Revenge is sweet until it breaks your heart.
Falsely accused of stealing, Faith is given two choices: Fend for herself on the streets of London, or become indentured to Madame Chambon, the ruthless proprietor of London's most exclusive brothel.
In order to survive, Faith submits to the machinations of a mysterious benefactress and begins a new life under Madame Chambon’s roof. However, she does not live like the other girls.
Rather, she's taught the theory of how to entrance London’s noble gentlemen with her learning in philosophy, politics and art.
Her body is to be saved for the greatest enticement of all: revenge.
Faith doesn’t care what she has to do. She lives only to fulfil a bargain that will set her free.
But when Faith is recruited as the muse of a talented, sensitive painter whose victory in a prestigious art competition turns them both into celebrities overnight, she discovers the reasons behind her mission are very different from what she'd been led to believe.
Now she is complicit in something dark and dangerous while riches, adulation and freedom are hers for the taking.
But what value are these if her heart has become a slave to the honorable man she is required to destroy?
Keeping Faith is book 3 in the Fair Cyprians of London series but can be read as a stand-alone.
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“This is one of the most interesting stories on why a girl might become an escort. The twists and turns are breathtaking...I couldn't put this down.”
“Oh my! This story just makes you fall in love! It's exciting. It never lags. And what a most satisfying ending!”
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Wedding Violet (Book 4)
WEDDING VIOLET
When Max finds himself in the delightfully diverting arms of Violet Lilywhite while visiting London’s most prestigious House of Assignation, he happens upon the perfect plan. A sham wedding to a ‘penniless shop girl’ should fulfil Aunt Euphemia’s romantic dreams without losing him his newfound liberty.
Violet agrees to the deception with no hesitation. Lord Belvedere is certainly the most charming and surprising of all her male consorts but she has no illusions about a shared future. She wants only to escape the clutches of infamous Madame Chambon.
The plan appears perfect until Max and Violet find themselves falling in love.
Can Max give up his plans for freedom in an exciting new land? Or is freedom to be found in the arms of the woman he loves?
What the readers are saying:
“Wedding Violet is the delightful story of Max and Violet. They meet by chance when Max darkens the door of Madame Chambon’s establishment after he is left at the altar. Although Max’s inner and outer dialogue spout of his virtue and strong morals, he never-the-less can’t leave Violet alone after their first encounter…The ending of this story took me completely by surprise! A wonderful surprise with a happy ending for Max, Violet, and Aunt Euphemia.”
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CHRISTMAS CHARITY
Reluctant courtesan, Charity, has found true love with Hugo, her first and only client. But when poet and artist, Hugo, is tricked into gambling away his impending inheritance, Charity finds herself at the mercy of Madam Chambon and her infamous house of ill-repute.
Can the two young lovers thwart the conspiracy between Hugo’s social-climbing father, and slippery cousin Cyril, so Hugo can make Charity his Christmas bride?
Other books by Beverley Oakley
HEARTS IN HIDING Series
The Duchess and the Highwayman
The Bluestocking and the Rake
Duchess of Seduction
SCANDALOUS MISS BRIGHTWELLS Series
Rake’s Redemption
Rogue’s Kiss
The Wedding Wager
The Accidental Elopement
DAUGHTERS OF SIN Series
Her Gilded Prison
Dangerous Gentlemen
The Mysterious Governess
Beyond Rubies
Lady Unveiled: The Cuckold’s Conspiracy
GEORGIAN MYSTERY ROMANCE Series
Wicked Wager
Her Valentine’s Secret
FAIR CYPRIANS OF LONDON Series
Saving Grace
Forsaking Hope
Wedding Violet
Christmas Charity
About the Author
Beverley Oakley, an Australian author who grew up in the African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, emigrated to South Australia when she was young, and married a Norwegian bush pilot she met while managing a safari lodge in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.
Beverley writes historical romance laced with mystery, scandal and intrigue. She lives north of Melbourne (overlooking a fabulous Gothic lunatic asylum) with the same gorgeous Norwegian husband, two daughters and a rambunctious Rhodesian Ridgeback.
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