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A review by jscarpa14
His Mistress by Morning by Elizabeth Boyle
4.0
This is the second time I've read this charming story and it's been teasing around my mind for weeks as I remembered bits of the plot but not the title or author and kept searching and searching with each little bit I remember to learn what book it was that was tempting me to read but wouldn't reveal it's title in my memory. So happy to have rediscovered this hidden gem to enjoy again.
The delightful thing about this story is the way it combines both a regency romance with just an air of fairy tale, more specifically just a hint of Cinderella and the fairy godmother. But Quince isn't the Disney, make your life perfect sort of wish granter, instead when Charlotte, a proper but mousy daughter of society wishes to be the woman who her best friend's older brother Sebastian loves, she wakes up as his mistress living on the wrong side of the tracks with all of the male side of society celebrating her and all of the female shunning her. As she steps into shoes she, with her sheltered life, has no idea how to fill, you're presented with a humorous and delightful tale of true love and being very careful what you wish for.
My only disappointment really is that now that I've come back to the series I've notice that there's only one more book about the Marlowe family and I really was looking forward to spending a lot more time with them. :)
The delightful thing about this story is the way it combines both a regency romance with just an air of fairy tale, more specifically just a hint of Cinderella and the fairy godmother. But Quince isn't the Disney, make your life perfect sort of wish granter, instead when Charlotte, a proper but mousy daughter of society wishes to be the woman who her best friend's older brother Sebastian loves, she wakes up as his mistress living on the wrong side of the tracks with all of the male side of society celebrating her and all of the female shunning her. As she steps into shoes she, with her sheltered life, has no idea how to fill, you're presented with a humorous and delightful tale of true love and being very careful what you wish for.
My only disappointment really is that now that I've come back to the series I've notice that there's only one more book about the Marlowe family and I really was looking forward to spending a lot more time with them. :)