Southern belle Campbell Layne is the rising star of the Manhattan Ballet Theatre, provided she lands the upcoming principal role. The stage heats up, however, when Rod Carrington steps in and teaches her more than she ever expected. Campbell is determined to stay focused on the audition that will push her into stardom, but the dazzling attorney she meets at a gala proves to be a major distraction, especially when he ends up being her professor in a college class she's taking in her spare time. Campbell humiliates herself on their first date, but that doesn't stop Rod from whisking her off to Italy and turning her into quite the vixen. Too bad he also has to use his powerful influence to secure the lead for her. Now she'll never know if her talent was real or "bought" by the man she thought was the love of her life.