Claiming the Courtesan
Anna Campbell
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
3.71
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 24 ratings · Published: 27 Mar 2007
The Duke of Kylemore knows her as Soraya, London's most celebrated courtesan. Men fight duels to spend an hour in her company. And only he comes close to taming her. Flying in the face of society, he decides to make her his bride; then, she vanishes, seemingly into thin air.
Dire circumstances have forced Verity Ashton to barter her innocence and change her name for the sake of her family. But Kylemore destroys her plans for a respectable life when he discovers her safe haven. He kidnaps her, sweeping her away to his hunting lodge in Scotland, where he vows to bend her to his will.
There he seduces her anew. Verity spends night after night with him in his bed ... and though she still dreams of escape and independence, she knows she can never flee the unexpected, unwelcome love for the proud, powerful lover who claims her both body and soul.
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- dark romance 12
- historical 11
- abduction 11
- take-charge heroine 10
- highlander hero 10
- vengeance 10
- alpha male 10
- tortured hero 10
- regency 10
- western 9
- western frontier 9
- possessive hero 8
- age gap 5
- cruel hero/bully 5
- enemies to lovers 5
- angst 5
- tortured heroine 1
- class difference 1
- betrayal 1
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- rape 11
- abuse 10
- dubious consent 2
- geography
- united kingdom 1
- europe 1
- scotland 1
- british isles 1