title: Mistresses: True Stories of Seduction Power and Ambition
author:  Leigh Eduardo 
description: Alison Weir, bestselling historian and author of "Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley" and "Henry VIII: The King and His Court" describes Mistresses as follows: "I greatly enjoyed this book. It is highly readable and packed with fascinating detail. I enjoyed the numerous insightful and sometimes bawdy anecdotes. The book encompasses a wide canvas of love, lechery, tragedy and comedy, from the promiscuous adventures of Lady Castlemaine (Barbara Villiers) to the dark horrors of Eva Braun's world. A triumphant achievement."
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  A Scandalous Proposition
  
  By Wendy Soliman
  
  Hampshire, 1809
  
  When a beautiful woman bursts into Lord Adam Fitzroy’s room at an inn seeking
  refuge, he assists her. His curiosity is piqued when he later spots her
  entering the local house of ill repute. The next day he is shocked when his
  mother introduces the woman as her new paid companion. His mother adores
  Florentina, so Adam agrees to keep her nightly activities a secret…on one
  condition: she must spend one wicked night with him.
  
  Florentina Grantley is both scandalized and intrigued at the prospect, but she
  worries that the dashing war hero will quickly discern her lack of experience.
  True, she’s no innocent—but she’s a widow, not a whore. Yet she can’t explain
  the true reason behind her alliance with the brothel’s madam, or the danger
  she faces if exposed.
  
  As their initial tryst grows into something deeper, the stakes become higher.
  What will Adam do when he discovers Florentina’s deception