Lady Angeline Dudley thought nothing of breaking rules, she knew there would be a scandal by her being alone in an inn, without a chaperone. Edward Alisbury, Earl of Hayward, watched Angeline when she entered the inn and knew she was a lady. He decides to rescue her from unwelcome advances. Angeline intends to marry her rescuer although he has no idea the plans she is making, but first she must find out who he is.

As a new Earl, Edward knows he must marry and has already chosen who would be his new bride. It is not Angeline, though he continues to have lascivious thoughts about her. Edward has not always been so stuffy but he never believed he would be an Earl either. Angeline is in love with Edward but refuses to be married out of duty. Instead she determines to match him up with the woman he wants not matter the pain to herself. Unknown to them both, others believe they belong together and hatch a matchmaking plan to bring this union to fruition.

A host of adorable couples inhabit the pages of Ms. Balogh's latest romance. Fraught with humor, warm emotions, and a delightful plot, SECRET MISTRESS will please fans of this author's writing. I could not keep from smiling as I turned the pages of this great tale. Ms. Balogh never disappoints!