Maude Whitlock is consigned to a life of servitude in Barbados after the death of her mother, a notorious courtesan.
She refuses to follow her mother\'s path into the oldest p.
Cross purposes will soon put an ocean between them.
Henry Crane, gentleman spy, wealthy widower, handsome charmer, places his mission above all other concerns-until he meets Maude, a frazzled chaperone at his niece\'s engagement ball.
As she plans her escape to London, a chance encounter awakens hope for a different life.
Maude Whitlock is consigned to a life of servitude in Barbados after the death of her mother, a notorious courtesan