@article{808868,
      recid = {808868},
      author = {Steel, Danielle,},
      title = {The duchess : a novel /},
      pages = {447 pages ;},
      note = {Includes excerpt from: Accidental heroes.},
      abstract = {Angélique Latham has grown up at magnificent Belgrave  Castle under the loving tutelage of her father, the Duke of  Westerfield, after the death of her aristocratic French  mother. At eighteen she is her father's closest, most  trusted child, schooled in managing their grand estate. But  when he dies, her half-brothers brutally turn her out,  denying her very existence. Angélique has a keen mind,  remarkable beauty, and an envelope of money her father  pressed upon her. To survive, she will need all her  resources -- and one bold stroke of fortune. Unable to  secure employment without references or connections,  Angélique desperately makes her way to Paris, where she  rescues a young woman fleeing an abusive madam -- and  suddenly sees a possibility: Open an elegant house of  pleasure that will protect its women and serve only the  best clients. With her upper-class breeding, her impeccable  style, and her father's bequest, Angélique creates Le  Boudoir, soon a sensational establishment where powerful  men, secret desires, and beautiful, sophisticated women  come together. But living on the edge of scandal, can she  ever make a life of her own -- or regain her rightful place  in the world?},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/808868},
}