- Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group; Reprint edition (2 Aug 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0440236576
- ISBN-13: 978-0440236573
- Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 2.6 x 17.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 475,287 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Critics call her "a matchless storyteller." (Romantic Times) Readers have fallen in love with Mary Balogh’s sparkling blend of wit and romance. Now this dazzling writer sweeps us back to Regency England, into a world of dangerous secrets and glittering intrigue, as a dashing lord meets his match in a fiery beauty who vows to be...
No Man's Mistress
Lord Ferdinand Dudley 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 Lady Viola Thornhill. She refuses to cede him the home she calls her own. He refuses to leave. So the contest begins. Each day under the same roof brings its share of frustration...and temptation. But Viola knows it is a battle she cannot afford to lose. Marriage is out of the question, and she will be no man’s mistress even as Dudley’s unnerving presence threatens to melt her resolve. Against his better judgment, Lord Ferdinand Dudley is beguiled. This maddening beauty has stirred him as no woman had before. And now he is bound and determined to make her his own.
No Man's Mistress
Lord Ferdinand Dudley 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 Lady Viola Thornhill. She refuses to cede him the home she calls her own. He refuses to leave. So the contest begins. Each day under the same roof brings its share of frustration...and temptation. But Viola knows it is a battle she cannot afford to lose. Marriage is out of the question, and she will be no man’s mistress even as Dudley’s unnerving presence threatens to melt her resolve. Against his better judgment, Lord Ferdinand Dudley is beguiled. This maddening beauty has stirred him as no woman had before. And now he is bound and determined to make her his own.
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23 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I started reading this book because it's the natural following of one I liked so much, " More than a mistress " ( the male protagonist of " No man's mistress ", Frederick, is the younger brother of Jocelyn ) but honestly I consider the plot really unlikely - do you really believe to the existance of a man, even in the 19th century England, which is nearly thirty years old and having NO sexual experience ?!? beside that, MB is always a great writer so maybe this weakness in the initial hipothesis could be ( partially )forgiven ...
Format:Paperback
Found the story entertaining especially with the small twist. One of Mary Balogh's best novels so far as tend to find them slow in places but this one not in the least.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Miss Viola Thornhill, a former courtesan, now resides in Pinewood Manor, a gift from her deceased father, the former Earl of Bamber. One day, a handsome stranger kisses her at the local fair, making her head spin. She doesn't think she will see him again, but the next day, he arrives at her house saying he's now the new owner and she must leave. The man is Lord Ferdinand Dudley, the younger 27 year old brother of the Duke of Tresham, one of the main protagnoists in the first book of the series. He has won the house through a card game, where the new Earl of Bamber offered it as his stake. Viola isn't happy, saying the property has always been hers, but Dudley doesn't agree. When neither agree to leave, both live together, but Viola hopes to make his life more difficult, so he will leave of his own accord. Over time, they begin to fall for each other and begin a relationship. Dudley wants to marry her, but Viola knows he cannot marry a bastard ex courtesan. Her own problems from her former life begin to creep up on her and despite already loving him, tries to turn Dudley away, so he realises she isn't a suitable bride. But Dudley is persistent, even offering for her to become his mistress and set her up in his brother's former mistress house. The Duke of Tresham is outraged his brother is having anything to do with Viola, for he knows of her reputation as Lilian Talbot, her alias when she was a courtesan. But Dudley loves Viola no matter what, and is determined to make Viola realise he loves her and marry him.
Overall, the book is good, but not as good as the first in the series. Couple of things that confused me:
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1) Ferdinand Dudley is a virgin when he meets Viola, and she only picks up on this when they first sleep together. This is unusual for any man in these types of stories. He doesn't say why he's never slept with anyone, and at 27, it makes you wonder his reasons. He's not ugly, as the author describes, so it's not as if he's had trouble getting a woman's attention. So what was the reason?
2) Tresham's anger over Ferdinand's love for Viola. He is the biggest hypocrite ever, when he fell in love with his mistress. His actions made me angry with him, considering I really liked his character in the first book. But at the end, his coolness thawed, but the damage had been done, and I don't like his character as much as before. Perhaps he did it because he knew Ferdinand was a virgin, so inexprienced with women, and didn't want him hurt? That is the only explanation I can think of without him being a hypocrite, but he doesn't give any indication he knows this.
Overall, the book is good, but not as good as the first in the series. Couple of things that confused me:
SPOILERS
1) Ferdinand Dudley is a virgin when he meets Viola, and she only picks up on this when they first sleep together. This is unusual for any man in these types of stories. He doesn't say why he's never slept with anyone, and at 27, it makes you wonder his reasons. He's not ugly, as the author describes, so it's not as if he's had trouble getting a woman's attention. So what was the reason?
2) Tresham's anger over Ferdinand's love for Viola. He is the biggest hypocrite ever, when he fell in love with his mistress. His actions made me angry with him, considering I really liked his character in the first book. But at the end, his coolness thawed, but the damage had been done, and I don't like his character as much as before. Perhaps he did it because he knew Ferdinand was a virgin, so inexprienced with women, and didn't want him hurt? That is the only explanation I can think of without him being a hypocrite, but he doesn't give any indication he knows this.
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Unlikely plot leaving me unconvinced.
I loved More than a Mistress and this is a follow up telling the story of of Ferdinand, the younger brother of the Duke of Tresham. Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2008 by CJ
Really sweet story
In my opinion this story was far better than it's partner, 'More Than a Mistress'. It had unusual characters and a plot that I'd not read before. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2008 by E. Watson
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