The Duke's Bartered Mistress

Written by Caroline Lee

Narrated by Philip Alces

The whispers say he's a demon, but now he owns her . . .

It is vital Lady Georgia Stoughton finds a way to pay her father's debt, but the cursed man who owns it refuses her money. So when she offers herself in repayment, the devil with the body of an angel calls her bluff. Now she belongs to him, body and soul, until the last hour of December.

Lord Edymion, Demon Hayle, wants two things in his life: seclusion, and revenge on the man who scarred him, making him unfit for Society. Lady Georgia's father is the key to his revenge, but this contract is so much sweeter: the use of Georgia's body, whenever and however he wants, for the next month.

It's going to be a Hayle of a holiday season.

Georgia can't regret the arrangement that made her Demon's, not when she has free run of his castle, library, and neglected rose garden. And as she becomes addicted to the pleasure he shows her in the bedroom, she begins to doubt her own plans.

Then comes the letter with the announcement Demon has just unexpectedly become a duke. Well, blast. Is he ready for London? It's up to Georgia now, but as the end of December looms nearer, Demon's revenge is slipping from his grasp . . .

Contains mature themes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Nov 21, 2023
• ISBN: 9798350831764

Caroline Lee

Caroline Lee leads the animal behavior and welfare team at CSIRO, Australia. Her research interests include developing novel methods to assess affective states, assessing cognition and learning and improving welfare assessment of farm animals.

Reviews for The Duke's Bartered Mistress

[Susan Grunner · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Given how incredibly dub-con-y the plot is, Lee does a decent job of making sure she's always into it, and he doesn't approach her unless she is. The plot itself is bananas, no woman of that time would propose that, but the fantasy is fine if you suspend disbelief. That's something I'm used to doing for Lee's books, though this series doesn't have the same comedy as some others.

Both characters are interesting, and the characters from the previous book make an appropriate appearance, making the two tie together quite nicely. This is a bit spicier than your typical HR. And things are kept fairly light, the ongoing trauma from both their pasts are largely swept away.