The Mistress Diaries
Pembroke Palace, Book 2

Julianne MacLean

Publisher:
Avon

Release Date:
July 29, 2008

Genres:
Historical Romance

ISBN:
Print
9780061456848

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Reviewed by
Natalie S.

Review Posted:
July 2008

As if Fate stepped in to intervene, two souls met and came together in a fiery blaze of passion.  No promises were asked – none were given.  When night faded to day, reality set in and with the click of a door latch two lives were changed forever. 

One year later – Lord Vincent Sinclair is known as a Rake.  Lover of all women, faithful to none, he finds himself engaged solely to appease his lunatic father and gain his inheritance.  Vincent’s fiancé has been approved of and while Vincent doesn’t want to marry her, he figures he can continue on his merry way after their wedding.  It’s not as if his fiancé cares for him and Vincent embraces the fact that love will not interfere in his life. 

Arriving at his family’s estate, Pembroke Castle, Vincent finds it in an uproar of huge proportions.  Shaking his head in disbelief when he is told what awaits him, Vincent vows to get to the bottom of the problem starting with confronting the woman currently occupying a guest bedroom.  It isn’t until he sees the woman that Vincent realizes the importance of her seeking him out.  No matter that they promised each other nothing that passionate night twelve months ago, there is something at stake here more important than Vincent or the woman in front of him, something precious and in need of a home. 

Lady Cassandra Montrose fully intended to never lay eyes on Vincent Sinclair again.  The night they shared together is embedded in her memory and her heart.  No man has ever touched her like Vincent and if doctors are correct, no one ever will.  Having no choice but to turn to Vincent, Cassandra swallows her pride and while seeing Vincent again tears her up inside, his attitude towards her is confusing.  Gaining his word that he will take care of her most precious possession, Cassandra is further puzzled when Vincent makes plans for the future. 

Julianne MacLean blows me away every single time I read one of her books.  THE MISTRESS DIARIES is no different.  Vincent is your typical man of the peerage – he is spoiled, a womanizer, and has enjoyed every decadence you could possibly imagine.  My fascination with Vincent was born on page one of THE MISTRESS DIARIES and never wavered despite his being a consummate Rake.  In fact, because of his status as a man who is only out to get one thing, I strived to see beneath his persona to the real man inside of Vincent.  I saw a man who had loved someone long ago and was devastated still by a tragic event. This only made me love him more.  I found Cassandra’s characterization just as strong as Vincent’s.  She was steadfast in her resolve and I could sense the love she felt for Vincent, especially in the words that filled her diary.  Her diary was her outlet and while she fought loving Vincent with all she had, her diary revealed the true story.   

Big on emotion and full of sultry love scenes and tender interludes, THE MISTRESS DIARIES is a novel to be read and savored.  Releasing on July 29, 2008, THE MISTRESS DIARIES is the sequel to IN YOUR WILDEST DREAMS, book one of Julianne MacLean’s PEMBROKE PALACE series.  Grab some tea and your favorite cookies – THE MISTRESS DIARIES is not to be missed!

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