Lizzie Poole ruined her reputation forever by committing a frivolous offense in her youth, and, disgraced, is hiding in voluntary exile. Now, fulfilling the last wishes of her best friend Ria, with whom she is unusually similar, she is forced to return to London to start all over again - under a false name... From now on, all paths are open to Lizzie, the most noble and elegant bachelors of the capital's society are looking for her favor. But, alas, the lucky man who captured her heart and awakened the flame of passionate love is a man who cannot become her husband, because this is none other than the stern, chaste, religious Geoffrey Summerville, the younger brother of Ria’s late husband...