Beatrice Waverley, an aristocrat from an impoverished family, decided on a daring act - to pose naked in front of her fiancé's camera. But the scoundrel abused her trust and, for the sake of profit, distributed explicit photographs throughout London. In Victorian England, this cost the girl the loss of her good name. Erotic photographs accidentally fell into the hands of Edmund Ritchie, a successful entrepreneur and notorious red tape. Bewitched by Beatrice's natural sensuality and knowing that she is extremely strapped for money, he offers her a short-term love affair in exchange for a substantial sum. Beatrice accepts Ritchie's lewd proposal. Intending only to pay off her debts and at the same time gain sexual experience in the arms of a skilled lover, very soon she finds herself captive of his attractive and mysterious nature. And Ritchie, in turn, discovers that this woman’s rare sensuality is capable of not only giving fantastic carnal pleasures, but also healing a soul killed by a dark past