{"id":1830,"date":"2026-05-16T00:04:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T00:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hildred-billings.com\/site\/?page_id=1830"},"modified":"2026-05-16T00:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T00:04:46","slug":"the-courtesan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hildred-billings.com\/site\/with-cynthia-dane\/the-courtesan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Courtesan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anything\u2019s for sale\u2026 even her heart.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


THE PROFESSIONAL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


June Kingsley has spent a decade perfecting the art of desire. At Le Manoir, she is prized, polished, and paid exceptionally well to make fantasies feel real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Until her biggest patron disappears\u2026 and takes half her security with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


She needs a replacement.\u00a0Fast<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


THE ARTIST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Sette Christie wasn\u2019t looking for love \u2013 only inspiration. But one encounter with June turns hunger into fixation. Being a client isn\u2019t enough. Having a muse isn\u2019t\u00a0enough<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Sette needs June for more. Maybe even to change her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


THE HEIRESS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Miquela Bolivar, a Monegasque heiress newly arrived in America, is accustomed to buying pleasure without complication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Until June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


What starts as indulgence becomes an obsession, and Miquela finds herself wanting something she\u2019s never demanded before \u2013\u00a0exclusivity<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Anything\u2019s for sale\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Two domineering women. One courtesan who refuses to belong to anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


All\u2019s fair in the war for June\u2019s heart, even a m\u00e9nage between three women who haven\u2019t met until now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PART 1 – AMAZON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anything\u2019s for sale\u2026 even the truth<\/em><\/strong>

THE PROFESSIONAL<\/strong>

Two women want more than June\u2019s time \u2013 they want to call her\u00a0theirs.<\/em>

The offers get higher. The stakes get sharper. And for the first time in her career, June isn\u2019t sure if she\u2019s negotiating a contract\u2026

Or selling her heart.

THE ARTIST<\/strong>

Sette thought becoming June\u2019s patron would tame the fire between them. Instead, it burns hotter and harder to control.
Until June pushes her toward something unexpected: a date with a woman Sette can\u2019t forget.

THE HEIRESS<\/strong>

Miquela always wins, be it through charm, strategy, or money.

But June isn\u2019t so easily secured.

And when Miquela finds herself drawn to a mysterious woman who carries a similar energy, control slips away.

Anything\u2019s for sale\u2026<\/em><\/strong>

Neither Sette nor Miquela knows that the other is her rival. And as desire turns ruthless and lines blur, June must choose between chaos and stability.

Because when the truth comes out, it might shatter June\u2019s first shot at real love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PART 2 – AMAZON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anything\u2019s for sale\u2026 including a happily ever after.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


THE PROFESSIONAL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


The price of June\u2019s heart has never been higher. Because if June falls in love, she risks\u00a0everything<\/em>, but mostly her career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Too bad her two suitors would rather ruin a wedding than get along!<\/p>\n\n\n\n


THE ARTIST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Sette is ready to unveil her most important work \u2013 a gallery debut that puts June on display as her muse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


It should be a triumph. Instead, it threatens to expose everything Sette feels\u2026 and drive an even deeper wedge between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


THE HEIRESS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Miquela has spent years hiding the fractures of her broken heart. June was never supposed to matter this much. Then again, neither was Sette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


But as Miquela opens herself to both women, desire becomes something far more destructive to her perfect life. And she has a black eye to prove it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Anything is for sale\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


In the end, what is June willing to lose?<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Her career? Her money?<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Or the two women who will do\u00a0anything\u00a0<\/em>to have a courtesan\u2019s love?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PART 3 – AMAZON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anything\u2019s for sale\u2026 even her heart. THE PROFESSIONAL June Kingsley has spent a decade perfecting the art of desire. At Le Manoir, she is prized, polished, and paid exceptionally well to make fantasies feel real. Until her biggest patron disappears\u2026 and takes half her security with them. She needs a replacement.\u00a0Fast. THE ARTIST Sette Christie… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":691,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1830","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PaRtqI-tw","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hildred-billings.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hildred-billings.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hildred-billings.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hildred-billings.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hildred-billings.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1830"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hildred-billings.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1834,"href":"https:\/\/www.hildred-billings.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1830\/revisions\/1834"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hildred-billings.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hildred-billings.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}