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Lord Stanton's Last Mistress (Wild Lords and Innocent Ladies, 3) Mass Market Paperback – May 22, 2018

by Lara Temple (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars 75 ratings
She saved his life…

Now he can’t resist her!

In this Wild Lords and Innocent Ladies story, Lord Stanton’s stay on the island of Illiakos is shrouded in memories of fever and his mysterious nurse. Years later, an Illiakan royal visit to Stanton Hall reveals the princess’s chaperone, Christina James, is the woman who saved his life! Alexander is a master of control, but Christina makes him long to unleash the sinful side he’s buried…and unlock her passionate nature, too!
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  1. Book 3 of 3
    Wild Lords and Innocent Ladies
  2. Print length
    288 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Harlequin Historical
  5. Publication date
    May 22, 2018
  6. Dimensions
    4.19 x 0.68 x 6.54 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1335522786
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1335522788
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"utterly devastatingand brilliantly romantic" "Ms Temple has a real gift at creating deeplyemotional and passionate characters, which are both stunningly accurate andbrilliantly developed"
- Chicks Rogues and Scandal Reviews

"This is the kind of attraction we need to see in romancenovels, not just the physical one, but the human, caring pull between theprotagonists' souls."
- Sara, Goodreads Reviewer
"Lovable characters, as well as familiar ones from the first stories, and rich, detailed settings, make for a delightful read."
- Romance Times Review

A "brilliant anatomy of a love story, a tale of lettinggo of the past and embracing the present and the future and a delight for allthe senses. Be still my heart, what a marvelous story!"
- Monique, Amazon and Goodreads Reviewer

"a wonderful story about thetriumph of love over the test of time...all the key ingredients for aperfect happily ever after."
- Zeba, Goodreads reviewer

About the Author

Lara Temple writes strong, sexy regency romances about complex individuals who give no quarter but do so with plenty of passion. Her sixth book with Harlequin Mills & Boon, Lord Stanton's Last Mistress (#3 in her Wild Lords series) is out now and her new series The Sinful Sinclairs will be out in 2019, beginning with The Earl's Irresistible Challenge. Her previous books are: Lord Ravenscar's Inconvenient Betrothal, Lord Hunter's Cinderella Heiress, The Duke's Unexpected Bride, The Reluctant Viscount, and Lord Crayle's Secret World. When she was fifteen Lara found a very grubby copy of Georgette Heyer's Faro's Daughter in an equally grubby book store. Several blissful hours later she emerged, blinking, into the light of day completely in love with Regency Romance but it took three decades of various fascinating but completely unrelated careers in finance and high tech before she returned to her first love. Lara lives with her husband and two children who are very good about her taking over the kitchen table for her writing (so she can look out over the garden and dream). She loves to travel (especially to places steeped in history) and read as many books as possible. She recently went looking for that crowded little bookstore but couldn't quite remember around what corner it was...hopefully it is still there and another girl is in the corner by the window, reading and dreaming...

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harlequin Historical
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 22, 2018
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Original
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1335522786
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1335522788
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.19 x 0.68 x 6.54 inches
  • Book 3 of 3 ‏ : ‎ Wild Lords and Innocent Ladies
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 75 ratings

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Lara Temple is an award winning author of sensual and emotional historical romance. She lives with her husband, two children, and one very fluffy dog, and they are all very understanding about her taking over the kitchen table so she can look out over the garden as dreams up her Happy Ever Afters.

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  • Monique D
    5.0 out of 5 stars A dazzling, splendid, most romantic story!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2018
    Alexander, Lord Stanton, had been wounded near the Mediterranean island of Illiakos, where he was tended to by a mysterious veiled woman. He didn’t know her name, he hadn’t seen her face, yet years later he still remembered her with fondness. Christina James had been taken in by King Darius of Illiakos, and eventually Christina became governess and companion to his daughter Princess Ariadne. Christina, like every woman on the island, had been charmed by Lord Stanton’s good looks, and nearly accepted his rash offer, but Christina couldn’t abandon those she saw as her family and her duty. Alexander is a diplomat, and securing Illiakos is crucial for Britain, and King Darius is off to England with Ariadne and Christina. And the man Christina never dared hope she would see again is standing right before her.

    This is one of those stories that grabs you and doesn’t let go until the very last word: I read it in one sitting because it would have been impossible to stop, so lost was I in the absolute splendour that is LORD STANTON’S LAST MISTRESS. Lara Temple’s grasp of the Regency era is such that I felt transported in time; her glorious, eloquent prose conveys every detail in shimmering colour, every emotion is evoked with such clarity that I think I experienced every little moment. Never have I read such mesmerising descriptions of tears, the meanings behind some woodcarvings, the lushness of the greenery, the depth of grand passion and inescapable love, the apprehension of the unknown, the scars of the past. The dialogues are just as enthralling: the remarkably complex characters are endlessly fascinating and utterly alive, and their backstories are simply enthralling.

    There is little physical action per se in LORD STANTON’S LAST MISTRESS, and it is never static because the tempest takes place within Alex and Christina, and this is as intricate a story as you will ever find, as is the passion and attraction to each other that is as inevitable as that little tremor that provokes an avalanche, as the electricity in the air before a storm. Colours feature prominently in the narrative and the dialogues, and that thrilled me no end because, like Christina, colours also define how I perceive the world, and this was simply marvellous. LORD STANTON’S LAST MISTRESS is a dazzling and riveting character study, the brilliant anatomy of a love story, a tale of letting go of the past and embracing the present and the future and a delight for all the senses. Be still my heart, what a marvellous story!

    I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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  • N. Shiv
    4.0 out of 5 stars Gloriously passionate!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2019
    Once again Lara Temple has proven she knows how to make her characters stand out! Christina and Alexander are intriguing people and the supporting cast makes Lord Stanton's Last Mistress an interesting read. In the prologue, Christina is tasked with tending to the mystery Englishman. What she hadn't bargained on is having suspicious emotions come alive in her. However, once she gets to know the man behind the scars, she cannot help falling in love! Lord Stanton's Last Mistress is a beautiful and gloriously passionate romance that is entertaining from start to end.

    Highly Recommended
    4.5 Stars
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  • Madge Doty
    3.0 out of 5 stars Stolid ending to an otherwise great series.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2019
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    A disappointment after the excellent first two books in Temple’s Wild Lords series, this third and final installment works best as a bridge to her latest series, the back-to-excellent-form (after two books, anyway) Sinful Sinclairs.

    The romance here, between Alex and Christine, is lost amidst the flotsam of the most hackneyed romance devices - which include a fake country ruled by a monarchy and a gravely wounded hero who is nursed back to health by the heroine and her amazing herbal salve. Throwing insta-love and a ponderous political plot line into the mix just adds dead weight, and the whole mess sinks into the worst of old school Harlequin mediocrity.

    Neither Alex nor Christine are fleshed out characters. Instead, they are neuroses made flesh. Alex, charming and kind in the previous books, is here an unprofessional, sullen, and angry loser...a different character entirely. Christine is a terrified doormat. And an ice covered “volcano.” Yeesh, it’s all so cringeworthy. Equally unappealing, I have no idea what each sees in the other.

    The Wild Hunt theme of the first two books is jettisoned entirely here, as is the fairy tale and mythological aspects that made them such intelligent and entertaining reads. (There is mention of The Iliad, but, it has nothing to do with the story’s structure or events.) Also gone is the inclusion of animals/pets, except tangentially as seen in Alex’s choice of hobby, along with previous main characters until they show up in a weirdly truncated epilogue. This is a dull, lifeless, completely different kind of book, and the difference is so great I suspect it is a recycled idea/story from Temple’s reject pile...or some other similar authorial shenanigans. The last time I felt this exact kind of disappointment was with the third book in Kerrigan Bryne’s Victorian Rebels series.

    Amidst the dross are two interesting character facets: Alex’s hobby, and Christine’s interest in herbalism. Neither lead to much beyond the obvious, but do figure in the best, most dynamic scenes in the story. And the information about Alex’s maternal bloodline is both an interesting and a tragic introduction to the tempestuous Sinclair family.
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  • MM-E
    5.0 out of 5 stars A SECOND CHANCE
    Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2024
    Format: Kindle
    A diplomatic meeting brings a young woman Lord Stanton has never forgotten back into his life. But emotional turmoil in his past creates reticence in his pursuit. Her loyalties may prevent her from living her own life. A tug of war game between two hearts that want to be together. Hold on to the tissues.
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  • avidreader
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great finish to this series
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 4, 2018
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    Lara Temple writes repressed, repressive, emotionally churned-up characters so very well, without wallowing in maudlin sentimentality. Here, both characters have become so used to keeping their emotions, desires and feelings under wraps that it has become a part of their respective personalities - until they have to question everything. Their first meeting, as young adults, brings out their mutual longing, but Christina is strong enough to walk away from it, even though she regrets that decision. When circumstances throw them together again, they fight the mutual attraction by funnelling it into anger at their own situations and their increasingly strong bond. A wonderfully emotive story, written so well - several times I had a lump in my throat, and could feel the same panic this couple felt when they were around each other, unable to cope with and give into their feelings.

    I think I might have missed the relevance of the title, despite knowing that Alex is a rake; I have to say that I really don't like the cover - the hair for the male character is so completely wrong, not to mention the designer stubble!
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