The hero of the Battle of Waterloo and the famous duelist Jack Rigg, Earl of Raleigh, more than once found himself in dangerous troubles. However, the greatest danger that awaited him was a meeting with the lovely Aurora, who was forced to earn a living by playing cards. Aurora faces imprisonment - and in desperation, the girl poses as Jack's mistress. Now the Count of Raleigh, hiding the generosity and nobility of a true gentleman under the mask of frivolity and cynicism, is obliged to marry a compromised girl. What awaits him? The hell of a forced marriage - or the paradise of shared passionate love?..