A whirlwind romance in Paris had led in no time to Laura marrying the devastatingly attractive Karl Rievenbeck- and not until she married him did she realize that he was devastatingly rich as well. For when Karl took her to his luxurious home in Italy Laura realized for the first time how unsuited she was to his opulent way of life. She realized too, that there was an even bigger fly in the ointment, in the person of Karl's ex-mistress, the glamorous Contessa Eleanora Ferrara...