"Con and Laurette made vows years ago, now Con is determined to get her back."
Mistress By Midnight
By: Maggie Robinson
Genres: Romance Historical
Posted: February 21, 2011
Laurette convinces Con to exchange vows with her one night. They promise to always love each other, and thenconsummate their relationship.
Con marries the daughter of a rich banker. She is a rather managing woman who eventually drives Con out after she produces the requisite heir. He travels the world and makes a fortune of his own. He returns to England on the death of his wife and proposes to Laurette, who promptly refuses.
Laurette still loves Con but she lives with the knowledge of the wrongs she committed in her life and the guilt she bears. When Con proposes to her, she is torn between the love she bears and the the guilt she feels.
When Con tries to seduce her into marriage, she finds herself unable to resist his efforts and becomes his mistress. Con is convinced that he can push Laurette to accept his proposal.
This story was engrossing but I found it very hard to read. The cynicism of the hero and his having to blackmail Laurette into any kind of relationship puts the relationship in an uncomfortable light for me. Laurette swings from love to hate so many times. As secrets are revealed we do see a gentler, kinder Con but the relationship between the two remains volatile.
Book Summary
First comes seduction…
As children, Desmond Ryland, Marquess of Conover, and Laurette Vincent were inseparable. As young adults, their friendship blossomed into love. But then fate intervened, sending them down different paths. Years later, Con still can’t forget his beautiful Laurette. Now he’s determined to make her his forever. There’s just one problem. Laurette keeps refusing his marriage proposals. Throwing honor to the wind, Con decides that the only way Laurette will wed him is if he thoroughly seduces her…
Then comes marriage…
Laurette’s pulse still quickens every time she thinks of Con and the scorching passion they once shared. She aches to taste the pleasure Con offers her. But she knows she can’t. For so much has happened since they were last lovers. But how long can she resist the consuming desire that demands to be obeyed?
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by: Maggie Robinson
The Courtesan Court Trilogy #2 Brava
January 1, 2011
On Sale: December 28, 2010
Featuring: Desmond Ryland; Laurette Vincent
352 pages
ISBN: 0758251017
EAN: 9780758251015
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