There are ominous rumors in the world about Lord Ian Mackenzie: he committed a murder, ended up in a madhouse, he cannot be trusted... So Beth Ackerley at first mistook Ian for a madman: would a true gentleman send a letter to a young widow asking her to give up her life for him? new proposals? However, very soon her bewilderment gives way to admiration, and then ardent and passionate love is born... And when her lover is in danger, Beth does not hesitate to risk her life for him...