Of gentle birth, unwed, and still a virgin, successful novelist Amanda Briars decides to buy herself a scandalous present to celebrate her 30th birthday and hires a well-known madam to deliver a lover to her home. When handsome publisher Jack Devlin knocks on her door, it doesn't take him long to figure out that Amanda thinks he's someone else entirely. Intrigued, he stops just short of ending her celebate streak, for he has other plans for the talented writer.