The Perfect Mistress Author:Betina Krahn The Perfect Mistress is the perfect follow-up to The Last Bachelor. This time the heroine is a courtesan's daughter who wants the unthinkable: to get married... The daughter of an exquisite London courtesan, beautiful and blunt Gabrielle La Coeur is determined to make a different life for herself -- staid, respectable... married. P... more »ierce St. James is an openly libertine viscount, who intends to stay single and free of the hypocrisy of Victorian society. For Gabrielle, there is only one way out of the life her mother has planned for her -- she must become the virginal "mistress" of London's most notorious rake.« less
Almost hate to give this one up... great story from a real pro... mom's a courtesan, sends beautiful dtr off to be polished into " the perfect mistress", and dtr rebels. She wants to marry a dull husband so she doesn't have to be bothered with all the stress of being a mistress. Funny cast of characters,class lines drawn, even a little politics thrown in as dtr decides her future.