When Tobias Powell, the Viscount Deane, loses the young lady who's stolen his heart to a pompous heir to a dukedom, all of Society is abuzz with his failure. As a scandal further blackens his reputation, he decides to become the rogue everyone believes him to be. After courtesan Mirabelle Renault's older sister marries her protector and is given the cut direct by the very Society who demands respectability, Mirabelle loses hope...