One Night as a Courtesan. Ann Lethbridge

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      Widow Julia Partridge is desperate. To repay a debt, she’s forced to sell herself in an auction at the most exclusive bawdy house in London. Julia only has to get through one night with one man—though she never imagined that man would be Alistair Crawford, the dissolute Duke of Dunstan! Alistair has the face of a fallen angel…and a reputation for vice to match. Yet when he turns his attentions to Julia, he unexpectedly arouses more passion in a few moments than she’d felt in her entire marriage…

      One Night as a Courtesan

      Ann Lethbridge

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      This story is dedicated to my steadfast hero, Keith.

      About the Author

      ANN LETHBRIDGE has been reading Regency novels for as long as she can remember. She always imagined herself as Lizzie Bennet or one of Georgette Heyer’s heroines, and would often recreate the stories in her head with different outcomes or scenes. When she sat down to write her own novel, it was no wonder that she returned to her first love: the Regency.

      Ann grew up roaming England with her military father. Her family lived in many towns and villages across the country, from the Outer Hebrides to Hampshire. She spent many memorable family holidays in the West Country and in Dover, where her father was born. She now lives in Canada, with her husband, two beautiful daughters, and a Maltese terrier named Teaser, who spends his days on a chair beside the computer, making sure she doesn’t slack off.

      Ann visits Britain every year, to undertake research and also to visit family members who are very understanding about her need to poke around old buildings and visit every antiquity within a hundred miles. If you would like to know more about Ann and her research, or to contact her, visit her website at www.annlethbridge.com. She loves to hear from readers.

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      Dear Reader,

      People often ask where my ideas come from, and for once I have a really good answer. When I visited Bath and heard about Jane Austen’s aunt being arrested for stealing lace, shoplifting in fact, I knew I would write this story when the right heroine came along. A very respectable woman, the aunt was eventually found innocent of the crime, but spent some very uncomfortable days in prison.

      In this story, Julia is in a very different position, being down on her luck, but she seemed like someone who would try to solve such a problem her own way. You will also see that you have met some of the characters in this story before. Harry, from The Laird and the Wanton Widow, Undone, and Garrick, just before his story starts in Wicked Rake, Defiant Mistress.

      Want to know more about me and my books? Visit me at http://www.annlethbridge.com