Laden with his father's debts, Lord Keating elopes with "heiress" Emily Duprey only to discover she is as poor as he! Now his only hope is a return to the gaming tables. To escape marriage to a gamester like her father, Emily needs money - so she becomes Lady Widow, a card-playing masked seductress! When Guy realizes the beautiful Widow is his quiet, mousy wife, their marriage takes an unexpected turn . . .