Description

Lady Helena Simpson runs away rather than marry the supposedly old and repulsive Earl of Darlington. She hides with James, believing he is a gardener, and asks him to take her virginity so her unwanted fiancé will reject her.

James is actually the young Earl of Darlington and Helena is the bride he has agreed to marry. Their passionate arrangement becomes a complicated romance involving false identities, spanking, outdoor encounters and a visit to a secret London pleasure club.

After confronting their lies and admitting their feelings, Helena accepts James’s proposal on the condition that their marriage never becomes dull. They marry in a grand ceremony and happily continue exploring James’s “dark fancy” together.