His Lordship's Mistress

Author:

Joan Wolf

Published:

Signet, April 1982 ; 214 pages

Subgenre:

Regency romance

Setting:

England -- London and Gloucestershire, 1814

Main characters:

Philip Romney, Earl of Linton, Jessica Andover (Jessica O'Neill)

Sexual explicitness:

Fairly explicit, for a Regency

Keywords:

Intrigue ; actors, agriculture, female property rights, horsebreeding, mistresses, pregnancy, Waterloo

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Reader comments:

I've already rated this IMO very fine Regency; just wanted to correct the preceding comment. MLN is thinking of another good Joan Wolf Regency, LORD RICHARD'S DAUGHTER, I believe. This one, set entirely in England, is about a horse breeder who becomes an actress and mistress to save the family estate from a schemer who holds the mortgage. Both get top ratings from me! (E.P., 6-3-97) A really different Regency, but masterly presented and one that really ropes you in. It's tough to find nowadays, but try--the undeniable connection between the leads and the presentation of Africa and the Near East are unique among the bland nature of so many other Regencies. ml (M.L.N., 6-2-97) This was the first Joan Wolf I've ever read--and I've read everything else I could find since then. I liked it first because it dared to go out of the confines of a Typical Regency, and showed the hero to be as tormented and confused as the heroine. I still read Joan Wolf whenever I can, and I'm never disappointed. (S.M., 3-17-97) I really disliked this book... It really didn't belong in the Regency category, in my opinion; it was more of a historical romance, not frothy and mannered enough to be a Regency. (K.H., 2-14-97) A straightforward, perfectly paced plot; wonderful hero; interesting heroine; very romantic, at times touching situation; and good plot-advancing conversation--all make this one of the best Regencies by one of the most talented writers to have produced Regencies in the past two decades. Though she wrote most in the to mid-80s (before moving on to well-regarded historical novels), her Regencies remain in print or have been reissues by Signet, a testament to their worth. (E.P., 2-2-97)

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