The French Tycoon's Pregnant Mistress

Abby Green

Mar 2009 · Harlequin

About this ebook

A resilient widow has what it takes to keep a playboy billionaire on his toes in this scorching romance from the USA Today–bestselling author.

Devastatingly handsome French tycoon Pascal Lévêque has his sights set on sports reporter Alana Cusack. Her aloofness intrigues him—as well as her reluctance to connect with him on anything but a professional level.

Alana’s celebrity marriage to an Irish soccer star was a sham. It left her feeling unattractive and unwanted, even after her husband’s tragic death. Now that Pascal has claimed her as his mistress, he’ll teach Alana how to let down her guard—especially in the bedroom . . .

But passion leads to pregnancy, and Pascal vows he’ll take Alana to Paris—and to the altar!

Ratings and reviews

3.5 stars — Well bummer. Honestly, this one started off GREAT! I had super high hopes. I’d say the first half (maybe more) was solid 4 stars, maybe even 4.5. But…*sigh* The climb to the end was frustrating, and the wrap up was too convenient. And as I told my hubby, a great book without a good ending, just isn’t a great book anymore. Initially I enjoyed Alana. She had moments of strength and sassiness that I appreciated. Her past marriage affected her a lot, and I felt for her. I mean, I disagreed with her choices (especially with her family), but I felt for her. To say she had trust issues would be a massive understatement. And in the end, she lost my empathy along the way, b/c I truly didn’t understand why she was holding on so hard. Pascal could be up and down. Occasionally he was too much of a jerk, or I wasn’t appreciating his “colder” side, but then he would have these great moments where you could feel how much he cared. I think the author tried to have the best of both worlds with Pascal, and it wasn’t entirely successful. More successful than Alana, but… They were pretty hot together. Though that whole “virgin mistress” thing on the back of the book? Uh, maybe they need to refresh their memories on what a virgin means. Not that I care either way, but it is a bit weird. There was basically *zero* secondary cast in this book. Legit. But, I think that can be common in Presents books. Either way, I got another one read and I can let this one go. I’m bummed, but mostly just because it had been surprising me in a good way, and then it stopped working for me.

About the author

Abby Green spent her teens reading Mills & Boon romances. She then spent many years working in the Film and TV industry as an Assistant Director. One day while standing outside an actor's trailer in the rain, she thought: there has to be more than this. So she sent off a partial to Harlequin Mills & Boon. After many rewrites, they accepted her first book and an author was born. She lives in Dublin, Ireland and you can find out more here: www.abby-green.com