Her Ladyship's Companion
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780425228203 (0425228207)
Publish date: May 5th 2009
Publisher: Berkley Sensation Trade
Pages no: 330
Edition language: English
Category:
Cultural,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Erotica,
Erotic Romance,
Historical Romance,
Regency,
Scotland,
Regency Romance,
Sex Work,
Prostitution
My thoughts:I read another book by her and liked it, even though I didn't think I would. So of course then I had to get this book. At least now I was used to the prostitutes ;)Isabella is married to a man who is never around. She is lonely, sad and there is passion in her that never gets to come out...
My review contains spoilers and they're mostly my thoughts as I went with the book...Her Ladyship's Companion deals with two themes, one I lurrve, another I HATE- gigolos and infidelity respectively. Well, kinda ironic since they both go side-by-side. But this book made me think a little differently...
Lost the will to finish. Did not like heroine. Borrowed from the library so no harm done.
Heroine hires the hero as her companion, aka prostitute
4.5 stars (both times I read it)Her Ladyship's Companion was the second courtesan-themed book I read in February. The irony of reading about buying love with money right around Valentine's Day does not escape me, but perhaps the real irony is that these two books have been the most romantic I have ...