Nursing a broken heart, Maj. Hugh Treadager, 33rd Regiment, moved to London to work as an aide to the British Army’s commander-in-chief. He soon sees a young woman and is intrigued by her exotic beauty. Miss Phoebe Burris, daughter of one of Major Treadager’s fellow officers, moved to London to live with her uncle after her parents died. Although attracted to the handsome major who pursued her, she was mortified he might discover her ruinous secret.
Mr. Henry Thorpe, father of Countess Danby, preceded the Danby family to London and became caught up in the intriguing dilemma of the major and Miss Burris. Henry soon faced one of his own.