His Lordship’s Mistress
Show Notes
Jessica Andover needs money to pay off the mortgage on her estate. Instead of capitulating to her blackmailing neighbor who holds the mortgage and marrying him, Jessica decides to go to London and act on the stage, under an assumed name. In Regency England, this is her way of soliciting a protector. Philp Romney, Earl of Linton is the clear choice for Jessica, though many men vie for her, as she is a sudden sensation on stage. Philip quickly suspects there is more to Jessica’s story, even as she closely guards her past. Unsurprisingly, they fall in love along the way, complicating things. In a genre filled with convenient marriages and “oh no I love my wife” revelations, Joan Wolf’s 1982, His Lordship’s Mistress, takes a path less trod.
Check out Sara’s writing about mistresses in historical romance.
Books Referenced
The Lawrence Browne Affair by Cat Sebastian
The Lady’s Companion by Carla Kelly
Madensky Square by Eva Ibbotson
Lady In Blue by Lynn Kerstan
The Duke by Gaelan Foley
The Scandal of Rose by Joanna Shupe
The Mistress Experience by Scarlett Peckham
Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers’ Rights by Molly Smith and Juno Mac
“I Don’t Consent to Enthusiastic Consent” by Phoenix Calida from Working It: Sex Workers and the Work of Sex
A Precious Jewel by Mary Balogh
Works Cited
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