The Courtesan

In the city of Londinium, the finest pleasures can be found in the Garden District. There, for the right amount of coin, you can find whatever your heart desires...

Marie has risen from the gutters to become Londinium's finest courtesan with judges and factory owners in her thrall. However, she tires of doing her customer's and her madam's bidding. She wants to shake the dust and dirt of the Garden District from her skirts and see the world. Most importantly, she wants to be free to do what she wants, when she wants.

When an old lover returns, Marie sees an opportunity for escape and decides to take it. But while she and her beloved are becoming reacquainted after many years apart, her apprentice goes suddenly goes missing. And soon Marie realizes that she might not be able to leave the Garden District just yet...

This novella is 25585 words long, and is the first part of The Night Garden series. It features adult situations and is meant for adult audience's only.