Holly: a pregnant courtesan is manipulated into marriage with a stranger (The Aphrodite Academy Book 3)

Independent, sharp-tongued Holly Hammond has reached the pinnacle of her ambitions, flying high as a sparkling London courtesan—until she finds herself cast out on the street, alone and pregnant with twins. Her future appears bleak; then suddenly, an offer out of the blue. For what might be the highest price ever placed on a courtesan, Holly is bartered into marriage with a stranger.

Royce Kincade is a stalwart, upright border Scot who fixes his sight on the prize at the end of the rainbow (not Holly), giving little thought to such pitfalls as his wife's determined independence, her babies' natural father, or the possible outrage of his conservative relatives. Not surprisingly, both Holly and Royce are left to wonder if their marriage was made in Heaven or in Hell.

Author's note: The Aphrodite Academy series depicts the "dark side" of the Regency—stories that explore what might have happened to young women to whom life has been unkind. Young women with no family or friends willing to help when their lives fall apart. The language of the series is saucy, the sex occasionally graphic, but the stories are driven by plot and character, not by sexual content.