Reluctant courtesan, Charity, has found true love with Hugo, her first and only client. But when poet and artist, Hugo, is tricked into gambling away his impending inheritance, Charity finds herself at the mercy of Madam Chambon and her infamous house of ill-repute. Can the two young lovers thwart the conspiracy between Hugo's social-climbing father, and slippery cousin Cyril, so Hugo can make Charity his Christmas bride?