Her Secret Lover (Aphrodite's Club)

by Sara Bennett

Desperate to save her reputation, the beautiful heiress Antoinette Dupre escapes to Wexmoor Manor, a country estate in Devon. But she gets more than she bargained for when she encounters a masked... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061336890
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Avon
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Steamy-hot tension!!

What a fantastic read ... steamy hot with a fresh and clever plot! From the moment the heroine's carriage is "held-up" by the hero, Gabriel, I was panting for these two to hook up! Fast and excellent paced, rich with emotion, their every encounter is tension-riddled. Even after they finally "consummate their attraction", the author still manages to keep the tension at a high-burn. I'm often disappointed after the first love scene, when my anticipation has been met, but this author maintains tension with certain "secrets" (the hero believes the heroine is the mistress of his enemy and the heroine is tormented for desiring a highwayman she believes works for the man blackmailing her into marriage and threatening to abuse her sister). If you like books where the hero is eaten alive with jealousy - this is it! It kills Gabriel to want the mistress of his enemy so badly (And boy, does he! Love, love, love the way he stalks/pursues her, determined to seduce her into wanting him instead of the villain ... very cat and mouse!). Then, once Gabriel has her, it kills him that Antoinette is still under the "protection" of another man. I sped through every page, eager for their differences to be sorted out, for the bad guy to "get his", for it to come to light that the h/h are not actual enemies, at all, but born for each other. You'll love it - don't miss out!

Her Secret Lover

After reading the title and the back cover blurb of Her Secret Lover, I was expecting a book that focused more on the sex than on the romance. I was happy to discover I was wrong. Gabriel Langley pretends to hold up a coach carrying the supposed mistress of the man who stole his home, but instead he finds a woman that sparks desire in him. Antoinette Dupre is an heiress who was sent away as a tactic in a game played by a ruthless man. When Gabriel touches Antoinette the first time, it sets fire to them both. Through a series of misunderstandings and secret nightly visits, the two find themselves wanting each other despite the horrible things each believes about the other. The romance, as well as the sex, is paced very well and is completely believable. As the story developed, the romance did, too. Her Secret Lover was a wonderful surprise and a very enjoyable read. It actually got better as it went on, which is not always the case in romances. Niki Lee Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

"HIGHLY RECOMMENDED"

This is a WONDERFUL READ. I never once got bord. I read it cover to cover non-stop. The highwayman hero (Gabriel) is soo sexy and his character is very likable. The heroine is also very likable. This story has a realistic and interesting plot. You won't be dissapointed with this one. I loved the ending it brought me to tears. Loved it!!!!!!!!

This Book Should not be Undersold!

I normally don't leave reviews, but I saw the low rating of this book and I thought I must. I bought this book at Target a couple of days ago and I could not put it down. I found the writing style to be refreshing and the story was very interesting. I will agree that the mistaken identity going on between the leads is a little bit too much, but at the same time very typical and understandable. I am right now looking for other books by this author to read and I hope I like them as much as I like this one.

entertaining Victorian romance

In 1851 her odious guardian Lord Rudyard Appleby exiled Antoinette Dupree to his Devon estate Wexmoor Manor where he has plans for her and her wealth. As she rides the coach towards his house she hides in her bosom the letter that will free her and her younger sister Cecilia from their loathsome legal jailer. However, a highwayman stops the coach demanding she give him the letter; she refuses even though he knows her name. He searches her touching her breasts and her unmentionables. They are both stunned and aroused as he tells the little sparrow she is wasted on a rogue like Appleby. Gabriel Langley is frustrated over his failure to find the letter that will allow him to regain his family home and his desire for the sparrow. He obtains work at Wexmoor Manor with plans to become HER SECRET LOVER until he seduces her into giving him the letter. Love was not part of his plan, but soon his goal changes from regaining his estate to protecting his beloved sparrow from her contemptible guardian. This is an entertaining Victorian romance starring two likable individuals who share many traits including stubbornness, determination and courage. The story line is fast-paced as a masked Gabriel slips into Antoinette's bed , but his wants quickly change. Although Rudyard is reprehensible beyond any redemption, readers will appreciate this fun mid nineteenth century historical. Harriet Klausner