Who could believe that the mysterious courtesan in a fancy scarlet outfit, with whom Mark Worthorne spent an unforgettable night, and Lady Portia Ellerslie, the favorite of Queen Victoria herself, were one and the same woman?

Even Portia herself considered her crazy whim a waking dream...

However, Mark, who for the first time in his life knew the power of true passion, is obsessed with the idea of finding the mysterious stranger. And when he meets Lady Portia, he begins to be tormented by vague doubts whether this is the right woman.

But how can Mark be convinced that he is right? How to recognize a fiery seductress under the mask of prim coldness?..