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Mistaken Mistress
A woman with secrets...
Seeing his business partner at a cozy dinner for two in Brisbane, obviously reveling in his beautiful mistress's company, places Lang Forsyth on high alert. Shock becomes contempt when he realizes that he is far from immune to her himself!
Even when her true identity is revealed, Lang can't let go of his suspicions. Surely Eden Sinclair is not as innocent as she appears? He will just have to get close to this mysterious beauty - persuade her to reveal every one of her tempting secrets....
192 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2002
About the author
Margaret Way
617 books165 followersMargaret Way was born and educated in the river city of Brisbane, Australia. Before her marriage she was a well-known pianist, teacher, vocal coach and accompanist, but her hectic musical career came to a halt when her son was born and the demands of motherhood dictated a change of pace.
On a fortuitous impulse she decided to try her hand at romance writing and was thrilled when Mills & Boon accepted her first effort, Time of the Jacaranda, which they published less than a year later in 1970; a feat that brought tears to her father's eyes. Some seventy odd books have followed resulting in a loyal readership whose letters provide a source of support and encouragement. A driving force in all her writing has been the promotion of her much loved country, Australia. She delights in bringing it alive for her readers; its people, way of life, environment, flora and fauna. Her efforts so far have not excited official recognition, but she expects one day she will be awarded the "Order of Australia."
Her interests remain with the arts. She still plays the piano seriously, but her "top Cs" have gone. She is still addicted to collecting antiques and paintings and browsing through galleries. She now lives within sight and sound of beautiful Moreton Bay and its islands, inspiration for some of her books. Her house is full of books, spectacular plants, Chinese screens and pots. She is devoted to her garden and spends much time "directing the design and digging and providing cold drinks and chocolates."
On a fortuitous impulse she decided to try her hand at romance writing and was thrilled when Mills & Boon accepted her first effort, Time of the Jacaranda, which they published less than a year later in 1970; a feat that brought tears to her father's eyes. Some seventy odd books have followed resulting in a loyal readership whose letters provide a source of support and encouragement. A driving force in all her writing has been the promotion of her much loved country, Australia. She delights in bringing it alive for her readers; its people, way of life, environment, flora and fauna. Her efforts so far have not excited official recognition, but she expects one day she will be awarded the "Order of Australia."
Her interests remain with the arts. She still plays the piano seriously, but her "top Cs" have gone. She is still addicted to collecting antiques and paintings and browsing through galleries. She now lives within sight and sound of beautiful Moreton Bay and its islands, inspiration for some of her books. Her house is full of books, spectacular plants, Chinese screens and pots. She is devoted to her garden and spends much time "directing the design and digging and providing cold drinks and chocolates."
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February 24, 2020
You know you have trouble in River City when the heroine is named Eve and her dead siren of a mother is named Cassandra. Not names normally associated with happy times.
MW blew it this time as she manipulated situations and created emotional reactions that don’t ring true. Even more not true that most romances
PLOT:
The H and Owen are partners, and H thinks Owen is having an affair with a young, gorgeous chick. No, it’s far worse as Owen has found his long lost daughter, the doppelgänger of the selfish love of his life. She’s a cross between a young Elizabeth Taylor and Vivian Leigh so she is gorgeous and perfect and b-o-r-i-n-g.
Owen has kept the fact he had a daughter secret from his partner and wife all these years and they are so put out it’s ridiculous. He didn’t even find out about his daughter until she h was three years old and the love of his life was married. Kind of makes sense that he might not mention it. Yes? NO! In addition to his pique with his partner, the H is angry, very angry at the heroine for not letting him know right away and allowing him to think she was the mistress. MW really pushed the angstiness of it all to the point of ridiculousness because honestly why does the H care all that much.
Noses are out of joint all over the place as Owen’s wife and mother of his son is angry, threatened and a pain in the fanny. She wrangles in an pushier than usual OW and it is rinse and repeat.
MW blew it this time as she manipulated situations and created emotional reactions that don’t ring true. Even more not true that most romances
PLOT:
The H and Owen are partners, and H thinks Owen is having an affair with a young, gorgeous chick. No, it’s far worse as Owen has found his long lost daughter, the doppelgänger of the selfish love of his life. She’s a cross between a young Elizabeth Taylor and Vivian Leigh so she is gorgeous and perfect and b-o-r-i-n-g.
Owen has kept the fact he had a daughter secret from his partner and wife all these years and they are so put out it’s ridiculous. He didn’t even find out about his daughter until she h was three years old and the love of his life was married. Kind of makes sense that he might not mention it. Yes? NO! In addition to his pique with his partner, the H is angry, very angry at the heroine for not letting him know right away and allowing him to think she was the mistress. MW really pushed the angstiness of it all to the point of ridiculousness because honestly why does the H care all that much.
Noses are out of joint all over the place as Owen’s wife and mother of his son is angry, threatened and a pain in the fanny. She wrangles in an pushier than usual OW and it is rinse and repeat.
August 2, 2018
I really enjoyed the story.
Our heroine is rich, which is rare in HPland.
She is the secret daughter of the hero's partner. She is rich, intelligent and very beautiful. She is the image of her mother and her father is immensely happy to be able to claim her paternity.
The hero thinks she is his partner's lover and is disappointed by the behavior of his best friend and mentor. He is close friend of the wife of the partner and godfather of their son. He has a terrible first impression of our heroine.
I remember already having read this story before and it seemed to me that they cut parts in the story. But it may also be that my memory is no longer good. But I remembered practically everything.
Her stepmother is a jealous bitch. The brother is a cute child and suffocated by the possessive mother. Her father never forgot the first and only love of his life, the heroine's mother.
Our hero in the beginning was an asshole, but gradually it was conquered by our heroine and proved to be a man who knows what he wants.
Another woman trying to cause problems with the help of the stepmother, but that did not achieve anything.
I recommend.
Our heroine is rich, which is rare in HPland.
She is the secret daughter of the hero's partner. She is rich, intelligent and very beautiful. She is the image of her mother and her father is immensely happy to be able to claim her paternity.
The hero thinks she is his partner's lover and is disappointed by the behavior of his best friend and mentor. He is close friend of the wife of the partner and godfather of their son. He has a terrible first impression of our heroine.
I remember already having read this story before and it seemed to me that they cut parts in the story. But it may also be that my memory is no longer good. But I remembered practically everything.
Her stepmother is a jealous bitch. The brother is a cute child and suffocated by the possessive mother. Her father never forgot the first and only love of his life, the heroine's mother.
Our hero in the beginning was an asshole, but gradually it was conquered by our heroine and proved to be a man who knows what he wants.
Another woman trying to cause problems with the help of the stepmother, but that did not achieve anything.
I recommend.
February 27, 2020
Not for me!
January 2, 2019
Saintly Mary Sue h, manly man H, scheming OW (plural), dynastic concerns, lots of money -- it's a Margaret Way special.
August 21, 2020
No mistresses here.
And the mistake is the Hero’s. He thinks his middle-aged partner’s spring in his step is caused by a hot, young mistress. But surprise! It’s his long-lost daughter.
This confusion drives the first third of the story. Hero is horrified he’s attracted to such a jezebel and heroine is upset such a handsome guy is so hostile.
The second third of the story is the heroine traveling to the bosom of her newfound dysfunctional family. Her stepmother is paranoid and jealous, her father is possessive, and her six year-old half brother is welcoming. Hero is often at the house for the lavish parties and tags along for a beach adventure where heroine is attacked by a giant sea eagle.
The Outback is not neglected. Heroine visits the hero’s family station and charms his mother. An intrepid OW follows them there, but hero takes heroine to his favorite secret canyon where they watch a pure white wild horse.
H/h are clearly in love, but there is still the matter of the Christmas holidays and her father changing his will to include the heroine in the last third of the story.
It’s all forgotten when hero finally puts the moves on the heroine after a lavish cocktail party. Instead of taking her home, he takes her to his apartment where they declare their love and have sex for the first time.
The end.
Yes. The end.
No marriage proposal – although we’re supposed to assume so?
It was a strange ending – and kind of a strange story. Lots of interesting descriptions of Northern Queensland, but the stakes are so low (heroine is wealthy and is a lawyer) that she needs nothing from these people. And I never worried about the OW or the stepmother getting out of hand. The sea eagle was the scariest thing in the story.
And the mistake is the Hero’s. He thinks his middle-aged partner’s spring in his step is caused by a hot, young mistress. But surprise! It’s his long-lost daughter.
This confusion drives the first third of the story. Hero is horrified he’s attracted to such a jezebel and heroine is upset such a handsome guy is so hostile.
The second third of the story is the heroine traveling to the bosom of her newfound dysfunctional family. Her stepmother is paranoid and jealous, her father is possessive, and her six year-old half brother is welcoming. Hero is often at the house for the lavish parties and tags along for a beach adventure where heroine is attacked by a giant sea eagle.
The Outback is not neglected. Heroine visits the hero’s family station and charms his mother. An intrepid OW follows them there, but hero takes heroine to his favorite secret canyon where they watch a pure white wild horse.
H/h are clearly in love, but there is still the matter of the Christmas holidays and her father changing his will to include the heroine in the last third of the story.
It’s all forgotten when hero finally puts the moves on the heroine after a lavish cocktail party. Instead of taking her home, he takes her to his apartment where they declare their love and have sex for the first time.
The end.
Yes. The end.
No marriage proposal – although we’re supposed to assume so?
It was a strange ending – and kind of a strange story. Lots of interesting descriptions of Northern Queensland, but the stakes are so low (heroine is wealthy and is a lawyer) that she needs nothing from these people. And I never worried about the OW or the stepmother getting out of hand. The sea eagle was the scariest thing in the story.
December 28, 2016
رواية الهدية من روايات احلام
تحكي القصه عن ايدن التي تكتشف بعد موت والدتها ان الرجل الذي قام بتربيتها ليس والدها الحقيقي
تتعرف على والدها الحقيقي وشريكه بالعمل لانغ الذي يضن بداية الامر انها عشيقة صديقه المتزوج
كعادة روايات احلام النهاية السعيده لبطلي الرواية الذين كرها بعضهما ومن ثم تفتح الحب بقلبيهما
احببتها كثيرا
دائما تسعدني هذه الروايات
تحكي القصه عن ايدن التي تكتشف بعد موت والدتها ان الرجل الذي قام بتربيتها ليس والدها الحقيقي
تتعرف على والدها الحقيقي وشريكه بالعمل لانغ الذي يضن بداية الامر انها عشيقة صديقه المتزوج
كعادة روايات احلام النهاية السعيده لبطلي الرواية الذين كرها بعضهما ومن ثم تفتح الحب بقلبيهما
احببتها كثيرا
دائما تسعدني هذه الروايات
January 24, 2020
3.5 stars for an intense connection between the main characters ... suitably witchy step mother, totally delightful little brother ... definitely worth reading ..
July 6, 2012
The pacing in this book is, frankly, terrible. There is a lot of description of Australia, which is lovely, but not if you end up sacrificing the resolution of the story for it. The entire conflict of the book, is wrapped up while the heroine is off having transcendent love with the hero. She does NOTHING to resolve it. She's literally not even in the same house.
Here's the setup: Her father finds her. The father's wife is jealous of the love child; who is amazingly beautiful, smart, gracious, loving, patient, and understanding. (Really! She has not a rough edge or an even slightly bad quality. The worst thing you can say about her is that she keeps her word, even when it makes things awkward. That's not the sign of a well developed character.) The antagonism between wife and daughter exists through the entire book with incidents escalating the dislike periodically. Then the daughter leaves a party to boff the hero for the first time, and after the boffing, she receives a phone call that everyone is suddenly happy with her, including the new wife. Hero proposes and the story ends.
Here's the setup: Her father finds her. The father's wife is jealous of the love child; who is amazingly beautiful, smart, gracious, loving, patient, and understanding. (Really! She has not a rough edge or an even slightly bad quality. The worst thing you can say about her is that she keeps her word, even when it makes things awkward. That's not the sign of a well developed character.) The antagonism between wife and daughter exists through the entire book with incidents escalating the dislike periodically. Then the daughter leaves a party to boff the hero for the first time, and after the boffing, she receives a phone call that everyone is suddenly happy with her, including the new wife. Hero proposes and the story ends.
November 11, 2019
I liked the story but it just ended abruptly! It needed at least one more chapter or epilogue!! I hated Delma and wished Owen would have divorced her! I liked the main characters ok.
May 18, 2020
A woman with secrets...
Seeing his business partner at a cozy dinner for two in Brisbane, obviously reveling in his beautiful mistress's company, places Lang Forsyth on high alert. Shock becomes contempt when he realizes that he is far from immune to her himself!
Even when her true identity is revealed, Lang can't let go of his suspicions. Surely Eden Sinclair is not as innocent as she appears? He will just have to get close to this mysterious beauty - persuade her to reveal every one of her tempting secrets....
Seeing his business partner at a cozy dinner for two in Brisbane, obviously reveling in his beautiful mistress's company, places Lang Forsyth on high alert. Shock becomes contempt when he realizes that he is far from immune to her himself!
Even when her true identity is revealed, Lang can't let go of his suspicions. Surely Eden Sinclair is not as innocent as she appears? He will just have to get close to this mysterious beauty - persuade her to reveal every one of her tempting secrets....
December 10, 2020
Sadly, it only took till page 3 to know exactly what was going to happen in this book!
November 9, 2025
Een roos in de tropen, Bouquet extra 613
October 14, 2008
Lang sungguh terkejut ketika tahu mitra bisnisnya sedang bersama seorang wanita cantik. Padahal Owen telah menikah dan punya anak. Padahal Eden wanita cantik itu adalah anak Owen dari kekasihnya semasa muda. Lang yg penasaran trs menyelidiki maksud kedatangan Eden. Lang bahkan tidak menyadari dirinya telah jatuh cinta padanya. Lang pun harus bisa mempercayai apapun tentang Eden tanpa sedikit pun meragukannya.
January 12, 2016
Me faltó romance. El final ocurre muy rápido.
Por momentos el libro se hace muy tedioso.
Por momentos el libro se hace muy tedioso.
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May 17, 2016الهدية / مارغريت واي
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