Download or read book The Courtesan s Courtship written by Gail Ranstrom and published by . This book was released on 2006-06 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Courtesan s Courtship Mills Boon Historical written by Gail Ranstrom and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2014-01-27 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TO RESTORE HER REPUTATION, SHE MUST FIRST DESTROY IT... When Dianthe Lovejoy is accused of murdering a courtesan who bears an uncanny resemblance to her, she must go into hiding. And the only man who can protect her is her enemy–notorious rake and gambler Lord Geoffrey Morgan.
Download or read book A Vow for Justice written by Gail Ranstrom and published by Mills & Boon. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Courtesan's Courtship When Dianthe Lovejoy is accused of murdering a courtesan who bears an uncanny resemblance to her, she goes into hiding. The only man who can protect her is her enemy -- notorious rake Lord Geoffrey Morgan. Owing a debt of honour to her relative, Lord Geoffrey reluctantly takes in the meddlesome miss. But when he learns of her plan to masquerade as a courtesan to unmask the villain, he vows to put a stop to the ridiculous scheme. Thinking that training Dianthe in the courtesan arts will scare her off, Geoffrey discovers that he's met his match. Especially when Dianthe practices her newly acquired wiles on him... A Wild Justice For despite Lady Annica Sayles's determination to remain a spinster -- the better to avenge wronged women, the better to guard her heart -- her passionate response to Tristan Sinclair, the elusive Earl of Auberville, swept her into a web of intrigue and desire beyond her wildest imaginings! What he got was an independent woman with secrets of her own. But Annica Sayles, this most unsuitable of brides, suited him exactly, for she shared his thirst for justice and stirred his deepest needs!
Download or read book In the Company of the Courtesan written by Sarah Dunant and published by Random House. This book was released on 2006-04-11 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My lady, Fiammetta Bianchini, was plucking her eyebrows and biting color into her lips when the unthinkable happened and the Holy Roman Emperor’s army blew a hole in the wall of God’s eternal city, letting in a flood of half-starved, half-crazed troops bent on pillage and punishment. Thus begins In the Company of the Courtesan, Sarah Dunant’s epic novel of life in Renaissance Italy. Escaping the sack of Rome in 1527, with their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed, the courtesan Fiammetta and her dwarf companion, Bucino, head for Venice, the shimmering city born out of water to become a miracle of east-west trade: rich and rancid, pious and profitable, beautiful and squalid. With a mix of courage and cunning they infiltrate Venetian society. Together they make the perfect partnership: the sharp-tongued, sharp-witted dwarf, and his vibrant mistress, trained from birth to charm, entertain, and satisfy men who have the money to support her. Yet as their fortunes rise, this perfect partnership comes under threat, from the searing passion of a lover who wants more than his allotted nights to the attentions of an admiring Turk in search of human novelties for his sultan’s court. But Fiammetta and Bucino’s greatest challenge comes from a young crippled woman, a blind healer who insinuates herself into their lives and hearts with devastating consequences for them all. A story of desire and deception, sin and religion, loyalty and friendship, In the Company of the Courtesan paints a portrait of one of the world’s greatest cities at its most potent moment in history: It is a picture that remains vivid long after the final page.
Download or read book Yoshiwara written by Cecilia Segawa Seigle and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1993-03-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on both historical and literary sources, examines life in the pleasure houses of Japan during the Edo period from the early 1600s to 1868. Among the topics are the origins, illegal competitors, the cost of a visit, the treatment of the courtesans, traditions and protocols, Yoshiwara arts, th
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 A Modern Courtesan written by Natasha Alatyreva and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eastern Europe Unemployment, poverty, chaos A young woman with a PhD finds herself on the streets. She can beg, she can die from hunger, or she can start writing letters. Using the Internet and numerous dating sites she is looking for a man to marry. She dreams about a happy family life. But the men she meets are looking only for sex, sightseeing and visas. Embittered and disappointed, she becomes a woman who lives off men. Not a woman who sleeps with men for money but a professional fiancee. Funny, quick-witted, sensitive and plucky, she cleans men's pockets and goes through life light-heartedly. From a badly dressed, poor postgraduate she metamorphosed into a designer-clad, well-travelled woman. At last she achieves her heart's desire and marries a rich man. But will she be able to retire from her career and settle down or will the temptation of yet another man's attention, money and gifts prove to be too strong?
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 Human Sexuality written by Vern L. Bullough and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1994. The purpose of an encyclopedia is to gather in one place information that otherwise would be difficult to find. Bring together a collection of articles that are authoritative and reflect a variety of viewpoints. The contributors come from a wide range of disciplines— from nursing to medicine, from biology to history— and include sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, political scientists, literary specialists, academics and non-academics, clinicians and teachers, researchers and generalists.
Download or read book The Courtesan Duchess written by Joanna Shupe and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disguising herself as a courtesan to get the attention of her husband, who she has not seen in eight years, the Duchess of Colton arrives in 1816 Venice in where she sets her plan of seduction in motion and is shocked to discover that the man she married just could be the love of her life.
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 Courtesans and Fishcakes written by James N. Davidson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As any reader of the Symposium knows, the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates conversed over lavish banquets, kept watch on who was eating too much fish, and imbibed liberally without ever getting drunk. In other words, James Davidson writes, he reflected the culture of ancient Greece in which he lived, a culture of passions and pleasures, of food, drink, and sex before—and in concert with—politics and principles. Athenians, the richest and most powerful of the Greeks, were as skilled at consuming as their playwrights were at devising tragedies. Weaving together Greek texts, critical theory, and witty anecdotes, this compelling and accessible study teaches the reader a great deal, not only about the banquets and temptations of ancient Athens, but also about how to read Greek comedy and history.
Download or read book Quills A Vow For Justice The Courtesan s Courtship A Wild Justice written by Gail Ranstrom and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Courtesan's Courtship When Dianthe Lovejoy is accused of murdering a courtesan who bears an uncanny resemblance to her, she goes into hiding. The only man who can protect her is her enemy — notorious rake Lord Geoffrey Morgan. Owing a debt of honour to her relative, Lord Geoffrey reluctantly takes in the meddlesome miss. But when he learns of her plan to masquerade as a courtesan to unmask the villain, he vows to put a stop to the ridiculous scheme. Thinking that training Dianthe in the courtesan arts will scare her off, Geoffrey discovers that he's met his match. Especially when Dianthe practices her newly acquired wiles on him... A Wild Justice For despite Lady Annica Sayles's determination to remain a spinster — the better to avenge wronged women, the better to guard her heart — her passionate response to Tristan Sinclair, the elusive Earl of Auberville, swept her into a web of intrigue and desire beyond her wildest imaginings! What he got was an independent woman with secrets of her own. But Annica Sayles, this most unsuitable of brides, suited him exactly, for she shared his thirst for justice and stirred his deepest needs!
Download or read book The Courtesan s Lover written by Gabrielle Kimm and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Courtesan Francesca Felizzi meets a man with whom she desires to build a loving relationship, but she fervently endeavors to conceal the true nature of her work from him out of fear of judgment and rejection.
Download or read book The Accidental Courtesan written by Cheryl Ann Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this School for Brides romance, a respectable lady must play the part of a seasoned lover in a turnabout game of seduction and irresistible intrigue… The School for Brides stands on its principles: turn comely courtesans into proper wives. But when Lady Noelle Seymour attempts to save a bride-in-training from arrest by sneaking into a stranger’s bedroom to return a stolen necklace, she locks eyes with Gavin Blackwell and gets herself into a whole heap of trouble. Since the truth of her nocturnal visit could land both women in jail, Noelle offers a desperate excuse: She’s there as his new courtesan. Gavin has a lot to learn about London society, but a female housebreaker offering her seductive services is beyond the unexpected. When she vanishes, Gavin tracks her down and demands she make good on her proposition. However, there’s more at stake than Noelle’s virtue. That unfortunate night in Gavin’s room has made her an unwitting pawn in the treacherous game of a woman scorned, and now only Gavin can protect her—in every way he desires...
Download or read book French Trysts written by Kirsten Lobe and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-06-26 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A satisfying and very modern romance, American Alexandra Ward becomes the it girl of Paris. But life as the citys reigning courtesan gets more complicated and she begins to reconsider whether the good life is really that good after all.
Download or read book Mr Darcy s Guide to Courtship written by Emily Brand and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fitzwilliam Darcy's universally acknowledged primer for single men in possession of a good fortune, should they be in want of a wife. Perfect for fans of Bridgerton and the high society lifestyle of the Regency period. Mr Darcy's Guide to Courtship is no ordinary Regency courtship manual, composed as it is by a Fitzwilliam Darcy as yet unmellowed by contact with Elizabeth Bennet. Full of entirely justified pride and meticulously cultivated prejudice, Jane Austen's most famous (and most fancied) hero here reveals the secrets of his success with the opposite sex, offering hints to both ladies and gentlemen on the rules of courtship, including making oneself agreeable, identifying an appropriate partner and how to escape the unwanted attentions of rogues and fortune-hunters. *Also includes: beauty tips from Caroline Bingley, thoughts on the improper courtship techniques of Messrs Wickham and Collins, reflections on spinsterhood by Miss Emma Woodhouse, and Darcy's advice to his many illustrious correspondents including Lord Byron, the Duke of Wellington and Mr Willoughby of Combe Magna.*
