A scandalous siren called "Ria" has electrified the ton. Every gentleman in London desires her; every woman envies her. And they are all desperate to know the secrets of the tantalizing, seductively beautiful courtesan. All except Justin, the Earl of Baybary. He knows all about Ria. He learned every inch of her tender skin, every taste of her luscious lips . . . on their wedding night.
Lesson #2: No man can make you lose control . . . unless you let him.
Though theirs was an arranged marrige, still Victoria surrendered to passion and gave herself to Justin completely. When he left her alone the next morning, she swore she would never again let him into her bed. Now, though she has other reasons for returning to the city, she enjoys tormenting Justin, letting him see the way other men lust for her. But keeping herself from him is such exquisite torture . . . and forgiveness will lead to an ecstasy unbelievably divine. See more like this in our Romance ebooks section
Prologue
1812
By tomorrow morning, she would no longer be a virgin. Victoria Reed—no—Victoria Talbot stared at herself in the mirror. How could she be unchanged when in a span of little more than hours, her whole world had been altered completely?
She had a new name and a new home. She even had a title. Lady Baybary. The Countess of Baybary.
It didn't sound right. It wasn't right.
Victoria covered her face with her hands. Just a month ago, she had been living her normal life. Yes, she had to endure her father's drunken tirades and suspicious ramblings, but she was accustomed to those things.
And then, seemingly out of nowhere, her father had come to her with the news that he'd arranged a marriage for her with Justin Talbot, Earl of Baybary and the son of her father's former best friend. A man he now despised and cursed regularly. When she dared inquire how and why he had picked that match, she'd gotten a harsh slap and no further answers.
And now here she was, sitting in the master chamber of her new husband's sprawli ... read full excerpt from: Lessons From a Courtesan ebook
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