She never imagined that when she would return to England, that her life would be more exciting than traveling Europe. Iphiginia, has been touring the ruins and is fascinated with the study of history and antiquities. He went there to form friendships with the scions of the best families, families from which he would eventually select a suitable wife. He went there to obtain a social polish and to mingle with the young men with whom he would later do business for the rest of his life. I think modern-day readers, will be able to read this one and truly enjoy it.Ī young man did not go off to either Cambridge or Oxford in order to study. And even though this was originally published in 1995, it didn’t feel like it was written back then and didn’t have an outdated feeling to the story at all. I have missed this style of historical where there is an equal focus on plot and character building. I was curious to see how the plot would unfold. I will say that this is not my first Amanda Quick, but I can definitely see how this one would be a fan favorite for many readers. I really wanted to see how this story would unfold. The premise of the story really pulled me in, and from the first chapter, I was immediately drawn into the story.

I have heard some great things about these old-school books from Amanda Quick.

Mistress is standalone by Amanda Quick, and this is a book that had come highly recommended through Instagram, and I was really excited to read this. But when Marcus agrees to play along with her charade, she doesn’t know that the determined earl has plans of his own: to tease and tempt her, until the beautiful deceiver becomes more than his mistress in name only. He is everything they say he is… arrogant, attractive, devastatingly seductive, and Iphiginia can’t help but be enthralled. Overnight, Iphiginia is transformed into a vision with a host of eager admirers, including one she does not expect - the Earl of Masters himself, who strides into a shimmering ballroom one evening to cooly reclaim his “mistress”. Rumors hint that the Earl has disappeared at the blackmailer’s hands, and by posing as his unknown mistress, Iphiginia is convinced she can ferret out the villain. Her plan is inspired: Imitating history’s most legendary beauties–Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, Aphrodite–the former schoolmistress will remake herself, and descend upon London Society as the dazzling mistress of Marcus Valerius Cloud, the infamous Earl of Masters. It seems that her Aunt Zoe has fallen victim to a sinister blackmailer and only Iphiginia can hope to stop the culprit before he can do more harm. About The BookĪfter a year of grand adventures touring the classical ruins of Italy and Greece, Iphiginia Bright returned to England to discover that the real excitement was at home. This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

Close Up by Amanda Quick