Madeline Prescott is confident that by taking the place of teacher at a school for young ladies, she will be able to make others forget about her father's bad reputation. But for now, unfortunately, Madeline’s own reputation is at risk. The fault lies with the famous rake Anthony Dalton, Viscount Norcourt, whose task is to acquaint the students with male tricks and tricks, so that they subsequently do not become victims of insidious womanizers or cynical fortune hunters. However, for every trick that Anthony reveals to his charges, he has half a dozen new, even more sophisticated ones. And it is Madeline who will become the victim of his cunning, having awakened the flame of passion and painful desire in the experienced seducer.