Stratford, unwittingly compromised Serena Donovan, and the girl left England with a broken heart and ruined reputation. But now she will have to return to London society under a false name in order to enter into a marriage of convenience... However, in the capital, Serena will have a new meeting with Jonathan. The Count has not forgotten anything, the passion that he considered long ago extinguished comes to life in his soul, and he is ready to do anything so as not to lose the woman he once loved. What should Serena do? Continue the game? Or forgive Dane and start over? Risk everything for the sake of a ghostly hope of happiness...