The sly, witty Victoria Fontaine invariably shocked the prim London society - and invariably scared off her fans. Everyone except the notorious Lord Althorp - England's most dashing rake. Only he alone finds the antics of the “daring girl” not frightening, but funny. Only he is able to recognize in Victoria a passionate, tender woman who dreams of loving and being loved, of belonging to her lover body and soul and having undivided power over him.