No Man's Mistress
Lord Ferdinand Dudley lives passionately, recklessly. And he is accustomed to getting what he wants...that is, until he appears at the door of Pinewood Manor, attempting to claim his rightful estate, and is met by the bewitching fury of Viola Thornhill. She refuses to cede him the home she calls...
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Lord Ferdinand Dudley lives passionately, recklessly. And he is accustomed to getting what he wants...that is, until he appears at the door of Pinewood Manor, attempting to claim his rightful estate, and is met by the bewitching fury of Viola Thornhill. She refuses to cede him the home she calls her own. He refuses to leave. So the contest begins between these two foes to force one to acknowledge the other's claim. Nor will they acknowledge the passion brewing between them. But Viola knows it is a game she cannot afford to lose. Marriage is out of the question and she will be no man's mistress.
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Format: papier
ISBN:
0440236576
Publish date: 28 maja 2002
Publisher: Dell
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
British Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Historical Romance,
Regency,
Regency Romance,
Fiction,
Historical
Lord Ferdinand Dudley is delighted with Pinewood Manor, but there's a minor problem, the occupant, Lady Viola Thornhill who claims it is hers. They are both determined but both attracted and her past is going to haunt her. It's an interesting story with a great female character who is determined t...
This was rather tedious. I am disappointed that Ferdy didn't get a better story. But this didn't have much depth and no real love story. Some physical stuff and also some very unprobable turns. The twist with Viola's father was pretty much obvious from the beginning and the whole story was ext...
Dash it, i have considered Mary Balogh one of my favorite Historical romance authors, even if I had read only one of her books, besides this one. The first one of this saga was almost perfect. I loved it and it is one of my favorite Regency books. But sadly, Viola the MC is soooo different from Ja...
Ferdinand Dudley is pleased to win a small estate while playing at cards. But when he visits his new mansion, he finds the supposedly deserted property already has a resident--a young, beautiful, and demure woman named Viola Thornhill! Viola is as sure that the property is hers as he is that it's ...
Really liked the character of Aimee, she was very fun. And how can somebody not like the setting of Paris. However, the story was darker than I would have liked. Aimee is hired to verify the story of Jewish woman, Lili, who thought she saw a Nazi collaborator from her childhood. When Lili turns ...