With no prospects and no-one to protect her, Laura Prescott, the daughter of an impoverished country squire, has been forced to become the Earl of Westwick's mistress. When Laura learns of his plan to sell her at auction she decides to flee for her life. Alone and penniless, Laura is forced to become a courtesan and it is there that notorious nobleman Simon Harrington discovers her. He takes her into his protection and enlists her in his cousin's School for Brides. When a scandal unfolds surrounding her former lover, it is up to Simon to protect the innocence of a fallen woman.