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Book Review of The Courtesan (Dark Queen, Bk 2)

The Courtesan (Dark Queen, Bk 2)
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Helpful Score: 2


This is the story of Gabrielle Cheney, the middle sister of the Cheney sisters. Her only claim to fame is that her painting talent is magical. The results are so real looking that one feels like one could walk into them. That talent disappears when she is raped by a man she thought loved her. Distraught and feeling worthless she becomes a courtesan seeking beauty, fame and riches. She attains her goals but remains unhappy. When the second man she feels something for reappears (she thought he was dead) she realizes that she loves him. However, life is not to simple as the two of them cope with the wicked dark queen, a selfish witch who uses her for her own ends and a famed witch hunter. This is a good read.