Kate Hailstone is alone following a disastrous marriage which ended when she found her husband in bed with another man. But she has always liked sex, and is missing it a great deal. So, after a long period of licking her wounds at home, she determines to try playing the field again. When the newsagent delivers the wrong paper one day, Kate discovers the lonely hearts column, Kindred Spirits, and decides this is the perfect way to get what she wants: sex without strings. She places an ad and is deluged with replies. And the more gratification she gets, the more she wants...