Winter Makepeace lives a double life. By day he is the trustee of an orphanage, and by night he is the mysterious protector of street street children, thrown by cruel fate into the hell of the London slums... But now Winter's children are under threat. They are kidnapped to be sold into slavery. Makepeace alone cannot cope with the criminals. And then the beautiful Lady Isabel Beckinhall comes to his aid - an independent young widow with a generous heart, thanks to whom he experiences all the torments and bliss of passion...