The Countess's Client
Sep 2009 · Sold by Harlequin
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"The practice of genuine virtue leads to a life of odious boredom."
So feels widowed young countess Anna von Esslin, who is denied her normal erotic pursuits while staying with relatives in Paris. Safeguarding an immaculate reputation requires far more ingenuity than submitting to genuine chastity.
Her youth in Berlin afforded countless obedient recruits kept silent by fear of the gallows, but cousin Robert’s Parisian household offers only elderly servants and dry debates on natural philosophy.
Without her usual opportunities for pleasure, the countess resorts to visiting a local brothel--but not as a client. When Robert introduces her to Madame Barthez’s house of pleasure, Anna discovers that the courtesans dread an abrasive Scottish artisan named James, whose hurried visits they despise.
An anonymous encounter with an uncouth mechanic promises far sweeter diversion than polite Parisian society. To get the satisfaction she craves, the countess must masquerade as one of the girls....
So feels widowed young countess Anna von Esslin, who is denied her normal erotic pursuits while staying with relatives in Paris. Safeguarding an immaculate reputation requires far more ingenuity than submitting to genuine chastity.
Her youth in Berlin afforded countless obedient recruits kept silent by fear of the gallows, but cousin Robert’s Parisian household offers only elderly servants and dry debates on natural philosophy.
Without her usual opportunities for pleasure, the countess resorts to visiting a local brothel--but not as a client. When Robert introduces her to Madame Barthez’s house of pleasure, Anna discovers that the courtesans dread an abrasive Scottish artisan named James, whose hurried visits they despise.
An anonymous encounter with an uncouth mechanic promises far sweeter diversion than polite Parisian society. To get the satisfaction she craves, the countess must masquerade as one of the girls....
- Secret Identity: Amused by her refined accent, James dubs his new German bedmate "Duchess"—never suspecting the compliant woman in his arms is the daughter of Frederick the Great’s most famous general.
- Opposites Attract: An Edinburgh instrument maker with a royal telescope commission and a taste for unadorned pleasure finds himself hopelessly captivated by a courtesan who speaks like royalty.
- Enemies to Lovers: When Anna spurns his proposal to become his kept mistress, wounded pride turns raw passion into a bitter rivalry that threatens her unblemished standing.
- High Society Scandal: A tense encounter in the radical salon of the Marquise de Comté sparks a daring public challenge that could expose Anna’s secret to the entire Parisian nobility.
- Also by This Author: Naughty Bits 3, An Impolite Seduction and The Birthday Present.
"The practice of genuine virtue leads to a life of odious boredom."
So feels widowed young countess Anna von Esslin, who is denied her normal erotic pursuits while staying with relatives in Paris. Safeguarding an immaculate reputation requires far more ingenuity than submitting to genuine chasti...
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