The Secret Mistress (with bonus short story Now a Bride) - Mary Balogh

The Secret Mistress (with bonus short story Now a Bride)

By Mary Balogh

  • Release Date: 2011-07-12
  • Genre: Historical Romance
Score: 3.5
3.5
From 265 Ratings

Description

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While Lady Angeline Dudley’s pedigree dictates that she must land a titled gentleman, the irrepressible beauty longs for a simple, ordinary suitor. So when Edward Ailsbury, the new Earl of Heyward, defends her honor with unmatched civility, Angeline thinks that she has found true love. Persuading the earl is another matter entirely. From her unconventional fashion sense to her hoydenish antics, Angeline is the last woman on earth for Edward. And yet a stolen kiss awakens something primal within him. Naturally, being a gentleman, he does the right thing after compromising a lady: He offers marriage. The proposal is born of duty, but will Angeline cause Edward to forget about decorum behind closed doors, where sensuality and seduction play wicked games? For a proper wife by day can become a husband’s secret mistress by night, when delicious desire rules.

Includes Mary Balogh’s “Now a Bride,” featuring extra scenes from her Mistress series and an excerpt from Mary Balogh's The Proposal.

Reviews

  • Don't waste your money!

    1
    By sheridangirl
    Boring, barely adequate. Almost think someone else wrote this. Unlike her other books.
  • Boring characters

    2
    By Jazzness
    After the first three chapters I wanted the story to be about the Duke. Made myself finish it. Glad I didn't buy it.
  • Review

    4
    By 2bcarolcatfish
    Enjoyed reading this book. Very entertaining
  • Secret mistress

    2
    By flowbleu
    Tedious, had to make myself finish it. Main characters were not very engaging!
  • The Secret Mistress

    2
    By plot123
    I am a huge Mary Balough fan, but this,her latest, I found very tepid and boring. The characters and plot are weak