Download or read book An Innocent Courtesan written by Elizabeth Beacon and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From unloved bride... Caroline Besford will no longer be any man's pawn. Her father forced her into marriage with a man who refused to share her bed. In making her escape, Caro became Cleo—an untouched courtesan! Amazingly, the husband who ignored his plain bride is now pursuing her! ...to adored mistress! But as Cleo is drawn into a web of lies and deception, she cannot deny her growing desire for her husband. And what will the colonel do when he discovers that his darling Cleo is his dowdy wife, Caroline?

Download or read book Innocent Courtesan to Adventurer s Bride written by Louise Allen and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of the brothel... Wrongly accused of theft, innocent Celina Shelley is cast out of the brothel she calls home and flees to Quinn Ashley, Lord Dreycott, for safety. But the heat in the daredevil adventurer's eyes tells Lina that the danger is just beginning.... And into the rake's bedroom Lina dresses like a nun, looks like an angel, but flirts like a professional--and the last thing Quinn expects to discover is that she's a virgin

Download or read book The Virtuous Courtesan written by Mary Brendan and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inherited: one mistress! Gavin Stone discovers on his brother’s death that, to inherit his estate, he must also take on his mistress! Gavin never thought that claiming his inheritance could be so pleasurable…Sarah is horrified—she never thought she would be passed on as if she were a chattel—but what choice does she have? And Gavin will expect a practised seducer when, in reality, she is as unschooled as a debutante! But just maybe an innocent courtesan is what it will take to thaw this rake’s heart…

Download or read book An Innocent Courtesan written by Elizabeth Beacon and published by Mills & Boon. This book was released on 2007 with total page 867 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Housemaid heiress: An heiress, thinks spoiled Miss Alethea Hardy, should rise late, dress elegantly and marry well. A far cry from her new responsibilities up at dawn to fetch and carry for her betters! In running away from a repulsive proposal, Thea has ruined herself. Until she meets Marcus Ashfield, Viscount Strensham, who seems to see the beautiful woman behind her dowdy uniform. Such a devastatingly handsome, arrogant lord can{u2019}t be interested in a lowly maid{u2026}can he?

Download or read book Innocent Courtesan to Adventurer s Bride written by Louise Allen and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of the brothel… Wrongly accused of theft, innocent Celina Shelley is cast out of the brothel she calls home and flees to Quinn Ashley, Lord Dreycott, for safety. But the heat in the daredevil adventurer's eyes tells Lina that the danger is just beginning.... And into the rake's bedroom! Lina dresses like a nun, looks like an angel, but flirts like a professional—and the last thing Quinn expects to discover is that she's a virgin!

Download or read book How to Wed a Courtesan written by Madeline Martin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times Bestselling Author Madeline Martin From courtesan …to society wife? When Evander, Earl of Westix, returns from the continent to claim his bride, he is shocked that the innocent vicar’s daughter he once loved has become a notorious courtesan. But Lottie is so much more than the insult society hurls at her. She is resourceful and strong—after all, she’s had to be to survive. Her charms are undeniable, but her heart is beyond his grasp. To win it will mean taking her from bedroom to ballroom… From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. The London School for Ladies Book 1: How to Tempt a Duke Book 2: How to Start a Scandal Book 3: How to Wed a Courtesan

Download or read book Once a Courtesan written by Liana LeFey and published by Entangled: Select Historical. This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constable Will Danbury has infiltrated a school to investigate an alleged crime. What he finds is a deeper, darker mystery—and a potent attraction to the alluring headmistress, Jacqueline Trouvère. But a constable can't get romantically involved with a suspect; even one he thinks is innocent, without committing career suicide. As headmistress of a school devoted to saving the innocent daughters of London's soiled doves, Jacqueline’s life is complicated. Will tempts her in ways she never thought to experience, but she believes no respectable gentleman could love a former courtesan. Despite their best efforts to fight it, a romance blossoms. When danger jeopardizes the school, however, his deceptions and her omissions come to light, threatening to destroy their love. They must look beyond the past to save both their future together and the lives of those they’ve sworn to protect. Each book in the Once Wicked series is STANDALONE: * To Love a Libertine * Once a Courtesan * A Wicked Reputation

Download or read book The Courtesan s Bed written by Sandrine O'Shea and published by Samhain Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laflamme rules as the Queen of Fire, the Paris demimonde's most notorious and accomplished courtesan. No one knows she was once an innocent young governess, ruined and turned out by a cruel lord. And now, years later, she spies her seducer's son--a man who never answered her frantic pleas for help.

Download or read book A Courtesan s Guide to Getting Your Man written by Celeste Bradley and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Boston museum curator Piper Chase-Pierpont unearths the steamy memoirs of Regency London's most celebrated courtesan, the Blackbird, she's aroused and challenged by what she finds. Could the courtesan's diaries be used as a modern girl's guide to finding love and empowerment?

Download or read book The Courtesan Duchess written by Joanna Shupe and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this wickedly sexy Regency romance series debut, a Duchess plays seductress in a cunning scheme that leads to love. Julia, Duchess of Colton, has a cunning plan to banish her debts. All she has to do is seduce her estranged husband—an undertaking that proves to be as wickedly pleasurable as it is improper. After learning the secrets of Juliet Leighton, London's leading courtesan, she travels to Venice in disguise as Juliet. Now all she has to do is locate her husband, conceive an heir, and voila, her future is secure! It’s a foolproof plan. After all, Julia’s husband has not bothered to lay eyes on her in eight years, since their hasty wedding day when she was only sixteen. But what begins as a tempestuous flirtation escalates into full-blown passion—and the feeling is mutual! Could the man she married actually turn out to be the love of her life?

Download or read book His Rebel Bride written by Helen Dickson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Break as many hearts as you please, Marcus, but you'll not break mine.'In the dark days of rebellion against King James, a woman is wagered on a turn of the cards.... Marcus, Lord Reresby, is the loser. Now he must marry the daughter of the man he hates. Her beauty, spirit and fortune will be some small recompense—and he has never found it difficult to tame women before.... But passionate Catherine will not be tamed. She makes no secret of her hatred or her dangerous political beliefs, and Marcus comes to realize that he has let a rebel into his house...and his heart!

Download or read book Regency Ruin An Innocent Courtesan Housemaid Heiress written by Elizabeth Beacon and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Innocent Courtesan Caroline Besford will no longer be any man's pawn. Her father forced her into marriage with a man who refused to share her bed. In making her escape, Caro became Cleo — an untouched courtesan! Amazingly, the husband who ignored his plain bride is now pursuing her! But as Cleo is drawn into a web of lies and deception, she cannot deny her growing desire for her husband. And what will the colonel do when he discovers that his darling Cleo is his dowdy wife, Caroline? Housemaid Heiress Being an heiress, Miss Alethea Hardy had always rose late, dressed elegantly and intended to marry well. But after some circumstances, she becomes a maid — a far cry from her old way of life. She's now up at dawn to fetch and carry for her betters! In running away from a repulsive proposal, Thea has ruined herself. Until she meets Marcus Ashfield, Viscount Strensham, who seems to see the beautiful woman behind the dowdy uniform. Such a devastatingly handsome, arrogant lord can't be interested in a lowly maid...can he?

Download or read book Practical Widow to Passionate Mistress written by Louise Allen and published by Harlequin Enterpises AU. This book was released on 2011 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical Widow To Passionate Mistress Desperate to reunite with her sisters, Meg finds passage home with injured soldier, Major Ross Brandon. When the troubled soldier with dark, searching eyes offers her a job as housekeeper, she can't refuse. Soon Meg is scandalously tempted to move from servants quarters to the master's bedroom! Vicar's Daughter To Viscount's Lady Seduced, abandoned and pregnant, Arabella Shelley is horrified to discover her baby's father has died. Then further shocked when his brother, the handsome Viscount Hadleigh, insists she must marry him instead! As Bella struggles with her new life, and her scandalous desire for her stranger-husband, will she find a love that matches the passion of their marriage bed? Innocent Courtesan To Adventurer's Bride Wrongly accused of theft, Celina Shelley is cast out of the brothel she calls home. She runs to Lord Quinn Dreycott for safety, but Quinn's twinkling eyes tell Celina that the danger is just beginning... Celina dresses like a nun, but flirts like a professional. So the last thing Quinn expects is to discover that she's a virgin! Now he knows the truth, will he wed her before he beds her?

Download or read book Courtesans The Weird and the Wonderful written by Ian Warner and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three alternative settings for Courtesans including Gothic Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction. Ian Warner once again shows his joy in all the horrible clichés of Roleplaying games in this sexy and seditious best-seller. Requires Courtesans: A Roleplaying Game of Sex and Society to use.

Download or read book The Courtesan s Daughter written by Claudia Dain and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With her prospects for finding a suitable match limited by her mother's infamous past as one of London's most sought-after courtesans, Lady Caroline is dismayed to discover that her mother plans to purchase a husband for her by agreeing to settle the Earl of Ashdon's gambling debts in exchange for marriage. Original.

Download or read book A Courtesan s Worth written by Felicity George and published by Orion Dash. This book was released on 2023-07-06 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BRIDGERTON meets MOULIN ROUGE in this sexy, heartwarming and unputdownable opposites-attract Regency! 'A gorgeous, captivating Regency romance' SOPHIE IRWIN 'A smart story, compelling writing and a big smile on any reader's face when they finish' JODI ELLEN MALPAS A mistress cannot marry for love... As one of the famous Preece sisters, Kitty is the most sought-after courtesan in London. But with the vicious Duke of Gillingham scaring away any man who looks her way, securing a new arrangement with a wealthy gentleman will be no easy feat. Kitty's only hope to find someone suitable is through her loyal and cherished friend, the Reverend Sidney Wakefield. Sidney has devoted his life to the church, but it was never by choice. He is a writer and Kitty his muse. As he is roped into Kitty's plotting, he begins to realise that protecting her from the malevolent Duke comes at a price - and it might mean losing Kitty to someone else entirely. As Kitty and Sidney try to find a way out, it becomes clear that years of friendship have developed into something deeper. Except that they are from different worlds and Kitty's heart has never been hers to give away... YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS LOVE A COURTESAN'S WORTH 'Irresistibly sexy ... I adored every scintillating page' Jessica Bull 'A dark and seductively dangerous Regency world - think Bridgerton meets Moulin Rouge - where everything, especially love, has a high price' Emma Orchard

Download or read book The Courtesan and the Samurai written by Lesley Downer and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1868. In Japan's exotic pleasure quarters, sex is for sale and the only forbidden fruit is love ... Hana is just seventeen when her husband goes to war, leaving her alone and vulnerable. When enemy soldiers attack her house she flees across the shattered city of Tokyo and takes refuge in the Yoshiwara, its famous pleasure-quarters.There she is forced to become a courtesan. Yozo, brave, loyal and a brilliant swordsman, is pledged to the embattled shogun. He sails to the frozen north to join his rebel comrades for a desperate last stand. Defeated, he makes his way south to the only place where a man is beyond the reach of the law - the Yoshiwara. There in the Nightless City where three thousand courtesans mingle with geishas and jesters, the battered fugitive meets the beautiful courtesan. But each has a secret so terrible that once revealed it will threaten their very lives ...