Phano is almost 15, the traditional age for a woman to marry in ancient Athens. She is in love with Theo, who is 30-the traditional age for a man to marry. But marriage may not be an option for her. Her stepmother's enemy, Phrynion, claims that Phano is not really a free woman but a slave who belongs to him, and he is ready to sell her if he can get his hands on her. Phano, her father, and her stepmother must use every resource they have to try to restore her reputation and keep her safe. Even if they can keep Phrynion away, Phano may never be able to marry Theo, whose prominent family would expect a wealthy bride who would bring a good-sized dowry with her. Meanwhile, Athens faces the threat of war from Philip of Macedon. Once she turns 15, Phano must find her place as an adult in the turbulent society of ancient Greece. "From the Hardcover edition."

With her prospects for finding a suitable match limited by her mother's infamous past as one of London's most sought-after courtesans, Lady Caroline is dismayed to discover that her mother plans to purchase a husband for her by agreeing to settle the Earl of Ashdon's gambling debts in exchange for marriage. Original.

First in a sexy new series featuring a match-making courtesan. Lady Sophia Dalby, everyone?s favorite courtesanturned- countess, faces her toughest match-making case yet: her own obstinate daughter.

A young French actress. A reserved English lord. Can passion survive secrets and lies? In 1884, Mademoiselle Colette Chartier, a gifted actress at the ComA(c)die-FranAaise, travels alone to London to perform at the Savoy Theater. To shield herself from the English aristocratsa condemnation, Colette conceals her identity as the illegitimate daughter of a notorious Parisian courtesan. But when she meets the aloof Lord Jonathan Thackeray, who harbors a secret of his own, she learns first-hand about love based upon a lie. Can Colette experience the indescribable happiness for which her heart yearns? Will she get to marry the man she loves and become a member of the Thackeray family? Or will Colette be forced to be like her mother, a woman alone in the world who has to depend upon her beauty and talent and wits to survive?

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.

To win the love of the rakish Marquis of Dutton, as well as to retrieve the family pearls that are in his possession, Lady Louisa Kirkland enlists the seductive assistance of former courtesan Lady Sophia, in a sexy Regency-era novel by the author of The Courtesan's Daughter. Original.