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My Review:Title: His Mistress by Arrangement
Author: Natalie Anderson
Published by: Harlequin Presents
Release Date: June 1, 2008
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's 2022 Backlist Reader Challenge, Lenoreo's 2022 Bookish Resolutions Presents, Lenoreo's 2022 COYER Spring
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My rating:
Blurb:Jake Rendel is a successful millionaire who works and plays hard--unlike Emma Delaney, who's stifled by her uninspiring job. So Jake makes Emma a proposition to shake off her prim-and-proper image: for a month, they'll pretend to have a steamy affair!
Emma's out of her depth--and things quickly get passionate in private as well as in public. Soon the girl-next-door is wishing the month of mistress make-believe will never end....
3.5 stars — There were parts of this story that I loved, but I will admit I became frustrated with both Emma and Jake for holding on to preconceptions for so long. But at the same time, they felt pretty real — their flaws were easy to see, easy to connect with, and while I wanted them to grow faster, I felt like the growth made sense and would be sustainable. Which is a lot more than I expected to say about a Harlequin.
So while they frustrated me as individuals a lot, I actually really loved them as a couple — especially when they were having fun and flirting and just loving being together.
So yeah, it was a bit of a mixed bag. Some great stuff, but it balanced on that edge of being too frustrating.
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