Wretched be the woman of wealth and fortune who fails to produce a suitable heir.... And wretched is what Duchess Camille feels living with the cruel and debauched duke. But that soon turns to desperation when she learns her lecherous husband is plotting to have her killed to make way for a more nubile and fertile companion. Knowing she cannot sit idly by and wait for death, she flees into the night, taking with her her own young lover—the stable hand Henri—and her most loyal servants. With a mind to finding refuge with Maxime, her first love who years ago ignited her sexuality, Camille and her servants take cover in brothels along the way and succumb to the physical delights on offer, sating their longings and fueling jealousies with one another. But the duke's men are not far behind, and Camille knows they must press on, hoping against hope that the man who has every reason to turn her away will remember the fervent passion that once coursed between them....
Author
Victoria Janssen currently writes science fiction romance for Kalikoi. Her most recent print novel is The Duke and the Pirate Queen, fantasy erotica (Harlequin). It has pirates, sharks, and the Island of the Lotus Eaters. It's set in the same universe as her first novel, The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom, and Their Lover. Her second novel, The Moonlight Mistress, is an erotic historical set during World War One. It has a tie-in story with a cross-dressing soldier heroine, "Under Her Uniform." Janssen has sold over thirty short stories. For her blog and a full list of her publications, please visit her website at victoriajanssen.com. She's a member of The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Social Media: Twitter. Romancelandia at Mastodon. Wandering Shop at Mastodon. Tumblr. Facebook Author Page.
