The Kept Woman — Mack Reynolds

What would you do if you suddenly inherited $5,000? Young Joanne Cotton decided to blow her inheritance in Europe before settling down to the routine of marriage as Jack Ostrander's wife.

So for a year she lived it up visiting France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Greece. But $5,000 can only go so far. She was down to her last $300 when she met Mike Lapine, who offered to finance her for six months -- until she found a job -- in exchange for her bedroom talents.

So they went to Majorca and had a ball. Four months went by and Joanne hadn't even looked for a job. And when Mike left her, she had to admit that the only talent she possessed was for sale to the man with the most money.

Jo thought this was the “easy” way out . . . until she met Emil Rosenmacher, jaded old roué, who had his own offbeat plans for her many skills.