Auctioned at Astley: a Spicy First-time Victorian Short Ladybirds – the Royal

“Twenty pounds! I have twenty pounds from the fine gentleman in the corner! Going once, going twice, sold!” Desperate to save her mother from the workhouse, Virginia Busby descends into the underbelly of The Royal Astley to sell her sole article of value: her innocence. No sheltered miss, she believes she understands the risks inherent in such a bargain with a devil.Only to discover new dangers and degradations, for both her purity and her passion are ripe for the plucking. Her first paroxysm pulls her into the pit. She has underestimated the mastery and might of a landed peer with one goal and one goal only: to claim and possess her fully.For Nathaniel Lewis, Viscount of Thompton, takes his duties most seriously indeed. He will examine, teach, and breach her, taking her from untouched to wanton in a matter of an hour. And then he will demand more.Auctioned at Astley is the spicy 13,000-word beginning of The Royal Astley trilogy. Detailing a Victorian maiden’s intimate inspection, introduction to pleasure, praise, and ultimate training, the series culminates in a delicious HEA for Virginia and her viscount.