Julene A. (mylo) reviewed A Mistress for the Taking (Mistress to a Millionaire) (Harlequin Presents, No 2600) on + 229 more book reviews
I think this is the author's debut bk. Not bad for a first effort, though I would probably only rate it a C.
Alana K. (bookqueen) reviewed A Mistress for the Taking (Mistress to a Millionaire) (Harlequin Presents, No 2600) on + 71 more book reviews
this book is well done and makes you wonder what the limits are in life.
alana.
alana.

How far will a woman go to save her familys future? Marina Lucchesi must choose between preserving her dignity and securing her fathers legacy by the only means possible: masquerading as a rich mans mistress.
Ronan Carlisle is a man with a mission: to put an end to the sick games played by a rival tycoon. Ronans own sister was his victim and Ronan is determined that no more innocents will be hurt the way she was. In Marina he finds the perfect decoy to ensure his strategys success and he makes her an outrageous proposition.
But soon he realises he wants far more. Can he persuade her to become more than a mistress in name only? Will she trust him, and herself, enough to believe in love?
Ronan Carlisle is a man with a mission: to put an end to the sick games played by a rival tycoon. Ronans own sister was his victim and Ronan is determined that no more innocents will be hurt the way she was. In Marina he finds the perfect decoy to ensure his strategys success and he makes her an outrageous proposition.
But soon he realises he wants far more. Can he persuade her to become more than a mistress in name only? Will she trust him, and herself, enough to believe in love?

Jan 2007---nice story

MADE TO BE HIS MISTRESS...
Inexperienced Marina Lucchesi must save her brother from ruin. Rich, handsome Ronan Carlisle wants to settle a score.
Ronan's strategy is simple; if Marina poses as his mistress, he'll ensure that the man who made them both suffer will pay. But Marina wonders, why would Ronan, one of Australia's most eligible tycoons, want her?
However, she's not in a position to refuse Ronan's offer...or resist the overwhelming physical attraction pulsing between them....
Inexperienced Marina Lucchesi must save her brother from ruin. Rich, handsome Ronan Carlisle wants to settle a score.
Ronan's strategy is simple; if Marina poses as his mistress, he'll ensure that the man who made them both suffer will pay. But Marina wonders, why would Ronan, one of Australia's most eligible tycoons, want her?
However, she's not in a position to refuse Ronan's offer...or resist the overwhelming physical attraction pulsing between them....