Courtesan And Countess

Author : Jana Verhoeven
Publisher : Melbourne Univ. Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0522868851
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Courtesan and Countess written by Jana Verhoeven and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cleste de Chabrillan, former courtesan and widow of the first French Consul to Melbourne, became the most prolific female stage writer in nineteenth-century France. Forever haunted by her scandalous past, Cleste fought to hold her place in an artistic world dominated by men. Courtesan and Countess tells the story not only of her struggle as a creative artist to survive and earn a living, but also of her fascinating life at the centre of the bohemian circles of Paris, surrounded by friends such as Alexandre Dumas pre, Georges Bizet and Prince Napolon. Courtesan and Countess paints a portrait of a remarkable woman and of the turbulent world of Paris during the Belle Epoque. Lost for more than eighty years until discovered by the authors in the attic of a French country manor, these are the unpublished and final set of memoirs from Cleste de Chabrillan.

Author : comtesse Céleste Vénard de Chabrillan
Publisher : Melbourne University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780522868838
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Courtesan and Countess written by comtesse Céleste Vénard de Chabrillan and published by Melbourne University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text in English; unpublished memoirs originally written in French.

Author : JoMarie DeGioia
Publisher : Bailey Park Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1944181318
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Courtesan Countess written by JoMarie DeGioia and published by Bailey Park Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-12 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gentleman who masks his emotions A lady who pretends to be something she’s not Secret desires…secret pleasures And a love to reveal both their hearts Left destitute and ruined, Marianne Ellsworth has one option left. She has to become a courtesan to keep her family safe. Their future depends on her younger sister marrying a rich man, and the money Marianne makes allows them to circulate in London society. As the great-granddaughter of an earl, she knows full well that society will turn on them should her secret be revealed. Marcus Lacey, the Earl of Lacey, must wed soon to satisfy his father's will. Though considered cold and reserved, he is captivated by the woman purchased for his pleasure. Unable to think of her with another man, he pays for her exclusivity through the Season. Marianne struggles to maintain her masquerade, avoiding Marcus in company even as she is losing her heart to him. Marcus is falling for his mistress, charmed by her grace and warmth as well as her sensuality. He craves her, heart and soul, but must bow to his obligations by the Season’s end. Will Marcus cast her aside if he discovers her deception? Or will he keep her secret along with her heart?

Author : Joanna Shupe
Publisher : Zebra Books
ISBN 13 : 1420135538
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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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?

Author : Marguerite Kaye
Publisher : Mills & Boon
ISBN 13 : 9781867212409
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Match Made in Scandal/from Governess to Countess/from Courtesan to Convenient Wife written by Marguerite Kaye and published by Mills & Boon. This book was released on 2020-08-19 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Governess To Countess The scandalous truth about the count's new mistress! Count Aleksei Derevenko has hired governess Allison Galbraith for her skills as a herbalist, not a mistress! But when rumours spread, Allison is more shocked by her wanton reaction to Aleksei - inscrutable and impossibly handsome, his icy blue eyes promise white-hot nights of sin. She knows too well how fragile her reputation is, but will the price of their passion be worth paying? From Courtesan To Convenient Wife Every woman wants to marry him...but what if he is already taken? Jean-Luc Bauduin, Parisian society's most eligible bachelor, is determined to only take a wife of his choosing. But until that day comes he'll ward off his admirers by hiring Lady Sophia Acton to wear his ring! The passion Jean-Luc shares with his convenient bride is enormously satisfying - until he discovers Sophia's utterly scandalous past!

Author : Joanna Shupe
Publisher : Zebra Books
ISBN 13 : 1420135554
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Harlot Countess written by Joanna Shupe and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vicious rumors and rapier wit make for a heated rivalry—until the sparks start flying in this Regency romance by the award-winning author. Maggie, Lady Hawkins, had a debut she'd rather forget—along with her first marriage. Today, she’s a fierce political cartoonist writing under the male pseudonym Lemarc, and her favorite object of ridicule is Simon Barrett, Earl of Winchester. He's a rising star in Parliament—and a former confidant of Maggie's who decided to believe a salacious rumor that vexes her to this day. Still crushed by Simon's betrayal, Maggie has no intention of letting the ton crush her as well. In fact, Lemarc's cartoons have made Simon a laughingstock. But now it appears that Maggie was wrong about what happened years ago, and that Simon has been secretly yearning for her since . . . forever. Could it be that the heart is mightier than the pen and the sword?

Author : Freda Lightfoot
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1780101643
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Queen and the Courtesan written by Freda Lightfoot and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brand-new historical novel from a well-loved storyteller - Henriette d'Entragues isn't satisfied with simply being the mistress of Henry IV of France; she wants a crown too. Despite his promises to marry her, the King is obliged by political necessity to ally himself with a rich Italian princess. But Henriette isn't one for giving up easily. All she has to do to achieve her ambition is to give Henry a son, and then do whatever it takes to set him on the throne . . .

Author : Catherine Hewitt
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250120667
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mistress of Paris written by Catherine Hewitt and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published in the United Kingdom by Icon Books Ltd"--Title page verso.

Author : Countess Bienvenida Sokolow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781856851121
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bienvenida written by Countess Bienvenida Sokolow and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rags-to-riches life story of Countess Bienvenida Sokolow is the tale of the rise of a contemporary courtesan, who emerged triumphant from the poverty of the backstreets of Valencia to enjoy the five-star lifestyle of the upper echelons of British and American society. From Middle-Eastern sultans to a US ambassador and the UK Chief of Defence, Bienvenida practised the secret art of pleasing powerful men and supporting them in their ambitions. But there was a high emotional price to be paid for her success.

Author : Georgie Lee
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 0373306997
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Courtesan's Book of Secrets written by Georgie Lee and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: