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The Tycoon's Blackmailed Mistress (Silhouette Desire)

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After a wonderful debut book, I waited with great anticipation for Maxine's second book. And I wasn't disappointed. The Tycoon's Blackmailed Mistress is a story of revenge, betrayal and ... falling in love. Another book for my keeper shelf!

In "The Tycoon's Blackmailed Mistress", the second book in Maxine Sullivan's "Australian Millionaires", awesome "Alpha Male" Flynn Donovan meets his match! Intending to seek revenge on the dead man who swindled him by seducing the man's beautiful widow, Flynn is instead charmed and captivated by the lovely Danielle Ford. Fighting his attraction by continuing to remind himself that the widow is as guilty as her dead husband, Flynn cannot dismiss Danielle from his sensual imagination. Discovering that she is pregnant by her late husband only increases his fascination, and he begins to wonder if she may be innocent of her husband's misdeeds. Danielle is just as enthralled with Flynn, except that the last thing she wants or needs is another dominating, controlling man in her life. Her late husband brow-beat her into following his wishes, and after his death, his mother still tried to control Danielle. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Flynn must learn to let go, and Danielle must learn to accept. It's a lover's compromise worth the while when two hearts and true love are involved!

The "Alpha Male" is the dominant leader of the pack. They have qualities and strengths which make them "number one"! Along with all that greatness can come arrogance, a "my way is the only way" attitude, and a sometimes ornery personality. However, their fierce devotion to their loved ones, their loyalty and their innate honor all go together quite nicely to smooth the rough edges. I love big, gruff, tough men who have even bigger hearts and an inner core of compassion. I also appreciate intelligence and humor, but kindness is the essential quality. Vulnerability is sometimes the key to an alpha male. What he may consider to be his weakness is actually the inner force which makes him an alpha. Flynn Donovan is a delicious "Alpha Male"!