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Nights of Passion #2
His Mistress by Arrangement
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 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….
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….
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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Natalie Anderson
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Natalie Anderson is a USA TODAY bestselling author. She writes emotional contemporary romances full of sparkling banter, sizzling heat and uplifting endings—perfect for readers who love to escape with everyday empowered heroines and arrogant alphas who are too sexy for their own good.
With over five million books sold, her stories are translated into more than a dozen languages, she’s been a Romantic Times Award nominee and a finalist for the R*BY (Romantic Book of the Year).
When she’s not writing, you’ll find her wrangling her four fab kids, walking Alfie, the mini schnauzer and laughing with her husband at the end of the day–unless they’ve taken Romeo, the Campervan for a spin. She lives in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Natalie Anderson is a USA TODAY bestselling author. She writes emotional contemporary romances full of sparkling banter, sizzling heat and uplifting endings—perfect for readers who love to escape with everyday empowered heroines and arrogant alphas who are too sexy for their own good.
With over five million books sold, her stories are translated into more than a dozen languages, she’s been a Romantic Times Award nominee and a finalist for the R*BY (Romantic Book of the Year).
When she’s not writing, you’ll find her wrangling her four fab kids, walking Alfie, the mini schnauzer and laughing with her husband at the end of the day–unless they’ve taken Romeo, the Campervan for a spin. She lives in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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May 23, 2017
No me pidan un Review coherente de este libro porque no la daré, no recuerdo ni la mitad de el porque no ponía atención lo suficiente.
"Heroína", molesta, impertinente, se basa en las apariencias para juzgar, infantil, prejuiciosa y si asumo que muchas cosas más, pero no se me ocurren en este instante.
"Héroe", típico Playboy que al final termina enamorado de la vecina y que si lo piensa siempre estuvo enamorado de ella.
VAMOS POR FAVOR si los clichés están bien pero tampoco nos pasemos!!!!
Y por ahora nunca más un libro de Natalie Anderson, no son para mi, Respeto a los que les guste y amen sus libros pero no son para mi.
"Heroína", molesta, impertinente, se basa en las apariencias para juzgar, infantil, prejuiciosa y si asumo que muchas cosas más, pero no se me ocurren en este instante.
"Héroe", típico Playboy que al final termina enamorado de la vecina y que si lo piensa siempre estuvo enamorado de ella.
VAMOS POR FAVOR si los clichés están bien pero tampoco nos pasemos!!!!
Y por ahora nunca más un libro de Natalie Anderson, no son para mi, Respeto a los que les guste y amen sus libros pero no son para mi.
April 13, 2022
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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.
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.
July 9, 2022
She is a virgin. He is a very experienced man. Not an alpha male. There was no romance build-up. They hit the sack for the first time very quickly.
He is hot and his talk is wicked. But she verbally (though not physically) backed away from his sexy talk. She was not on his level of banter. She was boring. So I skimmed the pages in which she talked.
The steamy scenes are good and I like that she was a virgin and he had to teach her stuff. And I especially like that they were being responsible by using condoms. Kudos for that.
But I don’t feel the love. It was all humping and grinding between them.
He is hot and his talk is wicked. But she verbally (though not physically) backed away from his sexy talk. She was not on his level of banter. She was boring. So I skimmed the pages in which she talked.
The steamy scenes are good and I like that she was a virgin and he had to teach her stuff. And I especially like that they were being responsible by using condoms. Kudos for that.
But I don’t feel the love. It was all humping and grinding between them.
September 12, 2015
3.5 stars
April 13, 2015
Una historia que se disfruta, me ha encantado.
February 24, 2022
The h is an accountant with a secret major in Botony and loves drawing and painting flowers. The H is a school dropout, old neighbor who is a millionaire entrepreneur. While they had a passing relationship as a neighbor and the h had a bit of a crush on him, no history of betrayal, romance gone wrong. They pick up when they meet again and the story and romance feels light. He discovers her passion for art and they have secondary characters like her dad who demands perfection from her and discourages art. They meet and start an affair. Very predictable and no major dramas and plot twists. There was even a moment with H and h’s dad and even that’s nicely wrapped up.
But the lack of attention to details irks me. There is mention of h helping her professor with her floriography book. The h calls H a Red Tulip aka Perfect Lover. She identifies herself with daisy for innocence as she was a virgin and a chocoholic but turns out the flower was Chocolate cosmos (daisy). A simple google search would highlight that Chocolate Cosmos is not a daisy and Cosmos and Daisies have different genus. I bet my aunt who is a botanist will focus on this and not the story if she reads it.
But the lack of attention to details irks me. There is mention of h helping her professor with her floriography book. The h calls H a Red Tulip aka Perfect Lover. She identifies herself with daisy for innocence as she was a virgin and a chocoholic but turns out the flower was Chocolate cosmos (daisy). A simple google search would highlight that Chocolate Cosmos is not a daisy and Cosmos and Daisies have different genus. I bet my aunt who is a botanist will focus on this and not the story if she reads it.
December 30, 2021
Different
I give this book points for being different from other harlequins. It's almost more about the guy then the girl and alot of their relationship is good and mutual not forced. That being said, I found the female lead to be kind of a pain and the book seemed to drag on too much.
I give this book points for being different from other harlequins. It's almost more about the guy then the girl and alot of their relationship is good and mutual not forced. That being said, I found the female lead to be kind of a pain and the book seemed to drag on too much.
November 22, 2025
It wasn't terrible, but I would not re-read it. It was a bit boring and not that memorable.
The characters were ok, he wasn't a jerk at any point, she wasn't a doormat (just a bit insecure). Their connection was ok, their conflict was meh. The conclusion with him putting their intials on a wooden box he made for her was kind of cute. Np.
The characters were ok, he wasn't a jerk at any point, she wasn't a doormat (just a bit insecure). Their connection was ok, their conflict was meh. The conclusion with him putting their intials on a wooden box he made for her was kind of cute. Np.
February 14, 2020
A bit long and drawn out but otherwise a good story. Love the caramello chocolate side story. hehehe
August 3, 2020
I am doing this for a project and would not have finished this unless I felt I had to.
November 6, 2020
Review to come...
September 5, 2023
Boring, trite, DNF
May 18, 2016
Normally don't read new HP novels but I'm glad I did for this one!, October 26, 2008
This review is from: His Mistress By Arrangement (Mass Market Paperback)
26 year old Emma is a very successful careerwoman but with that comes a non existent love life. One day she hears her co-workers talking about her and she feels very hurt. Enter our hero, Jake, who was Emma's next door neighbor and their respective sisters are best friend. Of course, he's the usual handsome, successful, rich playboy =P She approaches him to say hello and before you know it they are sharing a very steamy kiss. In her case partly to show the gossiping women a thing or two. Making long story short, Jake makes a deal with Emma for them to pretend to have a steamy affair to show the others that's she's not the poor workaholic with no life that they see her to be. OOopps! You know when you embark in such a deception, things are bound to happen - like love haha!
I really like this book because though it seemed fun and lighthearted and sweet, we get to see the heroine's personality and her self discovery of herself. You definitely learn more about her and why she became that way. You also get to read both characters thoughts and motivations. You read the heroine's thoughts and the hero's thoughts so that was cool. You get to read how they fall in love together - not just kiss, boom, I love you. The only thing I was a little semi annoyed was how the word "condom" was just thrown around sorta, haha. I've been so used to reading the old HP novels where you don't really read anything about "protection". I guess thats how modern HP novels are. Yeah, I'm a prude. But anywayz, this book was really good. I might even check out other novels of hers since I enjoyed this one so much.
This review is from: His Mistress By Arrangement (Mass Market Paperback)
26 year old Emma is a very successful careerwoman but with that comes a non existent love life. One day she hears her co-workers talking about her and she feels very hurt. Enter our hero, Jake, who was Emma's next door neighbor and their respective sisters are best friend. Of course, he's the usual handsome, successful, rich playboy =P She approaches him to say hello and before you know it they are sharing a very steamy kiss. In her case partly to show the gossiping women a thing or two. Making long story short, Jake makes a deal with Emma for them to pretend to have a steamy affair to show the others that's she's not the poor workaholic with no life that they see her to be. OOopps! You know when you embark in such a deception, things are bound to happen - like love haha!
I really like this book because though it seemed fun and lighthearted and sweet, we get to see the heroine's personality and her self discovery of herself. You definitely learn more about her and why she became that way. You also get to read both characters thoughts and motivations. You read the heroine's thoughts and the hero's thoughts so that was cool. You get to read how they fall in love together - not just kiss, boom, I love you. The only thing I was a little semi annoyed was how the word "condom" was just thrown around sorta, haha. I've been so used to reading the old HP novels where you don't really read anything about "protection". I guess thats how modern HP novels are. Yeah, I'm a prude. But anywayz, this book was really good. I might even check out other novels of hers since I enjoyed this one so much.
June 2, 2021
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
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
March 6, 2020
I liked both of these people a great deal. I liked how they miscommunicated because they were starting from two entirely different mental points of view. I liked the conflict, the way the woman worked through her shit, the way the man did his own self-reflection and how their HEA worked out.
August 20, 2023
I enjoyed this book a lot! The sexual tension between the leads was sizzlin' hot. Found this on book for less for only a dollar and I'm so glad I chanced upon this book. Will be reading more from this author. Five stars!
I want me some Jake Rendel, pleaseeeee.... Damn!
I want me some Jake Rendel, pleaseeeee.... Damn!
March 14, 2014
I enjoyed the story. Both main characters escaped stereotypes and the romance worked.
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July 5, 2017I loved it, when I read it three years ago. It was very interesting and appealed my young mind!
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