“A courtesan must be smart, calculating and cold-blooded. Love is not her responsibility.” This is the first lesson that young Marietta Greentree learned from her mother, the legendary “dame of the demimonde.” But what should an innocent girl do who does not want to become a courtesan, but simply wants to love and be loved? It seems that she will have to use all the secrets of seduction learned from childhood, not only to seduce the cynical rake Max Welland, but to awaken passion in his cold heart - and lead him to the altar. The task is not easy... but in love, as in war, any means are good!