Claiming the Courtesan
Anna Campbell
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
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· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 46 ratings · 384 pages · 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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Tagged as:
- historical 16
- abduction 16
- tortured hero 15
- dark romance 15
- highlander hero 14
- alpha male 13
- possessive hero 13
- vengeance 12
- take-charge heroine 11
- regency 11
- cruel hero/bully 11
- angst 9
- class difference 6
- tortured heroine 5
- western 4
- western frontier 4
- enemies to lovers 3
- age gap 2
- m-f romance 1
- competent heroine 1
- working class heroine 1
- independent heroine 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 14
- rape 14
- dubious consent 5
- non-consent between mcs 4
- body betrayal 3
- torture of side characters 2
- third party sexual assault 2
- mental trauma 1
- religious trauma 1
- slut shaming 1
- torture of mcs 1
- geography
- scotland 6
- united kingdom 4
- british isles 4
- europe 3
- Format
- dual pov 2
- male pov 1
- third person pov 1
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