Normally, renowned courtesan Thaïs Magdalene chooses just one "suitor" a week and never beds the same man twice. But to raise money for an institute to help educate and employ women, she decides to auction off her services for an entire month, the titular "mistress experience." While she thinks a rakish former suitor has won, when she arrives at his home, she discovers that he was a front for the quiet, and not-yet-sexually-liberated Lord Alistair Eden, who wants to learn how to please a woman before he enters the marriage mart. As you can imagine, much learning ensues, though so do a lot of feelings that Thaïs has previously stopped herself from feeling.
I'm not normally much of a fan of historical romance, but I enjoyed the first book in this series, The Rakess (which gender-swapped the rake trope in excellent fashion), and thought I'd give this one a whirl. While it was OK, it wasn't my favorite by any means, and something about the "hey, you paid for this" vibe struck me as off. Wasn't the worst romance I've read this year though. Read it if your favorite Van Halen song is "Hot for Teacher."
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