A Mistress for Penndrake

The very moment Kate receives a letter from her cousin warning her of Lord Wesley, who does she meet? Lord Wesley. His home was gambled away and in order to get it back he must marry Kate. But in an act of revenge against the blackmailer, Wesley decides to seduce and ruin Kate, win his home back and marry an heiress. This story had a lot of push and pull from the main characters. I must say that I had a hard time with Wesley’s decision except each time he had the opportunity to ruin Kate, he did not. I did like him for that. However, there seemed to be a lot of holes in this story that kept me from enjoying it completely, although I’m sure there will be others who can and will enjoy it regardless of the inconsistencies that concerned me. I choose not to go into them in order to keep those things free from other readers locking onto them as I did. While this was a very well written story, and the steam was appropriate for the story (if not the era, IMO but which I was ok with) the secondary characters were well developed but not very likable. With the exception of a few, most of them treated Kate as a servant. Despite her desire to become a governess, I didn’t understand why they would treat her so, as she was still family. I loved the premise of this story and I tried to put the little things out of my mind, but in the end it did ruin my overall reading enjoyment of the book. However, I believe this could be an “it’s me not the book” situation so please read other reviews to determine if this one will work for you. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book provided by NetGalley and Entangled. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Gambling for an important wager sometimes does not turn out the way it should. Or does it in the end? Lord Wesley is trying to regain all his dead father had gambled away, including his ancestral home, Penndrake. The new owner, Edward wagers with him that he will have to marry his cousin Miss Kate Holden in order to have the property in his name. Oh what a tangled web woven on that wager. Kate does not want to marry due to her choices and being hurt when younger and desires to live out her life as a governess. But as the two are thrown together and Kate, having no idea of the wager that has been made, starts to feel affections for Wesley. But Wesley's goal is not to marry her but far worse. It gets interesting as they begin challenging each other and their witty conversations. Of course there are other ladies with their eye on Lord Wesley and it is amusing to see how they use their wiles on him! Filled with so many misunderstandings, stray emotions and unexpected attractions, this story will keep you entertained until the end!!

Wow! This is my first novel by this author, it will definitely not be my last, it was totally awesome, it's a must read.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊