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Always the Courtesan

Emily E K Murdoch
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Author : Emily E K Murdoch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798645683320

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Always the courtesan and never the bride - it's a life she never chose and cannot escape...Indulge yourself in book 3 of the bestselling Never the Bride series. Read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited!Lady Honora Lennox hasn't gone by that name in three years - not since she was abducted and forced to work in a brothel.She's but nineteen and has given up on the world offering her anything of kindness. Until he walks through her door.Josiah Stanhope, Earl of Chester, is exhausted with politics and games, deceit and lies - it's time for simplicity, and there's nothing simpler than the clear cut exchange of coin for pleasure. And yet there's something different about this girl. She knows how to please a man, certainly, but there's more to her. Something refined.He's determined to find out the truth. She's terrified of destroying her family name. Tensions mount as wills clash and there can only be one victor. Can Josiah ever prove himself as trustworthy, or will he fall back to old habits? Can Honora ever return to society after her fall from grace - or is his bed far more inviting?This full-length novel is a steamy Regency romance with a happily ever after, no cliffhangers, and is part of a series that can be read in any order.Never the Bride SeriesAlways the BridesmaidAlways the ChaperoneAlways the CourtesanAlways the Best FriendAlways the WallflowerAlways the Bluestocking

Yoshiwara

Cecilia Segawa Seigle
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Author : Cecilia Segawa Seigle
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1993-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0824814886

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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

Courtesan

Diane Haeger
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Author : Diane Haeger
Publisher : Crown
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307347091

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Amid the disapproving gossip of the Court, a royal romance defies all obstacles. The Court of François I is full of lust, intrigue, and bawdy bon temps—a different world from the quiet country life Diane de Poitiers led with her elderly husband. Now a widow, the elegant Diane is called back to Court, where the King’s obvious interest marks her as an enemy to the King’s favourite, Anne d’Heilly. The Court is soon electrified by rumors of their confrontations. As Anne calls on her most venomous tricks to drive Diane away, Diane finds an ally in the one member of Court with no allegiance to the King’s mistress: his teenage second son, Henri. Neglected by his father and disliked by his brothers, Prince Henri expects little from his life. But as his friendship with Diane deepens into infatuation and then a romance that scandalizes the Court, the Prince begins to discover hope for a future with Diane. But fate and his father have other plans for Henri—including a political marriage with Catherine de Medici. Despite daunting obstacles, Henri’s devotion to Diane never wanes; their passion becomes one of the most legendary romances in the history of France. Also available as an eBook

The Courtesan Duchess

Joanna Shupe
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Author : Joanna Shupe
Publisher : Zebra Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781420135534

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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?

The Courtesan's Lover

Gabrielle Kimm
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Author : Gabrielle Kimm
Publisher : Sphere
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780748119332

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The Courtesan's Lover by Gabrielle Kimm Pdf

Francesca Felizzi, former mistress of the Duke of Ferrara, is now an aspiring courtesan. Astonishingly beautiful and ambitious, she revels in the power she wields over men. But when she is visited by an inexperienced young man, it becomes horribly clear to Francesca that despite her many admiring patrons, she has never truly been loved. Suddenly, her glittering and sumptuous life becomes a gaudy façade. And then another unexpected encounter brings with it devastating implications that plunge Francesca and her two young daughters into the sort of danger she has dreaded ever since she began to work the streets all those years ago.

The Courtesan's Arts

Martha Feldman,Bonnie Gordon
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Author : Martha Feldman,Bonnie Gordon
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0195170296

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Courtesans, hetaeras, tawaif-s, ji-s--these women have exchanged artistic graces, elevated conversation, and sexual favors with male patrons throughout history and around the world. In Ming dynasty China and early modern Italy, exchange was made through poetry, speech, and music; in pre-colonial India through magic, music, chemistry, and other arts. Yet like the art of courtesanry itself, those arts have often thrived outside present-day canons and modes of transmission, and have mostly vanished without trace.The Courtesan's Arts delves into this hidden legacy, while touching on its equivocal relationship to geisha. At once interdisciplinary, empirical, and theoretical, the book is the first to ask how arts have figured in the survival or demise of courtesan cultures by juxtaposing research from different fields. Among cases studied by writers on classics, ethnomusicology, anthropology, and various histories of art, music, literature, and political culture are Ming dynasty China, twentieth-century Korea, Edo and modern Japan, ancient Greece, early modern Italy, and India, past and present. Refusing a universal model, the authors nevertheless share a perception that courtesans hover in the crevices of space, time, and practice--between gifts and money, courts and cities, subtlety and flamboyance, feminine allure and masculine power, as wifely surrogates but keepers of culture. What most binds them to their arts in our post-industrialized world of global services and commodities, they find, is courtesans' fragility, as their cultures, once vital to civilizations founded in leisure and pleasure, are now largely forgotten, transforming courtesans into national icons or historical curiosities, or reducing them to prostitution.

In The Company Of The Courtesan

Sarah Dunant
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Author : Sarah Dunant
Publisher : Virago
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780748112944

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With their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed, the courtesan Fiammetta and her companion dwarf Bucino escape the sack of Rome. It's 1527. They head for the shimmering, decadent city of Venice. Sarah Dunant's epic novel of sixteenth-century Renaissance Italy is a story about the sins of pleasure and the pleasures of sin, an intoxicating mix of fact and fiction, and a dazzling portait of one of the worlds greatest cities at its most potent moment in history.

The Earl and the Courtesan

Raven McAllan
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Author : Raven McAllan
Publisher : Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786862075

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The Earl and the Courtesan by Raven McAllan Pdf

Once a courtesan, not always a courtesan. It's time to move on, and who better to do it with than a rake? Theresa Kyle, ex-courtesan, will not kowtow to any man in marriage, let alone an odious ex-pupil. When the man rejects her refusal of his proposal, she reluctantly agrees to seek help. Jamie, the Earl of Weston, is in a fix of his own. The marriage mart is not for him, let alone a compulsory wedding due to the machinations of his mother. A mutual friend seems to have the perfect solution. The earl and the courtesan—what better way to foil those who want to see them married against their wills? Alas, the best-laid plans go awry, for neither had expected to fall in love. Needless to say, as far as Jamie is concerned, being a member of the aristocracy comes in handy when you need to bend the rules to your will. Convincing Theresa, however, may well be harder than winning over the ton.

The Courtesan

Susan Carroll
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Author : Susan Carroll
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005-07-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345484642

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Skilled in passion, artful in deception, and driven by betrayal, she is the glittering center of the royal court–but the most desired woman of Renaissance France will draw the wrath of a dangerous adversary. Paris, 1575. The consort of some of Europe’s most influential men, Gabrielle Cheney is determined to secure her future by winning the heart of Henry, the Huguenot king of Navarre. As his mistress, Gabrielle hopes she might one day become the power behind the French throne. But her plans are jeopardized by Captain Nicolas Rémy, a devoted warrior whose love Gabrielle desires–and fears–above all. She will also incur the malevolence of the Dark Queen, Catherine de’ Medici, whose spies and witch-hunters are legion, and who will summon the black arts to maintain her authority. With the lives of those she loves in peril, Gabrielle must rebel against her queen to fulfill a glorious destiny she has sacrificed everything to gain. Alive with vivid period detail and characters as vibrant as they are memorable, The Courtesan is a sweeping historical tale of dangerous intrigues, deep treachery, and one woman’s unshakable resolve to honor her heart.

Always the Chaperone

Emily E K Murdoch
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Author : Emily E K Murdoch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798633464474

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Always the Chaperone by Emily E K Murdoch Pdf

Always the chaperone and never the bride - until she catches the eye of the very man whose courtship she's supposed to be helping...Book 2 in the Never the Bride series is now available! Read for Free with Kindle Unlimited!Lady Charlotte St Maur is a spinster. Invited to dances as a chaperone rather than a dance partner, it's all she can do to keep back tears as match after match is made - with her help. But a lady over thirty, no matter the title, doesn't find true love.William Lennox, Duke of Mercia, never expected to come to fame and fortune, and never thought anything could be more tiring than soldiering - except the marriage market. He needs to make a good match, but no matter how many young chits he's introduced to, it's always the chaperone who catches his eye. He's determined to convince her. She finds the idea of anyone courting her laughable. This soldier has never been defeated, and he won't now. A seduction is the only recourse.Can Charlotte allow herself to be loved or will the Duke of Lennox be tempted away by a bright young thing?This full length novel is a steamy Regency romance with a happily ever after, no cliffhangers, and is part of a series that can be read in any order.Never the Bride SeriesAlways the BridesmaidAlways the ChaperoneAlways the CourtesanAlways the Best FriendAlways the WallflowerAlways the Bluestocking

How to Wed a Courtesan

Madeline Martin
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Author : Madeline Martin
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780369710994

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How to Wed a Courtesan by Madeline Martin Pdf

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

The Courtesan's Revenge

Frances Wilson
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Author : Frances Wilson
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780571316991

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Harriette Wilson was the most desired and the most dangerous woman in Regency London. This highly acclaimed biography reveals for the first time the true story behind her sensational life and scandalous 'Memoirs'. When her former lovers - including much of the British aristocracy - turned against her, she knew exactly how to take revenge . . . 'A wonderful book. Much more than a biography of one attractive, witty woman, it offers a deft analysis of how Britain dealt with celebrity, sex, power and popular journalism in an age that bears remarkable similarities to our own . . . Frances Wilson is not only a first-rate scholar but also a wonderful storyteller who manages to get inside her namesake's famously creamy skin and tell her story with wit and understanding.' Kathryn Hughes, Mail on Sunday 'Lively and stylish . . . Reveals how dangerous the courtesan who operated at the heart of the political world was thought to be.' Anne Sebba, Spectator 'Harriette's story is deftly and stylishly told. It beats most novels with its rich ingredients.' Frances Spalding, Daily Mail

The Courtesan's Wager

Claudia Dain
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Author : Claudia Dain
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781440687112

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The Courtesan's Wager by Claudia Dain Pdf

If Lady Amelia Caversham is to marry before another Season passes, she'd better find help-namely, that of the infamous courtesan-turned matchmaker Sophia Dalby. But even Amelia is shocked when Lady Dalby informs her that they will hold interview for the position. And most shocking of all? Only Dukes need apply.

The Courtesan's Secret

Claudia Dain
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Author : Claudia Dain
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781440636691

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The Courtesan's Secret by Claudia Dain Pdf

An unrequited love who is in possession of her family?s pearls leaves Lady Louisa Kirkland no choice. She must call on Lady Sophia, an ex-courtesan cleverer than all the other ton matrons combined.

The Virtuous Courtesan

Mary Brendan
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Author : Mary Brendan
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781460349557

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The Virtuous Courtesan by Mary Brendan Pdf

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…