HIS MISTRESS BY MORNING

Author: Elizabeth Boyle ISBN: 0060784024 9/2006 PARANORMAL/HISTORICAL Publisher: AVON
Time Period: Regency

Oh, how I wish... When a promised inheritance turns out to be a fraud, shy spinster Charlotte Wilmont makes an impetuous wish that despite her lack of charm and fortune, she could capture the heart of the one man whom she's forever adored—Sebastian, Viscount Trent. Be careful whatyou wish for. . . With that utterance, Charlotte awakens shocked to find herself entwined with her beloved Sebastian. But the respectable man she knew is now a most rakish devil and she is...well, by some inexplicable magic, London's most infamous mistress. Even passion comes at a price... Being the scandalous Lottie Townsend affords Charlotte unimaginable freedom—passionate nights with Sebastian, endless days of shopping, and adoring fans. But all too soon, Charlotte finds that being one man's mistress isn't the same as being his wife. Yet if she returns to her old, respectable life, can Charlotte trust there will be enough magic left to recapture Sebastian's heart and reawaken his rakish desires?

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

HIS MISTRESS BY MORNING is magical and marvelous! We start with a fairly ordinary setup. It is 1810, and twenty-six year old well-bred London spinster Charlotte Wilmont is in love with her best friend's oldest brother: Sebastian, Viscount Trent. She is a shy wallflower, and he's quite staid and respectable himself, but she sees her soul mate in him. Miss Wilmont has (unknowingly) inherited a magic ring, and with one wish for Lord Trent to love her, her whole universe is rearranged.

The two transform from spinster and respectable man to courtesan and rake. Much has changed in the universe to make this possible, and the price is high. Charlotte has to learn who she really is, and who Lord Trent may be as well, deep down, to make a future possible for both of them.

Full of sparkling characters, sexy romance and a genuinely fun plot, HIS MISTRESS BY MORNING belongs on your must-read list for fall. This appears to be the beginning of a five-book series (or something like that), and I'm looking forward to reading the next adventure of the ring!

Heather Hiestand