In 1840, little did Bella Rose Bonaire know that her life at Rose Hill Mansion would lead her to the pinnacle of Paris society as well as to those who linger in its under belly. Devoted to her grandfather and benefactor, she is being groomed for marriage to one of Paris' elite and most eligible man, but the young beautiful woman has other ideas. She is attracted to the handsome, charming and very mysterious Armand Charbonneau whom her father has forbidden her to see. Does she obey her grandfather and marry a man who can provide for her in lavish luxury or does she fall madly in love with a man whose world is made up of those that live by night and sleep by day. Is she strong enough to fend off the mysterious man's advances or succumb to The Frenchman's Desire?