The beautiful Jessie Dupre hated Lord James Cameron from the very first meeting... although it was this cynical man who turned out to be the only one who extended a helping hand to her, a poor orphan. Jessie vowed never to belong to James, but the further she went, the more difficult it was for the young, inexperienced girl to resist the magical attraction of a real man, who imperiously beckoned her into the unknown world of crazy passion...