The Courtesan Series by Cynthia Dane, Hildred Billings

THE PROFESSIONAL. June Kingsley has spent a decade perfecting the art of desire. At Le Manoir, she is prized, polished, and paid exceptionally well to make fantasies feel real. But comfort is fragile in June’s world. When her long-standing patron, the one who bankrolls more than half her lifestyle, announces they’re leaving the country, everything unravels. June needs a new patron – fast. THE ARTIST. Once a respected physician, Sette Christie abandoned medicine for a palette of paints... moreTHE PROFESSIONAL. June Kingsley has spent a decade perfecting the art of desire. At Le Manoir, she is prized, polished, and paid exceptionally well to make fantasies feel real. But comfort is fragile in June’s world. When her long-standing patron, the one who bankrolls more than half her lifestyle, announces they’re leaving the country, everything unravels. June needs a new patron – fast. THE ARTIST. Once a respected physician, Sette Christie abandoned medicine for a palette of paints. But, lately, inspiration has deserted her. Her canvases are blank and her life is colorless. Then she meets June. June ignites something helplessly ravenous in Sette – something that demands to be indulged. Being June’s lover isn’t enough. Being a muse doesn’t satisfy. Sette wants to be the one who claims the intimacy that comes with being more than just another one of June’s clients. She wants to be June’s patron. THE HEIRESS. Unfortunately for Sette, she isn’t the only woman with means or motive. Miquela Bolivar, a Monegasque heiress newly arrived in America, is accustomed to buying pleasure without complication. Until June. What starts as indulgence becomes an obsession, and Miquela finds herself wanting something she’s never demanded before – exclusivity. A place in June’s life that no one else can touch. Which one will June choose? Or does she even have to choose? All’s fair in the war for June’s heart, even a ménage between three women who haven’t met until now! THE COURTESAN is a sapphic retelling of the Cynthia Dane novel Their Courtesan. It's a sapphic menage romance told as a serialized trilogy. less

Anything’s for sale… even the truth. THE PROFESSIONAL. Two women want more than June’s time – they want to call her theirs. The offers get higher. The stakes get sharper. And for the first time in her career, June isn’t sure if she’s negotiating a contract…. Or selling her heart. THE ARTIST. Sette thought becoming June’s patron would tame the fire between them. Instead, it burns hotter and harder to control... moreAnything’s for sale… even the truth. THE PROFESSIONAL. Two women want more than June’s time – they want to call her theirs. The offers get higher. The stakes get sharper. And for the first time in her career, June isn’t sure if she’s negotiating a contract…. Or selling her heart. THE ARTIST. Sette thought becoming June’s patron would tame the fire between them. Instead, it burns hotter and harder to control. Until June pushes her toward something unexpected: a date with a woman Sette can’t forget. THE HEIRESS. Miquela always wins, be it through charm, strategy, or money. But June isn’t so easily secured. And when Miquela finds herself drawn to a mysterious woman who carries a similar energy, control slips away. Anything’s for sale…. Neither Sette nor Miquela knows that the other is her rival. And as desire turns ruthless and lines blur, June must choose between chaos and stability. Because when the truth comes out, it might shatter June’s first shot at real love. THIS IS PART 2 OF A TRILOGY. less

Book 3 of THE COURTESAN. Everything comes to a head as the winner for June's professional heart is declared. But who has won her actual heart? Can Sette and Miquela come to any sort of agreement? Can June? Full blurb coming soon.