The life of the charming Englishwoman Townsend Gray flowed quietly and serenely until she met Ian Moncrief, a nobleman in whose veins French and Scottish blood were mixed. He captivated the girl with sweet speeches and the alluring gaze of sparkling blue eyes. Having married, Townsend and her husband come to France, just as deeply in love with him as on the first day they met.

But for the girl, this journey is associated with immersion in doubts... Did Ian really marry Is it for love, or is the reason for their hasty wedding something else?

In windy Paris, swept by the Revolution, intrigues, hobbies and conspiracies of ill-wishers separate the newlyweds... Who will help Townsend escape from this bloody mess? How will her life turn out without the care and tutelage of a powerful patron?