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Author
Publisher
MIRA Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
348 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In prison, accused of murder, Tully Truegood begins to write her life story. A story that takes her from a young girl in the backstreets of 18th century London to her stepmother Queenie's Fairy House--a place where decadent excess is a must... Trained by Queenie to become a courtesan, and by Mr. Crease--a magician who sees that Tully holds similar special powers to his own--Tully soon becomes the talk of the town. But as Tully goes on a journey of...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Long ago, the world was destroyed by gods. Only nine cities were spared. Separated by vast wilderness teeming with monsters and unimaginable dangers, each city is now ruled by a guardian--a royal who feed on mortal pleasure. Born with an intuition that never fails, Calista knows her talents are of great value to the power-hungry of the world, so she lives hidden as a courtesan of the Baron of Archwood. In exchange for his protection, she grants him...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
348 pages : illustration, maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Romy escapes her hardscrabble upbringing when she becomes courtesan to the Shadow Lord, a revolutionary noble who brings laws and comforts once reserved for the wealthy to all. When her brother, Neri, is caught thieving with the aid of magic, Romy's aristocratic influence is the only thing that can spare his life--and the price is her banishment. Now back in Beggar's Ring, she has just her wits and her own long-hidden sorcery to help her and Neri...
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
403 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An epic story of love, war, and redemption set against the backdrop of the Korean independence movement, following the intertwined fates of a young girl sold to a courtesan school and the penniless son of a hunter" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
371 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
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, letting in a flood of half-starved, half-crazed troops bent on pillage and punishment. Thus begins In the Company of the Courtesan, Sarah Dunant's epic novel of life in Renaissance Italy. Escaping the sack of Rome in 1527, with their stomachs churning on...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
475 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Romy and her three partners in crime--a sword master, a silversmith, and her thieving brother--have embraced their roles as the Shadow Lord's agents, using their forbidden magic to accomplish tasks his other spies cannot. Now, they've been tasked with locating a list of powerful men and women pledged to assassinate the tyrant Protector of Mercediare, Cantagna's most dangerous enemy. Then, they must destroy the list before it falls into the Protector's...
Author
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
402 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Lei, the naive country girl who became a royal courtesan, is now known as the Moonchosen, the commoner who managed to do what no one else could. But slaying the cruel Demon King wasn't the end of the plan--it's just the beginning. Now Lei and her warrior love Wren must travel the kingdom to gain support from the far-flung rebel clans. The journey is made even more treacherous thanks to a heavy bounty on Lei's head, as well as insidious doubts that...
Author
Publisher
Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
461 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In the winter of 1662, Elizabeth Stuart, the Winter Queen, is on her deathbed. She entrusts an ancient pearl, rumored to have magic power, to her faithful cavalier William Craven for safekeeping. In his grief, William orders the construction of Ashdown Estate in her memory and places the pearl at its center. One hundred and fifty years later, notorious courtesan Lavinia Flyte hears the maids at Ashdown House whisper of a hidden treasure, and bears...
10) La traviata
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
Language
Italiano
Description
Opera in 3 acts of a beautiful courtesan dying of consumption and her love for a poor nobleman.
12) Sword master
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
The Third Young Master is renowned in all the land for his godlike swordsmanship but has become weary of violence. But there are those who refuse to let him off so easily: his spurned lover who wants bloody revenge, a beautiful young courtesan, and a mysterious challenger who seeks a duel to the death.
Author
Series
Publisher
JIMMY Patterson Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 780L
Physical Desc
385 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Each year, eight beautiful girls are chosen as Paper Girls to serve the king. It's the highest honor they could hope for...and the most cruel. But this year, there's a ninth girl...and she's made of fire. Lei is a member of the lowest and most oppressed class in Ikhara. She's forced to go with the royal guards after her golden eyes pique the king's interest. Forced to learn the skills and charm that befit being a king's consort, Lei does the unthinkable--she...
14) Deeper in sin
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
329 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Memories of a dark past have left the Duke of Caradon disinclined to have any fun. But at the urging of friends, he finds himself attending a Cyprian ball in the hope that some woman will attract his attention. And one certainly does. A stunningly sensual woman who reawakens feelings of carnal desire he thought long lost . . . Sophie Ashley knows little of the courtesan life except what she's read in a book. A quick learner, Sophie makes her debut...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Berkley Sensation mass-market ed.
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"Miss Eva Black spent her life concealing her mother's past as a courtesan. Now a spinster, her beauty hidden away under a dour disguise, Eva spends her days schooling courtesans to be suitable wives. But one vengeful duke does not appreciate Eva's stealing his mistress and transforming her into a lady. His vengeance won't be satisfied until he seduces Eva into becoming what she detests most: a courtesan. Nicholas, the Duke of Stanfield, is furious...
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A lush, engrossing tale of love, deception and scandal in the 18th century French court of King Louis XV. Against the tumult of 18th century France, King Louis XV has tired of courtly intrigues and becomes a connoisseur of innocence. On the grounds of the Palace of Versailles lies Deer Park, a hunting ground that also offers another pleasure: a mansion where his young mistresses are housed. But when these girls first arrive at Deer Park, it is under...
17) Sinful in satin
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Jove mass-market ed.
Physical Desc
357 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Celia's quiet life ends when her mother, a famed London courtesan, dies, leaving her a small house in town and a darkly handsome, reputedly dangerous tenant.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Disgraced by her past employer, young governess Kate Walcott owes her loyalty to the only woman willing to hire her: the sought-after courtesan Mrs. Georgette Lawson. Georgette entrusts Kate with the care of her unruly children, and the writing of her shocking memoirs, which detail her affairs with famous gentlemen, including the rakehell who promised to marry her, then ruined her.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
v, 487 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
One September evening in 1785, Jonah Hancock hears an urgent knocking on his front door near the docks of London. The captain of one of Jonah's trading vessels is waiting eagerly on the front step, bearing shocking news. On a voyage to the Far East, he sold the Jonah's ship for something rare and far more precious: a mermaid. Jonah is stunned--the object the captain presents him is brown and wizened, as small as an infant, with vicious teeth and claws,...
20) Breathless
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
377 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Bestselling authors Celeste Bradley and Susan Donovan will sweep you away--across continents and centuries, combining the best of all worlds in one unforgettable romantic saga. She was "the Swan." London's premiere courtesan. Men want to be with her. Women loathe her success and yet admire her beauty, her riches, her independence. But when the jealous wife of her lover moves to have the Swan banished from her home on the high seas, she winds up crashed...