When her rather elderly husband dies, young widow Lady Lilias Hillsborough has no desire to get married again. Her marriage settlement will see her living comfortably for the rest of her life. What else does she need?

Passion, it seems. A marriage should have passion, or so she’s told. But what is that? Before she even considers the thought of a second marriage, she sets out to discover what it was she was missing.

At the Soho Club, Lord Endymion Cecil gives kissing lessons to sundry and all, under the pseudonym of Master Bisou. When a mysterious young widow approaches him, of course he takes her on.

But has he taken on more than he’s willing to give?