Alison Richardson

At least that's the opinion of Countess Anna von Esslin, who is shocked to learn her cousin has gotten engaged without a single taste of passion.But while the Countess arranges her cousin's seduction, she is also reunited with James McKirnan, a man intent on seducing her. And James is certainly far from chaste.…

Countess Anna von Esslin has done something very uncharacteristic: she hasn't taken a lover in over two years!None of the men in Munich meet her standards. . . especially her rival, James McKirnan. Then the Countess is given a surprising birthday presents—a mystery lover who will only see her when she is blindfolded. He fulfills Anna's every desire. . . but when the blindfold comes off, will she like what she sees?

"The practice of genuine virtue leads to a life of odious boredom. " So feels widowed young countess Anna von Esslin, who is denied her normal erotic pursuits while staying with relatives in Paris. Without her usual opportunities for pleasure, the countess resorts to visiting a local brothel but not as a client. To get the satisfaction she craves, the countess must masquerade as one of the girls. . . .