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Historical RomanceRegency Romance

The Accidental Mistress

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  • 2007 first published
  • 368 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (6 ratings)
  • 3 editions
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Tracy Anne Warren's The Accidental Mistress (2007) is a historical romance and Regency romance novel. The story is set in London and England, in 1814. Characters include Lily Bainbridge, Ethan Andarton and Marquis of Vessey. Key subjects include Regency, Masquerade and The Mistress Trilogy.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 16 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 3 editions.

At about 368 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About The Accidental Mistress

He will expose her masquerade, but she will expose his heart. To escape an arranged marriage, spirited Lily Bainbridge, 20, has staged her own death, and, disguised as a boy, she fled to London and a life of freedom. Yet her plans to live masquerade as an independent widow are thwarted by an encounter with a powerful and dangerously attractive marquis who wants to make her his mistress. Lily is afraid that if she gives him her innocence, he'll steal her heart. Having agreed to a marriage of convenience to honor his family duty, Ethan Andarton, the Marquis of Vessey, has no intention of abandoning his rakish ways. Then fate intervenes in the guise of an impetuous young lady--a woman bold enough to scheme her way to London, who tempts him with her mystery and her sensuality. Kiss after kiss, caress after tender caress, Ethan, 35, vows to discover all of Lily's hidden secrets. For beneath the layers of her clever ruse lies a burning passion that will ignite a tempestuous love neither of them can deny. From the Paperback edition.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Lily Bainbridge
  • Ethan Andarton
  • Marquis of Vessey

Subjects

  • Historical Romance
  • Regency
  • Masquerade
  • The Mistress Trilogy

Quick answers

Who wrote The Accidental Mistress?

The Accidental Mistress was written by Tracy Anne Warren and first published in 2007.

What genre is The Accidental Mistress?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Regency Romance.

How long is The Accidental Mistress?

The median edition has 368 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Accidental Mistress?

Readers who like it often enjoy Slightly Dangerous, The Bridgertons and Tempt Me at Twilight.

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