A funny and sparkling social story with an unusual plot gives readers the opportunity to look into the environment of the English nobility.

Lady Charlene Blanchard, the poor orphan of an earl of ill repute and dubious character, has a surprising and unexpected quality: she likes to pick the pockets of extravagant, characterless and often boring gentlemen. This is how Lady Charlene earns a living, but it's also a bit of fun for her. However, due to her extraordinary beauty and distinguished pedigree, Lady Charlene is also destined to become the wife of the Duke of Baynton, who is looking for a suitable wife who will give him an heir, fulfilling the basic requirement of high-ranking English married couples. However, Charlene has yet to see her future husband. And when it happens that a dark and attractive stranger catches her trying to rob him, there is a sudden misfortune for the beautiful thief. It seems that it was the Duke of Baynton who surprised her in the act...