More than a Mistress (The Mistress Trilogy)

Dell, 2001. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. In this captivating novel, Mary Balogh, the premier writer of Regency roman ce, invites you into a world of scandal and seduction, of glittering high s ociety and intrigue, as an arrogant duke does the unthinkable--he falls in love with his mistress. She races onto the green, desperate to stop a duel. In the melée, Jocelyn D udley, Duke of Tresham, is shot. To his astonishment, Tresham finds himself hiring the servant as his nurse. Jane Ingleby is far too bold for her own good. Her blue eyes are the sort a man could drown in--were it not for her impudence. She questions his every move, breaches his secrets, touches his soul. When he offers to set her up in his London town house, love is the la st thing on his mind. Jane tries to pretend it's strictly business, an arrangement she's been forced to accept in order to conceal a dangerous secret. Surely there is nothing more perilous than being the lover of such a man. Yet as she gets past his devilish façade and sees the noble heart within, she knows the greatest jeopardy of all, a passion that drives her to risk everything on one perfect month with the improper gentleman who thinks that love is for fools.