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Kate is an innocent country girl who is seduced by a rake and abandoned, with little recourse but to become a woman "in the life." Beautiful and appealing, she snares the heart of young Lawrence Randsome, scion of an old, distinguished New Orleans family. Meanwhile, his mother, transplanted Boston blueblood, bluestocking and suffragette Julia Randsome, has discovered that her husband Charles owns whorehouses in the District, and their marriage is...

Ray and his unlikely pimp Tanya are taking matters into their own hands in the face of a recession-plagued economy by opening the 'Happiness Consultants Wellness Center for Woman', a front for their gigolo business complete with seminars run by Tanya and private consultations with Ray. As their business begins to yield dividends, Lenore seeks revenge upon Ray and Tanya for stealing her lifestyle idea, and transforms a 25-year-old busboy named Jason...

Co-ed slain. That's the call that brings St. Louis Police Lieutenant George Hastings to the downtown banks of the Mississippi river, where Reesa Woods has been strangled and dumped. The hard-charging Hastings is no stranger to murder, but he's stuck without any leads until a second body--also strangled--turns up across town and he knows he's chasing a monster.--From publisher's description.

Magdalene la Bâtarde is the madam of the Old Priory Guesthouse in Southwark. People expect her and her women to indulge in a number of sinful activities, but bloody murder isn't one of them. Then Baldassare, the messenger, dies. The Bishop of Winchester, who was served for many years by Baldassare, puts Sir Bellamy of Itchen, his most trusted knight, in charge of the investigation. Sir Bellamy must find out how and why Baldassare died or else watch...

"An escort in Rome is targeted by a serial killer who preys on prostitutes and then escapes after causing a car crash that blinds her."--

Jack Till, retired from the LAPD, now works as a private investigator, chasing down routine cases while visiting his 24-year-old daughter, Holly, who has Down Syndrome. But when the parents of a recently murdered young girl, about Holly's age, ask for his help when the police come up empty, Till reluctantly takes the case.

A wild Western story of four fallen women on the run. Branded as outlaws, pursued by a posse and tracked by Pinkerton detectives, the four must ride together to stay alive.

While living in the red light district of Calcutta, documenting life in the brothels, New York-based photographer Zana Briski embarked on a project by which she gave cameras to the children of prostitutes and taught them photography, awakening within them hidden talent and creativity and giving them a means to transform their lives.

"With her trademark realistic characters, rich historical settings, and strong redemptive storytelling, Kim Vogel Sawyer weaves a tale of a young woman looking for a fresh start--and finding a remarkable love"--

Orange County homicide investigator Merci and her son try to start life anew after the death of Merci's partner until Merci's new boyfriend, respected police officer Mike McNally, becomes her prime suspect in a prostitute's murder.