Celeste

by Francine Howarth

A Gothic Erotic 18th century tale of lust and love in the vein of Beauty and the Beast: the classic fairytale.

Thus, on Putney Heath in the year of 1783 stands a house renowned for two ghosts of a scandalous bent, none of which deters patronage to Madame DuPont’s infamous abode by wealthy gentlemen. With the sudden death of Madame DuPont, and accrued debts of which her daughter has no hope of paying, Celeste is faced with the horrors of the debtors’ prison or the unspeakable of having to sell her body for monetary gain: as had her mother. But fate intervenes with a guardian angel, and marriage to Captain Wendover is soon the answer to her prayers but not her dreams. Life though has cruel twists and turns and Celeste discovers true love runs deep, much deeper than she had anticipated when a man from her past steps back into her life.

77 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 19, 2014

About the author

A portrait, a landscape, wind whispering through trees, a droplet of rain or snowflake on eyelashes: all can stir Francine's imagination and result in either a modern contemporary romance, or that of a steamy historical. Francine is not only an ex-mainstream published author and ex publisher, she's now a self published author. Years back she was a professional reviewer for a well-known magazine supplement, and still writes reviews for several romance review web sites.

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Reviews

[Nola Arganbright · Rating 4 out of 5]

New to me author

I enjoyed the book and that it was written in the language of the time. Very sensual. I look forward to reading more of the series.

[Andrea Zuvich · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just finished reading this erotic novella by Francine Howarth, and I really enjoyed it. Steamy stuff!