Marcus Jordan, the Duke of Hardwood, the last Hardwood, must marry and sire an heir. However, Marcus has a personal problem, and his current doctor has prescribed that he become a member of Dantes and avail himself of the services provided by Paradiso, Dantes brothel. When Marcus asks for guidance from Madam Jewels Fontaine, she proposes an experiment-seven nights with her. Jewels in truth, is Isabella Stanford, the Duchess of Chesterfield. She and her two partners, Cesare and Lucrezia, also widowed duchesses, are faux madams at Paradiso. In reality, they are the triad head of a secret womens organization, the White Rose, founded by Giulia Farnese in A.D. 1500.