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Claiming the Courtesan Mass Market Paperback – March 27 2007

by Anna Campbell (Author)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 286 ratings
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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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  1. Part of series
    Avon Romantic Treasures
  2. Print length
    384 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Avon
  5. Publication date
    March 27 2007
  6. Dimensions
    10.64 x 2.44 x 17.15 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    0061234915
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0061234910
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About the Author

Always a voracious reader, Anna Campbell decided when she was a child that she wanted to be a writer. Her historical romances have been critically acclaimed and have won numerous awards, including the Australian Romance Readers’ Favourite Australian Romance Author from 2009 to 2012, and Favourite Historical Romance for Seven Nights in a Rogue’s Bed , Untouched, Captive of Sin and My Reckless Surrender. Seven Nights in a Rogue’s Bed also won Best First Meeting of a Couple, Best Love Scene and Best Cover for 2012. Anna lives in Queensland.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avon (March 27 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0061234915
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061234910
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 204 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.64 x 2.44 x 17.15 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 286 ratings

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Anna Campbell

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ANNA CAMPBELL has written 11 multi award-winning historical romances for Hachette Grand Central Publishing and Avon HarperCollins. As an independently published author, she’s released more than 35 bestselling stories, including her 3 popular series The Dashing Widows (7 books), The Lairds Most Likely (10 books), and A Scandal in Mayfair (4 books).

Anna has won numerous awards for her Regency-set stories including RT Book Reviews Reviewers Choice, the Booksellers Best, the Golden Quill (three times), the Heart of Excellence (twice), the Write Touch, the Aspen Gold (twice) and the Australian Romance Readers Association’s favorite historical romance (five times).

She's currently engaged in writing a new series set in Regency London called Scoundrels of Mayfair. The first 3 books, The Worst Lord in London, The Trouble with Earls, and The Last Duke She'd Marry, are now on sale. Look out for The Duke Says I Do later in 2024.

When Anna isn't traveling the world in search of inspiration for her books, she has a great time living in inner-city Brisbane in Australia.

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Rosewood
4.0 out of 5 stars I always like a good abduction
Reviewed in Canada on August 30, 2014
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Interesting concept to have the courtesan as the heroine instead of the homewrecker - made me remember that a lot of women of the evening take up the life to help out family. Should have sent the evil dowager to the hunting lodge where she couldn't escape as punishment
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avidreader
5.0 out of 5 stars An extraordinarily good first novel
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 25, 2016
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I understand this is Anna Campbell's debut novel, and I am hugely impressed. The subject matter is difficult, but what she is really writing about is two tormented souls who find peace and redemption in each other in the most unlikely circumstances. It is a narrow, intense story - narrow, because the two main characters dominate the story and peripheral characters are almost unnecessary, except to move the plot along. Intense because from very early on in the book, we see two people battling not only each other but their own demons.

Unlike her 'Sons of Sin' series, where one sees the progression of the various characters in the following books, this book has no epilogue and one has to be satisfied with the outcome - I was!

Excellent writing - I read everything from this author, having first come across her on Kindle; these older books are only available in print, but well worth purchasing

My only complaint - I hate the covers of these books! More recent offerings in this genre use covers which often show no faces at all, a much better depiction.
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Elr
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Romance I've Read in Years
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2008
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I've been reading romances for years, and by and large, I end up terribly disappointed. Regency era novels usually end up being poorly written comedies of manners - a la Jane Austen, or barely plausible sex fests filled with anachronistic language and attitudes. Rarely, very rarely, is there an emotional payoff that makes the time spent reading worthwhile. Mary Balogh and Mary Jo Putney are probably the only authors who can routinely deliver that emotional punch - without indulging in sentimentality, or worse - rehashing previous efforts.

I can now add Anna Campbell to that very short list of authors. I can understand why there are a number of less than stellar reviews - the heart of the novel is difficult, and the characters are less than admirable - but their development seems real and authentic, and the end of this story left me wanting more. This book is definitely a keeper, and I look forward to reading more of Anna Campbell in the years to come.
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3.0 out of 5 stars 好みが分かれるお話です
Reviewed in Japan on September 17, 2007
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　Soraya(Verity Ashton)は、当代一と持てはやされる courtesan で、
今は Kylemore 公爵の Mistress です。公爵との契約期間は１年。
それが過ぎたら、どちらか一方が拒否すれば契約期限は延長しないと
いうことになっています。

Verity Ashtonは、十分にお金も蓄えることができ、長かった courtesan
から足をあらう計画を練っていました。公爵に黙って 引越し新しい生活を
始めようと考えていました。

５年越しの願いがかなって Soraya を Mistress にした公爵は契約を
終わりにする気はさらさらありません。契約期間の最後の日 Soraya の
元から自宅に戻った公爵は、母親から結婚するようにうるさく言われます。
自分のことしか考えない母親が選んだ女性と結婚するくらいなら！と
Soraya の元に取って返して 彼女に結婚を申し込みます。

かなり暗い話で、 現代の視点で考えると犯罪行為な Hero forced himself on heroine.
有り、この他にも ヒーローのヒロインに対する扱いに不快感を持つ方がいると思います。
それで、星を減らしています。
その点を除けば、ヒーロー、ヒロインの内面の葛藤の描写に読み応えがあります。
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DW
4.0 out of 5 stars Claiming the Courtesan
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2013
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I gave this novel four stars. I choose this rating not because I liked the story or the characters because I Didn't like either at times in the book.
This is Me. Campbell's very infamous first book. I have wanted to read this book for a while but have been unable to find it until I got my Kindle Fire & found it here on Amazon.
I first read about the Duke and Verify in "To Tempt the Devil" and was curious. After reading the reviews for this book I was hesitant but decided to take a chance and read it anyway.
I am glad I did. Did I like the story?? Not really there was rape involved and there is never an excuse for that. Both Verify and Justin were annoying at times.
But the book held my attention, it made me think, it engaged my emotions and it took me out of my own reality for a little while and isn't that what we all want in a good book????
I would recommend this book just keep in mind that it is a first book. I'm glad the author continued to write in spite of the controversy this book must have caused. She is one of my favorite authors and only gets better with time!!
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allana
5.0 out of 5 stars thank god i ignored all the negative reviews
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 7, 2012
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i loved this read ,yes it did have rape and abuse and whatever the rest of it is called but it was not written in a violent manner ,i've read similar books which i have liked other which appalled me but this was great it gripped me from page one and held my attention right through to the last page i longed for an epilogue.does it have extreme unbelievable situations ,ofcourse it does but it was so yummy different and well written that it kept me entranced to the end!what does it matter if a duke would not marry a courtesan and rape her he had been sleeping with her for a year and in the 1800s that's no surprise!would i suggest it all i have to say is i was initially turned off by her being a courtesan and nearly did not buy it ,i'm so glad i did i have a very long time to enjoy a hist.romance loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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