Queen Victoria dubs Lady Portia Ellerslie, widow of a
famous hero, as a woman other widows should emulate with
her impeccable behavior. Portia accepts Victoria's edict
knowing that it makes remarriage impossible. She's
Victoria's symbol of a perpetual widow and is held on a
pedestal for the masses. At 27, Portia misses the kisses
and passion she enjoyed with her late husband. She decides
that for one night she will ignore the rules and go
incognito to the famous courtesan Aphrodite and engage in a
night of sensual delights.
After leaving the Hussars, Marcus Worthorne spends his time
sampling the delightful women who throw themselves at his
feet. He ignores his brother's request to settle down,
preferring to enjoy life as it comes. After a sensual night
with a woman at the Aphrodite Club, Marcus wants to repeat
the experience. The mysterious woman refuses to give her
name and declines to see Marcus again. Unfamiliar with
refusals, Marcus views the mysterious lady as a challenge.
Marcus finally discovers Portia's identity and convinces
her to continue their affair. Conflicting emotions surround
Portia, and Marcus finds she fills his restless soul and
heart. Before a solution is reached, Portia is betrayed
with disastrous results.
Ms. Bennett gives an original twist in her tale with Portia
as Queen Victoria's confidant. As Victoria demands strict
morality in society, she makes Portia the symbol of
perfection for widows, limiting Portia's options and giving
her quite the dilemma.
Lady Portia Ellerslie,
dearest confidante to Queen Victoria and a woman of
impeccable breeding, normally wouldn't dream of dallying
in Aphrodite's Club, London's most exclusive and erotic
bordello. But one lonely night she finds something
enticing about the idea of a wild encounter in the
notorious hothouse. Donning a daring, dangerously low-cut
scarlet dress and a veil to mask her identity, she arrives
at the club ready to succumb to the torrid desires raging
inside her . . . and is shocked to find herself gazing
into the eyes of Marcus Worthorne, the man she swooned
over at seventeen.
Could lead to a lifetime of
ecstasy . . .
Back then, Marcus barely knew she
was alive, but now he's about to make her most wanton
fantasies come true. Portia's proper life is about to
change forever . . . because for Marcus one night with the
lady in red could never be enough.
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