Trapped in a little country town for twenty-six years, Iphiginia Bright lost no time in closing down her academy for young ladies to set off on a life of grand adventure. But after touring the classical ruins of Italy and Greece she returned to England to discover that the real excitement was there at home. Her aunt Zoe has fallen victim to a sinister blackmailer and only Iphiginia can hope to stop the culprit before her can do more harm. Her plan is inspired: Imitating history's most legendary beauties - Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, Aphrodite - the former schoolmistress will remake herself from head to toe and descend upon London society as the dazzling mistress of one of the town's most powerful men, Marcus Valerius Cloud, the infamous Earl of Masters.
He is everything they say he is - arrogant, attractive, devastatingly seductive - and Iphiginia can?t help but be enthralled. But when Marcus agrees to play along with her charade, she doesn't know that the determined earl has plans of his own: to tease and tempt her, until the beautiful deceiver becomes more than his mistress in name only.
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"Believing the Earl of Masters to be dead, Iphigina Bright takes on a daring role pretending to be his mistress in order to uncover the identity of the person blackmailing her aunt.But the Earl is not dead, and he's come to town to claim his mistress. " — Jessi (4 out of 5 stars)
"Believing the Earl of Masters to be dead, Iphigina Bright takes on a daring role pretending to be his mistress in order to uncover the identity of the person blackmailing her aunt.But the Earl is not dead, and he's come to town to claim his mistress. "
" my first Amanda Quick novel, bought at Sam's Club when it first came out. It made the bestseller list. "
" I really enjoyed this one...it was funny and sort of sweet with a dash of danger in there. "
" Amanda Quick is a guaranteed good read for me. I also enjoy the audiobook versions of her books.Audio Also:Audiobook read by Barbara Rosenblatt "
" Not bad....but I still dont know why Masters was drawn into the blackmail....I guess I missed something in the book...hmmm "
" Still my favorite of the Amanda Quick historicals. Recent books have lacked some of the humor and sparkle of earlier works, but this one is the right blend of fun, adventure and romance. "
" I think the book cover is better than the story. "
" This was my first book by this author. It was okay. The main plot was solving the mystery of the blackmailer....with a little romance thrown in. I prefer more romance, deeper characters and more emotions. "
" Engaging characters but the plot was not well developed and the editing was a bit spotty. It's an early book by Amanda Quick. She does improve with time. "
" One of the best of many very good stories. Have re-read several times for the fun of it. "
" I thought the premise vastly interesting and the story itself lived up to my expectations. "
Amanda Quick, the author of numerous historical romances, is a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz, the author of many New York Times bestsellers. She writes contemporary romantic suspense novels under the Krentz name, as well as futuristic romance novels under the pseudonym Jayne Castle.There are nearly thirty million copies of her books in print.
Harriet Walter was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1989 for Best Actress in a Revival for her performances in Twelfth Night, A Question Of, and Three Sisters. In 1999 she was named a Commander of the Order of British Empire by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.
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