title: The Perfect Mistress
author:  Victoria Alexander 
description: *Starred Review* For Lady Julia Winterset, the choice was simple: publish and be damned. After her husbands death leaves her in restricted financial circumstances, Julia has no choice but to profit from the one thing of value she has left, her great-grandmother Lady Hermione Middleburys scandalous memoirs. Once Harrison Landingham, Earl of Mountdale, hears from his sister-in-law Veronica that her friend Julia is in negotiations with a London publisher over the manuscript, which includes several spicy references to Harrisons father, he is equally determined that Julia will not drag his familys good name through the mud. When Harrisons initial attempt to coerce Julia into selling the manuscript fails, he vows to take a different tack and charm her into surrendering it. With a delectably dry sense of humor that rivals Oscar Wilde at his best (and a delicious dash of the paranormal in the form of the ghostly Lady Hermione), Alexander fashions the perfect romance, featuring two splendidly matched protagonists engaged in an exceptionally entertaining literary and romantic battle of wits. --John Charles
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  EVERY MAN’S DREAM
  
  He pulled her into his arms. “I’ve never been with a woman of business before.
  Or for that matter”—he smiled—“a governess.”
  
  “What? You’ve never fulfilled that dream of every little boy?”
  
  “Not yet.” He bent closer and kissed the curve between her neck and shoulder.
  She shivered.
  
  “Then we are well matched.” A slight breathless note sounded in her voice. Her
  eyes were green and glazed with desire. “I have never before been with a
  wicked lord.”
  
  “You will tell me if it doesn’t live up to your expectations,” he murmured
  against her skin.
  
  “You shall be the first to know.” She pulled away, wrapped her arms around his
  neck and drew his face to hers.
  
  Their lips met in a kiss, slow and deliberate. A kiss that said they had all
  the time in the world. A kiss to savor, to relish and enjoy.
  
  It was not enough....
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Books by Victoria Alexander
  
  THE PERFECT MISTRESS  
  HIS MISTRESS BY CHRISTMAS  
  MY WICKED LITTLE LIES  
  WHAT HAPPENS AT CHRISTMAS  
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