Annalise

By day, she's known as Lady Oreste, the scandalous procuress who caters to London's wealthiest, most powerful men. By night, she is Belladonna, proprietress of the most exclusive brothel in London.
The instant Eryx Wilder sees an innocent young lady in the notorious—and deceptively named—House of Virtue, he knows she doesn’t belong there. The mysterious girl possesses the kind of respectability that money can’t buy—and he would know, considering he’s spent years amassing the kind of wealth that makes him the envy of the ton in an attempt to purchase what Annalise takes for granted. He'll stop this foolish girl from ruining herself no matter how much she hates him for it. Even if it the price of her innocence is more than he ever expected to pay...
When Miss Annalise Fernsby went in search of answers about her father's past, she found Countess Oreste, known as Belladonna to her friends and enemies alike—and an intriguing world full of possibility. Desperate to provide for their three younger siblings, Annalise is willing to try the most daring of dalliances if it means escaping a lifetime of poverty.
She didn’t count on a handsome, wealthy banker trying to upend her plans. But Mr. Wilder soon proves to be impossible to ignore….

• Historical Fiction