August 24, 2020
Ahhhhh. A short story.
Twelve Nights His Mistress is the sixth story in the Rescue from Ruin series by Elisa Braden. It is obvious that it was a holiday release. As with most short stories, it was not fully developed, but it was ok.
This one is about Charles Bainbridge, the Marquess of Wallingham and Julia Willoughby, a widow. A widow with a guilty conscience. Guilt is actually what part of the plot revolves around, and by the way, Julia has a secret.
Why the guilt? Well it seems that when Julia was married to a really nice guy. Then one day Charles showed up at their home to talk to her husband. When the husband left the room for some reason, all of a sudden sparks started to fly between Charles and Julia. They were silent sparks. Neither one of them acted upon the attraction, the husband reentered the room, everything went on as before. Except that neither Charles nor Julia ever forgot that moment. Years pass, Julia becomes a widow, and Charles starts to pursue her. She has never been able to get past the guilt, and the feeling that she betrayed her husband in some way. She loves Charles, but she has a secret which prevents her from becoming his wife. However, it does not prevent her from forgetting her morals and becoming his mistress.
Then the novel switches to pages and pages of sex, then Julia tells Charles her secret and that is the end. Short story with a rushed ending, and no character development. It was just ok.
This one is about Charles Bainbridge, the Marquess of Wallingham and Julia Willoughby, a widow. A widow with a guilty conscience. Guilt is actually what part of the plot revolves around, and by the way, Julia has a secret.
Why the guilt? Well it seems that when Julia was married to a really nice guy. Then one day Charles showed up at their home to talk to her husband. When the husband left the room for some reason, all of a sudden sparks started to fly between Charles and Julia. They were silent sparks. Neither one of them acted upon the attraction, the husband reentered the room, everything went on as before. Except that neither Charles nor Julia ever forgot that moment. Years pass, Julia becomes a widow, and Charles starts to pursue her. She has never been able to get past the guilt, and the feeling that she betrayed her husband in some way. She loves Charles, but she has a secret which prevents her from becoming his wife. However, it does not prevent her from forgetting her morals and becoming his mistress.
Then the novel switches to pages and pages of sex, then Julia tells Charles her secret and that is the end. Short story with a rushed ending, and no character development. It was just ok.
Time/Place: Regency England
Sensuality: Seemed longer than twelve days
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