Cette série transporte les lecteurs au cœur de l'Angleterre victorienne, explorant un monde d'attentes sociales, de désirs cachés et de femmes courageuses. Chaque épisode explore la vie de fortes protagonistes féminines qui osent défier les conventions dans leur quête d'amour et d'autonomie. Préparez-vous à des récits captivants de romance, d'intrigue et à l'esprit inébranlable des femmes qui tracent leur propre voie.
Emily Longesley married the love of her life and hoped that he would learn to love her. Instead, he upped and left their country estate for London. Suffering the snub with dignity, three years on Emily has had enough!Confronting her errant husband, Emily sees that Adrian, Earl of Folbroke, has been robbed of his sight and doesn't know her at all! Emily longs for her husband's touch. If she plays his mistress by delicious deception, can he finally learn to love his wife?
Considered a spinster, Lady Drusilla Rudney has only one role in life: to chaperone her sister. So when her flighty sibling elopes, Dru knows she has to stop her She employs the help of a traveling companion, who looks harmless enough.... Former army captain John Hendricks is intrigued by this damsel in distress. Once embroiled with her in a mad dash across England, he discovers that Dru is no simpering woman. Her unconventional ways make him want to forget his gentlemanly conduct...and create a scandal all their own
Priscilla, dcera hraběte Benbridge, po svém ostudném útěku z domova téměř nevychází do společnosti a londýnská společnost se na ni dívá skrz prsty. A najednou se objeví Robert, nový hrabě Reighland, a uchází se o ni. Třebaže ji nikdy neviděl, s jejím otcem se na tom už dohodl. Priss se Robert nelíbí, a navíc z něj má strach - ostatně jako ze všech mužů. Robert si sice není sám sebou jistý, ale Priss na něj natolik zapůsobí, že se rozhodne přesvědčit ji o své skutečné lásce. Bude to ovšem stačit, aby londýnská společnost přijala Priscillu zpátky mezi sebe.