In 18th-century England, a young woman named Clarissa Harlowe sets her sights on marrying into the aristocracy, but her family has other plans for her, arranging a union with Mr. Soames. When she falls under the spell of the charming Lovelace, she makes a daring escape, only to find herself in a precarious situation with Lovelace's uncertain intentions.

Clarissa Harlowe, the new heiress to her grandfather's vast estates, is force...