His Favorite Mistress (Mistress Trilogy, #3)

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His Favorite Mistress (Mistress Trilogy #3)

by Tracy Anne Warren

3.91 · rating details · 245 ratings · 16 reviews

Vivacious Gabriella St. George is penniless yet proud. Thanks to the benevolence of a generous relative, she gets a chance for a new life in London, never dreaming that it will entangle her in a sensual battle of wills with an irresistible rogue who doesn’t believe in love. With one scorching caress, Anthony Black invites Gabriella to share his bed. But she wants his heart...more

Mass Market Paperback, 432 pages

Published December 26th 2007 by Ballantine Books (first published 2007)

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Apr 08, 2009

Pamela(AllHoney) rated it

Shelves: hr-regency-victorian, married-couple

I didn't like this one as much as the previous 2. And, no, it's not because of the age difference (He is 35 and she is 17). I really liked Tony and Gabriella characters but the story just didn't work for me.

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Jan 26, 2010

Christine rated it

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I enjoyed the first two novels in this series, but this one didn't work for me at all. Right off the bat, I was turned off by the 17-year-old heroine and 30-something-year-old hero. (I missed his exact age and don't really care, it's gross whatever the digit after the 3_ is. :=) )

Going forward, though, this turned out to be yet another story that was completely about a man's refusal to say three little words, which I find tedious. Don't get me wrong -- it's fine to take some time to...more

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Nov 28, 2009

Beanbag Love rated it

I enjoyed this book over the other two in Tracy Anne Warren's "Mistress" series. There was TAW's typical segment of discord but, although it got old by the end, it didn't feel completely inorganic to me as others have. For one thing, the typically sweet heroine didn't become a raving shrew to the hero. That's something that Warren sometimes does to keep the discord going when there's obviously no reason for it to continue, and it works a lot better when the insults don't fly.
...moreI enjoyed this book over the other two in Tracy Anne Warren's "Mistress" series. There was TAW's typical segment of discord but, although it got old by the end, it didn't feel completely inorganic to me as others have. For one thing, the typically sweet heroine didn't become a raving shrew to the hero. That's something that Warren sometimes does to keep the discord going when there's obviously no reason for it to continue, and it works a lot better when the insults don't fly.

The heroine, Gabriella, is the illegitimate niece of the hero from "My Fair Mistress" and she comes to his home to shoot him for supposedly hounding her father to his death. She meets up with Tony, the Duke of Wyvern, who disarms her and, of course, thinks she needs a lusty kiss before the uncle she's never met enters the room. He then unloads all the dirty laundry she's never learned about her father right on her head.

So, it's a fun start.

The heroine is very young. Only seventeen. Which my modern morals object to, but I have to remind myself of the times. She's a very mature seventeen, as well, being the orphaned wrong-side-of-the-sheets daughter of a peer and an actress. But she's naive in the ways of society and her uncle, Rafe (who has generously and lovingly made her part of his growing family), asks Tony to look out for her when she has a season. Um ... silly uncle.

No, it's not at all likely that the known bastard daughter of a known murderer would enjoy a season. Nor would she "take" as well as Gabriella does. But, if life were fair in the regency era, she would. She's really very sweet and clever and beautiful and there's no reason not to like her. It was easy enough to suspend my disbelief.

Tony is a rake who seems heartless to the women he leaves behind. His back story provides the reason for his seeming coldness, and intention to let his title pass to his cousin rather than ever marry, and it works well enough for me. We've seen him in the other books, and he's a decent guy. He just has a very distorted view of relationships between men and women.

That view is the cause of all his problems later and, although the inevitable point where you say "enough of this!" does happen, it's not all that tedious in this case.

Poor Tony. He deserves five stars for his excellent groveling alone, but he's sexy and manly and almost always sweet, if a bit emotionally under-educated. Lucky for the reader, Gabriella is perfect for him and this is a very romantic end to the trilogy.(less)

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Jul 12, 2011

Punya H. rated it

Shelves: tracy-anne-warren, no-no-no-noooo

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. My review contains spoilers and they're mostly my thoughts as I went with the book. This one's got 3 parts.

Nope, I guessed wrong (read my review of The Accidental Mistress) . This one's kinda becoming annoying too. The hero, Anthony, is the type who'll never get any respect from me, the kind who thinks apart from virgins, own relatives and relatives to one's cronies, all the other women are good for the plucking!. Huh?! Really, sounds very humiliating to me. I don't know yet wh...moreMy review contains spoilers and they're mostly my thoughts as I went with the book. This one's got 3 parts.

Nope, I guessed wrong (read my review of The Accidental Mistress) . This one's kinda becoming annoying too. The hero, Anthony, is the type who'll never get any respect from me, the kind who thinks apart from virgins, own relatives and relatives to one's cronies, all the other women are good for the plucking!. Huh?! Really, sounds very humiliating to me. I don't know yet what happened to him to not to get settled but at 35 he should've. I've read in some other novel that if a man didn't get settled after 35, he was a known roué back then. Well, our Tony is a duke, so everything's forgiven I guess. I didn't particularly want to read that scene in the beginning of chap 3 and how he'd 'taken his latest mistress in various inventive ways' because I just don't wanna know that part, plain and simple. Then again, there are books where these types of scenes are mentioned, even in "Dreaming of You" and personally, it was hard for me to swallow (don't know how Sara endured the 'blabbering' of Derek's lunatic ex-mistress in the end :( ). Now, my point is, I don't like the way he thinks about Gabriella. Even after knowing who Gabriella is and how young she is, how the heck can he fantasize about her? Sometimes it's making me gag, seriously. He himself calls her 'child' *gag gag*.

And for Gabriella, she's ok. Here, she's portrayed as a perfection in her looks and less than womanly activities (she's a sharpshooter, great with pistols, even can fence!). But she is very very naive, no match for Tony (so far I didn't think so) and she thinks it'd be great to 'conquer' Tony or rather Tony's 'heart' because she's infatuated with him (he being tall, gorgeous and all that). I actually liked her in the beginning, the way she acted/thought things out but now, when it comes to Tony the rakehell, she turns all wobbly and mushy. She tries to keep up a bold face but inside, she's all that and more. Now, can't expect better than this from a 17yrs. old and I don't like immature heroines. Maybe because I'm no more a 17 yrs. old and much prefer strong, witty, older heroines (Julianna was close to my expectations), maybe like some of the reviews here, I think Tony isn't the match for her. Or maybe, it's not that well-written! 18 yrs. difference in age is just not working out for me so far.

So, how long I can take this farce is a fact remains to be seen. Already Tony's started pawing Gabriella, where Rafe actually asked him to look after her. Where is your self-control, man? If she was 22, I would've thought it's ok but ... I mean really, you're losing me here Ms. Warren! Ugh!!
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If only *sigh* ... If only I could forget that Gabriella is 17, it would be such a HOT book. At this point (I'm a bit more than halfway through), I don't really care much for the story anymore lolzzzzzz. Tony is such a hunk *fans herself* ... I wish Gabriella was much more older and mature and I wouldn't have the feeling that he's ... well ... she's still a kid in my eyes, no matter the era. :/ Considering what a rakehell he was (there's plenty of examples and narratives on that), Tony's waiting for Gabriella for about 4 months before marriage was another thing I applauded.

After they married, things turned a bit more interesting (along with HOT love scenes which left me ... ahemm ... with many ... things lolz) ... I hated Tony's mom and have always thought such women should never have children. Also, understood why Tony didn't want to get married (many things came to mind here but not willing to dwell on them now). Well, I just hope that the rest stays this way.
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Have to say it was good til the end. Although I thought Gabby's thoughts about her pride and dignity was correct, the 'wife-mistress' part seemed really weird! I didn't mind the hot love scenes that followed (with a tinsy winsy embarrassing scene, man I was laughing so damn hard and thinking is there any place left? hello! hahahaha). Gabby could've been a bit stronger and let him eat his own word, in a different sort of way. Well, I could go on an on but ultimately, I liked it. And, Tony you sexy babe you, what can I say ... You did make me sigh at some scenes and for that I'm glad. :)

What I didn't like was sometimes it felt like their whole relationship, at least from Tony's side, was based on sex. I really have no problem with that when enough emotional connection/emotional intensity is involved but here, sometimes it did bother me. Also, Gabby's being 17 initially. The story expanded for 2 yrs from start to end so she turned 19 (at least I think so), still I wish she was older. I know I've whined about it before but couldn't really get past the fact when Tony was 35 to begin with. I didn't like it when Tony threatened her that he'd be unfaithful if she doesn't let him back in her bed. Gabby shouldn't have given in IMO. I'd say she gave in a bit too easily.

Anyways, loved the mention of The Trap Trilogy and 3 of it's characters in the end, it was unexpected yet a pleasant surprise. 3.75 stars because if only there are a few things went differently, it could've been a 5 stars for me. :)(less)

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May 04, 2009

Tanja rated it

Shelves: romance

Shamefully addictive. So predictable and formulaic, but satisfying none the less. Doesn't everyone like to see a bad boy gone good and a feisty lady get her happy ending. At least the heroine's no simpering little darlin', and the characters are well defined. There is a plot. Yay.

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Feb 06, 2011

Marg rated it

Don't really like very young heroines and this one was.

Loved the nod she gave to the Trap trilogy in one of the last scenes of the book. Very subtle and clever and you would really only notice it if you had read the previous trilogy.

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Feb 18, 2010

Maureen rated it

I enjoyed this book but I think they could have made her slightly older maybe 20 or more.Had a bit of a problem with her being only 17.Overall it didnt take away from my enjoyment of the book.

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Dec 07, 2010

Danette rated it

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This was entertaining. My first by this author. Definitely steamy and hot. I didn't quite get the title of this book....didn't make any sense. This is part of a the Mistress Trilogy though.

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Feb 10, 2010

Tdaly01 rated it

Tony loved his bachelorhood and believed that he would never give it up for anyone until he meets Gabriella. And without even knowing it he finds himself in love with her and having to fight for trust. Once again Tracy Anne Warren book leaves me wanting to read her next book.

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Oct 11, 2011

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Feb 27, 2010

Samantha rated it

Wonderful! Just as good as the first two!

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Jan 07, 2012

Pamela rated it

Rated 3.5

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Jul 24, 2011

Ashley rated it

Interesting end to the series, but not really all that adventurous or outstanding. A good calm weekend read!

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Feb 25, 2008

Connie rated it

Shelves: already-read

This one was my favorite in the series. If you have read the trap series pay attention at the end.

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Oct 26, 2010

Bekah rated it

Shelves: 2010-reads

I liked this one much better than the rest.

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Love it !!

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