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    The Mistress
    The Mistress
    The Mistress
    Audiobook5 hours

    The Mistress

    Written by Maya Banks

    Narrated by Lily Bask

    4/5

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    About this audiobook

    Mistress. It sounded so sordid, so impersonal, so far removed from the kind of relationship Marley Jameson had with Greek hotel magnate Chrysander Anetakis. What she thought she had. Until he abruptly broke things off between them and told her to leave his luxurious apartment. Three months later, Marley awakens in the hospital, with no memory of what happened before she got there. She can't remember her past, Chrysander . or the baby she carries. All she knows is that when Chrysander sweeps her away to his private Greek island, being with him feels like home. Even though he never speaks of love, surely his protectiveness and his desire for her prove how much she means to him. Until she remembers the truth ...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMay 1, 2015
    ISBN9781490681078
    The Mistress
    Author

    Maya Banks

    Maya Banks is a #1 USA Today and New York Times bestselling author whose chart toppers have included erotic romance, romantic suspense, contemporary romance, and Scottish historical romances. She is the author of the Breathless Trilogy, the KGI series, the Sweet series, and the Colters' Legacy novels.

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    • 5/5
      Audiobook: Narrator – Carol Monda
      Because I was so caught up in the story, I can’t really say how well this narrator performed. But I guess, that must me she did an excellent job because I was never taken out of the story by being aggravated by her change from male to female voice. I do remember thinking she did a great job of the hero’s character which is where I struggle with female narrators.

      This one took me back to the good old days of Harlequin Romances. With a greek hero and a sweet heroine, it was exactly what I was wanting.

      After learning she’s pregnant, Marley is forced to question Chrysander about the status of their relationship. While they’ve lived together for several months, he is still very standoffish and never gives her a clue as to his feelings for her. When he flat out tells her she is his mistress and nothing more, she is heartbroken. Then the accusations are hurled at her which leads to her in a nightmare situation.

      Chrysander was developed much like the original alpha heroes from long ago. He is so protective of Marley when he gets her back even to the point of demanding she have assistance going up and down the stairs. But he’s got a viper whispering in his ear and yep, just like those Harlequins I cut my teeth on, he doesn’t see the evil right in front of him.

      This is a fast paced story with some pretty good angst that while not gut clinching is the kind that makes you want to smack someone. The steam was high and there were no surprises here, just pure predictability and sometimes that’s exactly what I need and want. This book helped to soothe that craving.

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    • 4/5
      The story was a very good one. The narrator did a great job in keeping it exciting. I would listen again to this book.
    • 5/5
      I just love this book. Fantastic love story. Second time I have listened to audio. I’ve also read the book as well and have enjoyed all the series about the Anetakos brothers. Watch for The Affair about Piers and The Bride about Theron
    • 5/5
      When I started this book I thought oh well, it's not my usual kind of book. But I ended up enjoying it so thoroughly. I kept waiting for her memory to come back and it was even worse than I expected. Her pain felt real to me. His pain when he heard what she went through touched me. I loved this book so much and the reader Lily has an awesome voice.
    • 2/5
      Mistress by Amanda QuickNarrated by: Barbara Rosenblat2 Stars - Found this audiobook in Audible’s Romance Package and decided to read something from when I first fell in love with romance! I remember loving Amanda Quick and quickly making it through her entire backlist. This time around, I found that the book lacked the witty dialogue I have come to expect in my historical romances, and instead favours discussing antiquities. I wonder if just my tastes have changed or if perhaps I just chose one of the books that wasn’t her best. I am sure I will try another of hers again in the future and see. The plot itself was alright, but I did find that it seemed to drag a bit. The narrator did a good job. I would listen to her again. ~Paragraphs and Petticoats~
    • 3/5
      Mistress
      3 Stars

      Marcus Cloud, Earl of Masters, is astonished to learn that his non-existent mistress is taking London by storm. Thus, he returns to Town to meet his "paramour", Mrs. Iphiginia Bright, only to discover that the intriguing young woman has adopted this masquerade to ferret out the identity of a nefarious blackmailer. Soon the two join forces to unmask the villain and perhaps turn their charade into something more real.

      Marcus and Iphiginia are very likable as individuals and they have wonderful chemistry together. Unfortunately, the suspense plot is contrived with a very obscure and the culprit is obvious with an obscure and incomprehensible motive.

      Moreover, Marcus's brother Bennet has got to be one of the most obnoxious characters in the history of romance. He is a self-absorbed, judgmental hypocrite and his behavior toward Iphiginia is unforgivable. The fact that it is more or less glossed over has the book losing a star.

      While my read through Quick's backlist is enjoyable, it may be time to take a break for a while and get back to it later.
    • 4/5
      Features the usual pre-20th Century vaguely Victorian era that many historical novels and a headstrong female lead who is determined not to be tethered to someone who will make her less.Ipiginia [I'm probably going to muck it up at some stage and write Ipigenia as is more common and the spelling did leap out at me throughout.] is trying to help her Aunt Zoe who is being blackmailed; she's posing as the mistress of the Earl of Masters, a man the blackmailer claims he has killed.Only he isn't dead and his curiousity is aroused by this woman, so he investigates and finds more to her than he first thought.It's funny and fun and enjoyable and I was sucked in throughout.
    • 5/5
      The best laid plans of nieces and earls.....Another Quick worth rereading, another good fun.Publisher's blurb gives plot clues, but cannot convey the situational and/or conversational humor. Moves along quickly (I know, horrible pun), twists along quite nicely, and with truly enjoyable characters.Barbara Rosenblatt's performance really does add to the enjoyment!
    • 3/5
      Not much to say. Just an average historical romance with a little bit of a mystery sub-plot.

      I liked the heroine, Iphiginia Bright. She is smart, confident and however annoying that is to some people, especially to her family and poor Earl of Masters, she is always right. As he once said: "If she was exerting any effort at all to appear modest, she was failing spectacularly." Interactions between Iphiginia and him were the most fun part of the book. :)
    • 2/5
      Mostly frothy fun.
    • 4/5
       OK, I wanted something to read on the bath after a hard day in the garden, and this was suitably light. he's an eccentric Earl who was badly scarred by a first marriage. She's a young lady who is seeking a blackmailer. They come together, as she's entered Society posing as his mistress, and (this being a romance) fact soon mirrors fiction. And it's about as believable as that, really, but it went well with the mood I was in.

      re-read 2013.
      Picked for a bookclub challenge, this is one of those comfort books, a bit like a favourite jumper - nothing very bad happens in it - despite all the alarms & scares on the way you just know it'll end happily ever after. Iphingia's aunt is being blackmailed, and the note says that another victim, the Earl of Masters, has been murdered because he didn't pay up. So Iphingia (a miss and former school teacher of an academy for young ladies) decides to enter society as the mistress of the Earl of Masters. I said it was comfortable, not that it made any kind of sense. She does her homework on him, creates an illusion and half falls in love with him. Which is fine while he's rusticating in the country, but does kind of cause a stir when he returns to town. They have a few run ins with the blackmailer (who is out to cause trouble) and with the passion that's stirred up between them. But you can guess the ending. These are a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine and he's one hero I'd not be throwing out of bed for eating crisps.
    • 3/5
      I read this when it originally came out (over 10 years ago now) and reread it once every 4 years or so. So I enjoy it - but it's a silly, frothy, light book. It has no historical accuracy, but Iphiginia Bright is a bright character, dressed all in white and pretending to be a dead man's mistress - and then he turns up! Again, there is the annoying theme of sex outside of marriage with no though of consequences, and the man who fears becoming a clockwork mechanical (Jo Beverly did it so much better with Rothgar!) but everything works out for the best and a pleasant few hours has passed.