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?
A sweet romance featuring two young innocents determined to overcome those more powerful who would keep them apart.
What the readers say:
"I loved the twists in this book they weaved a beautiful story. This well-written gem is well worth the time you spend reading" ~ Kindle Reader
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.