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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The courtier's secret	Donna Russo Morin	Set in France in 1682, during the time of Louis XIV, this novel tells the story of Yvette, a courtier in Versailles. After using her secret fencing skills to save one of the king's Musketeers, she co…	OL13753909W
Lessons From a Courtesan	Jenna Petersen	Lesson #1: Every man loves a mystery.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 sec…	OL14932802W
The courtesans	Joanna Richardson	A very readable description of the lives of famous courtesans in France's Second Empire; from the sad life of Alphonsine Plessis (aka Marie du Plessis) who provided Dumas (fils) with the plot for 'La…	OL15397517W
Daphtanī	Dattatraya Ganesh Godse	Collection of lectures on the life and role of Mastānī, b. 1712 or 13, consort of a Maratha peshwa, in the political history of Maharashtra.	OL1627757W
The accidental courtesan	Cheryl Ann Smith	Caught red-handed returning a stolen necklace by Gavin Blackwell, the cousin of the Earl of Seabrook, Lady Noelle Seymour must risk her virtue or destroy her reputation, making her an unwitting pawn …	OL16656627W
The Dragon and the Pearl	Jeannie Lin	"Former Emperor's consort Ling Suyin was renowned for her beauty: the ultimate seductress. Now she lives quietly alone - until the most ruthless warlord in the region comes and steals her away. Li Ta…	OL17427268W
If you give a rake a ruby	Shana Galen	"Fallon, the Marchioness of Mystery, is a celebrated courtesan with her finger on the pulse of high society. She's adored by men, hated by their wives. No one knows anything about her past, and she p…	OL17711089W
Kismet	Monica Burns	Raised in a brothel, Allegra Synnford learned at a young age that survival meant taking charge of her destiny. Now a renowned courtesan skilled in the pleasures of the flesh, she chooses her lovers c…	OL17803937W
The mistress memoirs	Jillian Hunter	The Mistress Memoirs (Boscastle #13) by Jillian Hunter (Goodreads Author) 3.61 · Rating details · 327 ratings · 28 reviews The New York Times bestselling auth…	OL17876883W
The Courtesan Duchess	Joanna Shupe	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…	OL17900102W
Girls of Paper and Fire	Natasha Ngan	In this lush fantasy, Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most oppressed class in Ikhara. She lives in a remote village with her father, where the decade-old trauma of watching her mot…	OL18543721W
Book of the Courtesans	Susan Griffin	From Pulitzer-Prize-nominated author Susan Griffin comes an unprecedented, provocative look at the dazzling world of the West's first independent women, whose lively liaisons brought them unspoken in…	OL1883582W
The valley of amazement	Amy Tan	Violet Minturn, a half-Chinese/half-American courtesan who deals in seduction and illusion in Shanghai, struggles to find her place in the world, while her mother, Lucia, tries to make sense of the c…	OL19704802W
The Lotus Palace	Jeannie Lin	Bai Huang lives in a privileged world Yue-ying can barely imagine, yet alone share, but as they are thrown together in an attempt to solve a deadly mystery, they both start to dream of a different li…	OL19976850W
The courtesan's daughter	Priscilla Galloway	From humble beginnings, Phano rises to become one of ancient Athens' most powerful citizens through her marriage to Theo, but they both have powerful enemies who don't share their political views.	OL2065884W
La dame aux camélias [novel]	Alexandre Dumas fils	- Mon avis est qu'on ne peut creer des personnages que lorsque l'on a beaucoup etudie les hommes, comme on ne peut parler une langue qu'a la condition de l'avoir serieusement apprise.	OL259509W
The spy wore silk	Andrea Pickens	They were once orphans from London's roughest slums. Now they are students of Mrs. Merlin's Academy for Select Young Ladies, learning the art of spying and seduction. Bold, beautiful, and oh-so-dange…	OL5688388W
The courtesan's wager	Claudia Dain	Award-winning author Claudia Dain brings back her deliciously improper ex-courtesan for another delightful matchmaking scheme.If Lady Amelia is to marry before another Season passes, she'll need help…	OL5692924W
The Courtesan's Daughter	Claudia Dain	Young Lady Caroline's prospects for a suitable match are severely limited by her mother's infamous past. Before Lady Sophia Dalby entered London society, she was a highly desired courtesan. What man …	OL5692932W
In the company of the courtesan	Sarah Dunant	My lady, Fiammetta Bianchini, was plucking her eyebrows and biting color into her lips when the unthinkable happened and the Holy Roman Emperor's army blew a hole in the wall of God's eternal city, l…	OL877888W