No Man's Mistress (Mistress #2)
Mary Balogh
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars
3.57
· Steam/Spice level: 3 of 5
Open door [?]
· 42 ratings · 800 pages · Published: 24 May 2011
Recklessly Viola flirted, then danced with him around the Maypole. And then came his delicate, delicious kiss. Viola did not regret that she had let down her guard — until the next morning, when he appeared at her door to claim her beloved Pinewood Manor.
Lord Ferdinand Dudley won her home in a game of cards!
Viola hated him for trying to take everything, including her soul. She was mistress of Pinewood Manor. Yet Dudley refused to leave, even as his conscience rebelled at compromising this beautiful innocent whose only proof of ownership was a dead earl’s promise. Dudley held the deed, but at what cost?
Each day under the same roof brought its share of temptation, intimacy, and guilt. But Viola knew it was a battle she could not afford to lose. Marriage was out of the question, and she would be no man’s mistress. Even as Dudley’s unnerving presence, his knowing smile, threatened to melt her resolve.
Against his better judgment, Lord Ferdinand Dudley was beguiled. This maddening beauty had stirred him as no woman had before. And he was bound and determined to make her his own.
At once sensuous, whimsical, and wonderfully romantic, Mary Balogh’s new novel holds us in thrall, bringing to life a love story that sizzles with passion and originality.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Tagged as:
- historical 9
- regency 8
- virgin hero 8
- royal hero 6
- class difference 5
- tortured heroine 4
- enemies to lovers 3
- sweet/gentle hero 3
- sassy heroine 2
- forced proximity 2
- m-f romance 2
- grumpy & sunshine 1
- take-charge heroine 1
- small town 1
- height difference 1
- funny 1
- angst 1
- independent heroine 1
- competent heroine 1
- cheerful/happy heroine 1
- sunny/happy hero 1
- third person pov 1
- dual pov 1
- demisexual hero 1
- himbo 1
- mystery 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- gambling 2
- slut shaming 2
- mental trauma 1
- victim blaming 1
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The 'Mistress' series
3.69 · 177 ratings
m-f · dual-pov · historical · regency · third-person-pov · open-door · angst · cheerful heroine · sassy heroine · humor · independent heroine · strong heroine · grumpy sunshine · sweet-hero · virgin heroine · himbo · cold hero · tortured heroine · competent heroine · royalty
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