No Man's Mistress

Title: No Man’s Mstress
Author: Mary Balogh
First Printed: 2001
Purchase Date: 13th March 2006
Purchase price: £1.75
Retail price: $5.99
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On book cover:

Lord Ferdinand Dudley is accustomed to getting what he wants…that is, until he appears at the door of pinewood Manor, attempting to claim his rightful estate, and is met by the bewitching fury of Lady Viola Thornhill. She refuses to cede him the home she calls her own. He refuses to leave. So the contest begins. Each day under the same roof brings its share of frustrations…and temptation. But Viola knows that it is a battle she cannot afford to lose. Marriage is out of the question and she will be no man’s mistress even as Dudley’s unnerving presence threatened to melt her resolve. Against his better judgement, Lord Ferdinand Dudley is beguiled. This maddening beauty has stirred him as no woman had before. And now he is bound and determined to make her his own.

Comments on book:

I was not very impressed with this book. Apart from the fact that Ferdinand is Tresham’s little brother and I was hoping to get another glimpse of him in this book, it was a book that I hesitated to pick up because the hero did not impress me in its prequel, ‘More than a Mistress’ and also considering the other books in the long ‘To Be Read’ list that I have. But it was selling quite cheap on Ebay one day and so I bought it. The reviews on this book are not that great and unfortunately after reading it, I have to agree. Ferdinand is just not as brilliant a character as Tresham and one cannot help comparing the two and coming to the conclusion that the hero of this book is a ‘lesser’ personality to his brother. As usual for this author, book is well written and I suppose a fairly good read if you’ve not read its prequel plus maybe I’m a tad fanatic of Tresham’s but all things considered, I still think it disappointed me a little.

Rating: 5.5/10 Not a bad read but a little disappointing.