The brilliance of the noisy London light is not very attractive to Sophie Blake - she is much more pleased to spend time with her old friend, the incorrigible rake Graham Cavendish, who values her not for beauty, but for her character and sharp mind... at least, Sophie thinks so. She has no idea what kind of spiritual wound Graham is hiding under the outer frivolity, she doesn’t know that he really loves her more than life itself, but cannot offer his hand and heart to his beloved - after all, he is broke and must find a rich bride in order to save the family estate. But what will happen if one day Cavendish cannot control his passion?..