The Accidental Mistress: A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)

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Key Phrases: dowager marchioness, Lord Vessey, Lord Ottwell, Lily Smythe (more...)

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He will expose her masquerade, but she will expose his heart.

To escape an arranged marriage, spirited Lily Bainbridge has staged her own death, and, disguised as a boy, she fled to London and a life of freedom. Yet her plans to live masquerade as an independent widow are thwarted by an encounter with a powerful and dangerously attractive marquis who wants to make her his mistress. Lily is afraid that if she gives him her innocence, he’ll steal her heart.

Having agreed to a marriage of convenience to honor his family duty, Ethan Andarton, the Marquis of Vessey, has no intention of abandoning his rakish ways. Then fate intervenes in the guise of an impetuous young lady–a woman bold enough to scheme her way to London, who tempts him with her mystery and her sensuality. Kiss after kiss, caress after tender caress, Ethan vows to discover all of Lily’s hidden secrets. For beneath the layers of her clever ruse lies a burning passion that will ignite a tempestuous love neither of them can deny.

About the Author

Tracy Anne Warren is the author of the Husband Trap, Wife Trap, and Wedding Trap trilogy. After working for a number of years in finance, she quit her day job to pursue her first love–writing romance novels. Warren lives in Maryland with a trio of exuberant young Siamese rescue cats and windows full of gorgeous orchids and African violets. When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading, watching movies, and dreaming up the characters for her next book. Visit her website at www.tracyannewarren.com.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (November 27, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345495403
• ISBN-13: 978-0345495402
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #285,863 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I could not suspend my disbelief, December 21, 2007

By	Sara (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

I had enjoyed Tracy Anne Warren's previous books. They were entertaining and humourously written. I was very disappointed in the book. Without spoiling it, the very premise was so laughable that I could not suspend my disbelief. I will still read the third in the series, and I hope it has a little more to it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hero wasn't much of a guy!, December 29, 2007

By	Cheryl (West TX, USA) - See all my reviews

I like this author a lot, but this book was a real disappointment. After reading the first book in this series and all Tracy Ann Warren's previous books, I was expecting this book to be of the same quality. It was, however, trite, boring, and completely uninteresting. The worst part, in my opinion, was the "hero" of the story, who had been introduced in a previous book, but who turned out to be kind of a lousy guy, making me wonder why the main character, Lily, would even be remotely interested in him. Read the author's other books, but skip this one.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars First Book was Better, December 19, 2007

By	BostonJen "jensch" (Norton, MA USA) - See all my reviews

The first book about Rafe and Julianna was much better than this story. I finished it 2 days ago and already its a distant memory. I have to admit, I was drawn to the story line, and wanted to read about the reasons a woman would agree to become a mistress. Unfortunately it really does come down to the old standard "miscommunication," which for this book's plotline, I don't find there to be a good reason keeping these two people apart. I'm in the middle of "Sin and Scandal in England" right now, and there are about 200 good reasons keeping those 2 apart. Don't get me wrong, Accidental Mistress was a good story, and you'll like it if the short summary on the back sounds good to you. It just wasn't GREAT as I'd hoped it would be.