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How to seduce an estranged husband-and banish debt!-in four wickedly improper, shockingly pleasurable steps... 1. Learn the most intimate secrets of London's leading courtesan. 2. Pretend to be a courtesan yourself, using the name Juliet Leighton. 3. Travel to Venice and locate said husband. 4. Seduce husband, conceive an heir, and voila, your future is secure! For Julia, the Duchess of Colton, such a ruse promises to be foolproof. After all, her 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 the Courtesan Duchess married actually turn out to be the love of her life?Contains mature themes.
- Published on: 2015-07-28
- Formats: Audiobook, CD, Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 5.30" h x 1.10" w x 6.40" l,
- Running time: 9 Hours
- Binding: Audio CD
Review
"This original and alluring novel is a very promising beginning to Shupe's career." ---Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Joanna Shupe has always loved history, ever since she saw her first Schoolhouse Rock! cartoon. While in college, she read every romance she could get her hands on and soon started crafting her own racy historical novels. In 2013 she won Romance Writers of America's prestigious Golden Heart Award.
Carmen Rose is an award-winning, critically acclaimed British actress. She trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and enjoys regular work as an audiobook narrator of romance and erotica.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
One of the better romance books I’ve read in a long time
By E. Homar
I seldom give five stars unless a book is truly good, and this one was.
I liked this book so well I stole time to read it in less than a day. This has been extremely unusual for me lately.
The premise of the story is the hero married the heroine 8 years ago and then fled England for the continent, having never consummated their marriage. The heroine is abandoned by his family and has none of her own to see to her interests. So when the hero’s cousin starts using his influence over her missing husband’s finances to force the heroine into his bed, she decides to find her degenerate husband and get pregnant with his heir so she can take back the finances.
After getting lessons from a prominent courtesan in London, the heroine accomplishes her mission, but falls in love with her husband in the process. He falls in love with the courtesan she is pretending to be, and then flies into a rage when he learns of her deception. The rest of the story is based on their reconciliation and happily-ever-after ending.
Pros
1. I actually liked the heroine. This has been rare for me as of late. She has a problem, she tries to solve it. I don’t have to be told how bold she is, I see it in her actions. In her desperation to save herself, her aunt and their servants. She is willing to buck society and learn from a courtesan, she hunts down her husband, and she seduces him. Yes, she runs off when she realizes she’s in love with him, especially given her deceit. I found that a little harder to believe, given her dire straits and need for an heir, but okay, I still liked her.
2. I liked the hero. Yes, he’s a cad, especially at first, but you can actually sympathize with him when you learn more about him. And you see it for yourself when he cares about his friend (who is actually helping the heroine with the deception). I also felt like his actions and responses were genuine. He didn’t suddenly become a gentleman when he returned to England, and I love, love, love how he handled his cousin who was trying to force his wife into performing sexual favors.
3. There were genuine sparks between the characters.
4. There was also genuine tenderness between the characters.
5. I wanted the characters to get together. I really wanted to see them get their happily-ever-after.
6. I liked the supporting cast, too. They each have personalities. Simon, the white knight. Quint, the disheveled gentleman. Fitz the devoted bodyguard. Aunt Theo with her cakes and sherry. And I like that they care about their friends, look out for them.
7. The steamy scenes were good. Not just passable, but good. Some of them worth reading twice.
8. There was a plot, and it made sense in the context of the story. Yes, the pregnancy was a little too easy in a week (but plausible), and yes a virgin courtesan is far fetched, but, okay. No more ridiculous than a lot of romance novels. Yes, I predicted the ending and the whodunit part. But this is a romance, not a mystery. The fact that the author laid foundations so I knew who was behind it and what they were about is so much better than the dues ex machina I see in so many romance novels.
Cons
1 - (Spoiler alert) I never understood why the villain killed the hero’s older brother if her motivation was to be the duchess. She was already married to the heir of the dukedom. Never understood why she hires someone to kill the hero years ago, either.
2 - I did get a bit tired of some of the contrived reasons the characters couldn’t get together in the last quarter of the story. I literally rolled my eyes when the hero took up rooms in the nearby village because he worried his wife wouldn’t want him near as her due date approached. There was a bit too much of cutting off their nose to spite their face going on. I get that they were angry with each other and that it took time for them to build trust, but I would have rather seen them building this while being true to their feelings and let external issues play more of a role in keeping them apart.
All in all, one of the better romance books I’ve read in a long time. I recommend giving it a read.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
A Page-turner! Definitely One To Read! Loved It.
By Karen
Eloquent! Fast paced! Riveting! Sensual! Magnetic! Once I picked this book up...I found myself walking everywhere...reading, glued to its pages. The story is about a Duchess...a DUCHESS people! Her DUKE has abandoned her! First of all, in storyland, everyone wants to land a Duke. But this rake-of-a Duke (Nicholas Francis Seaton, the seventh Duke of Colton) marries and immediately leaves the Duchess of Colton --chaste --to cavort and test his personal wares all over the European countryside.
The Dowager Duchess hates her, and makes her life miserable. The Duchess of Colton and her aunt Theo are not welcome at any ducal properties, and the duchess' personal stipend has been virtually cut to such a level that she cannot hope to pay her bills. She is almost living in poverty, but for the sale of her family's jewels and her clothing. She gets desperate and makes a life altering decision. The Duchess of Colton sells all of her jewels, takes lessons in seduction from the most experienced courtesan she can find, tracks down her stray husband and sets him up for seduction. The man abandoned her without looking back eight years ago. Mrs. Juliet Leighton is born...the wittiest, most sought after famous courtesan in London. Her sights are set on her Nicholas Seaton. She plans to seduce him, get herself with an heir, and leave him...hoping that this plan helps her avoid debtors prison. Springing her trap was almost too easy.
She took a sip, surprised at the sweet flavor. “It’s nice,” she said, tipping the glass for another swallow.
Though his posture was relaxed, she could sense Nick’s anticipation in the clenching of his jaw, the straight set of his shoulders. He was a big jungle cat, patiently waiting to pounce on her. The thought was both terrifying and thrilling…
The Duke of Colton is totally unprepared for the soul rocking experience the lovely Mrs. Juliet Leighton brings to his life. Julia never considers that this plan of hers could backfire and require a hastily decided plan B - all because of the small detail she forgot to include in the planning...her heart!
This book has an excellent story, great detail, and wonderful conflict -- a real page-turner! I promise that you will be entertained. I see that Joanna Shupe has written several books since this debut book appeared just over one year ago! They are all on my TBR list...and after reading this one...I am anxious to read them all. However, I love all of the characters in this book and hope that she will consider continuing her regency story line with these wonderful characters...it seems like there is still so much to do! And I love reading Regency... Shupe style! Five stars for this one...definitely.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
hated. Hated. HATED the hero.
By Iliana R Ayala
Sigh. I really liked my first Joanna Shupe book and hoped to like this one, but I just can't.
I hated, and I mean all-capital-letters HATED the hero.
He was a sex-obsessed, self-obsessed pinhead with few redeeming qualities. He alternates between idolizing the heroine as a pure/Madonna figure and shaming her for liking/performing certain sex acts. He was tiresome and utterly lacked any appeal for me.
Shupe's writing, as usual, was very good. The problem here was not the ability to tell a story, it was flawed from the start with this terrible hero. I'm going to try another Shupe book to wipe the memory of this one from my brain!
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