Carrie Olguin's Reviews > The Secrets of a Courtesan

An entertaining short story. I've read the other books in the Fortune's Folly series which I liked. This one isn't as interesting as the full length books, but the characters are well developed. The plot is a bit too contemporary though - Duke wants to marry his mistress?

From a political point of view, that just wasn't done. The power of the noble titles lies in the political and social position. If his political and social allies cut him from the Ton, his title becomes worthless, and any get from the relationship would be cut as well.

For the lack of historical reality, this shorrt is a fairy tale.

And yeah, there's that cliche where she loves him but refuses to marry him. She has more reasons than many a heroine I've read of (baseborn, a courteasan, doesn't think she can have children). I'm just getting tired of the same argument (Marry me, No. Yes, you will. No, I won't)showing up in so many stories in my favorite genre.