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Twelve Nights as His Mistress: A Rescued from Ruin Novella Kindle Edition

by Elisa Braden (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.3 2,034 ratings

Book 6 of 11: Rescued from Ruin

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A romantic, steamy novella in Elisa Braden's Rescued from Ruin series.
Wooing may not be his strong suit…
Admittedly, when it comes to courtship, the Marquess of Wallingham’s strategy has been a few roses short of a bouquet. Charles Bainbridge has spent two long years wooing the woman he loves, waiting patiently until he is half mad. Now, at a winter hunting party, he has one last chance to persuade her they are meant to be. And this time, he won’t let meaningless doubts, his meddling mother, or a few mishaps and mangled bonnets stand in his way.

And passion may not be hers…
Safe and comfortable inside her tidy, carefully ordered existence, Julia Willoughby has never known longing like this. Others see Charles as the quiet, manageable sort. Julia sees the truth: This dragon’s son has a fire of his own. Enough to sear her with a touch, a glance, a kiss. For the sake of his happiness, she refuses to bind him in a childless union. Her heart, however, isn’t so easily convinced, for it wants Charles rather madly.

But a marquess must do what a marquess must do…
Outraged at the thought of losing her to a dusty country squire, Charles makes a final offer: Spend twelve nights in his bed, and if she can still deny they are perfect for each other, he will let her go. But not before thoroughly tempting the lovely, stubborn Julia to trade sensible predictability for the sweet chaos of true love.

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Reading romance novels came easily to Elisa Braden. Shes been doing it since she was twelve. Writing them? That took a little longer. After graduating with degrees in creative writing and history, Elisa spent entirely too many years in real jobs, writing T-shirt copyand other peoples resumesand articles about giftware displays. But that was before she woke up and started dreaming about the very unreal job of being a romance novelist. Frankly, she figures better late than never. Elisa lives in the gorgeous Pacific Northwest, where youre constitutionally required to like the colors green and gray. Good thing she does. Other items on the like list include cute dogs, strong coffee, and epic movies. Of course, her favorite thing of all is hearing from readers who love her characters as much as she does.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N0GZEQ5
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Elisa Braden (December 2, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 2, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3057 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 150 pages

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Reading romance novels came easily to Elisa Braden. Writing them? That took a little longer. After graduating with degrees in creative writing and history, Elisa spent too many years in “real” jobs writing T-shirt copy ... and other people’s resumes ... and articles about giftware displays. But that was before she woke up and started dreaming about the very unreal job of being a romance novelist. Better late than never.

Elisa lives in the Pacific Northwest, where you're constitutionally required to like the colors green and gray. Good thing she does. Other items on the "like" list include cute dogs, strong coffee, and epic movies. Of course, her favorite thing of all is hearing from readers who love her characters as much as she does.

If you're one of those, get in touch on Facebook (@authorelisabraden) and Twitter (@trueelisabraden), visit her website (www.elisabraden.com), and - most importantly - be the first to hear about new releases, price specials, and fun bonuses by signing up for her email newsletter (bit.ly/ElisaBradenNewsletter). It's easy, quick, and FREE.

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SusanF

You must read Charles and Julia's story! A Definite 5 Stars!

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2016

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I was gifted a free ARC of this book for an honest review, and I also purchased a copy to complete my Elisa Braden library. I am happy to recommend this book, and especially this very talented author to regency readers.

"Twelve Nights as His Mistress" is a beautifully written novella. It may be read and enjoyed as a stand alone or as part of the Rescued from Ruin series.

Previously we have been afforded only occasional glimpses of Charles and his lady love, Julia. We perceive him as a quiet and intelligent gentleman, trying to court his lady despite numerous mishaps and incidents.

With "Twelve Nights as His Mistress", we finally have Charles Bainbridge, the Marquess of Wallingham, and Julia Willoughby's story! We soon realize there is so much more to both of these characters. What a beautiful story of a strong and determined man who has loved so deeply and tried so long to prove to this woman they are meant to be. Julia is so torn, loving and wanting her Charlie, but not wishing to deny him fatherhood. Can he convince her that even though she is unable to give him a child, they can have their HEA?

It was wonderful to experience the emotions of these two and see their love blossom, beginning as an attraction, then passion and true love. I am always so moved by the writing of Elisa Braden. Her words are quick to draw you in and hold you enthralled until the very end. Be prepared to feel the pain, joy, anger, passion and love of her amazing characters. What a perfect story for Charlie and Julia!

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3.75 stars

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2019

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I realized I have not read this one as I was reading the latest so I wanted to remedy that.

I prefer longer novels as opposed to novellas, so that was my problem I suppose. I needed more time to see them together as a couple. I needed to like Julia more too. I had a hard time seeing why Charles would wait so long for her. Of course it's a romance book so there is an HEA and I was very happy with the way it ended, and of course The Dragon is always fun to read about. I like her even better after this one.

A fun read.

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Beautiful, brought tears and laughs

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2016

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I have received an ARC copy for my honest review of this book. Suffice to say I have not missed one single book from EB , she got me since her first one which is my favorite, though each of them have brought great emotions , different with each one. This last one did not disappoint. Thought I would have liked to read more firsthand some of the scenes Julia and Charles talked about more like memories, but I guess that would have made the book too long , though I don't mind one bit reading more and more from Elisa's pen. It is a sweet story and wonderful with mature characters, not old but mature and not the typical inocent 18 years old girl,neither a woman who was totally mistreated in the past ,but who didn't know what real and profound love was and had conformed herself with what she had. Charles is wonderful , gentleman and rake ,because we all know we women like our rakes privately. If you have never read EB's books , believe me give it a try and you won't stop at it . I am ready for the next one from Elisa

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StellySanch

Great sex, terrible plot

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2023

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Rhyming that isn't actually rhyming, and a couple of ruined bonnets? Great charisma, bad plot. Which sucks because I love Elisa Braden

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2023

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What a ride through this story! To see Charles do his absolute best to win the hand of his fair Julia when she is fighting him every step of the way was admirable. To see the calamities that happen are funny and the story heartwarming. To see Charles fight an adversary he wasn’t aware he had was frustrating. I loved the ending, especially as I had the same issue!

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Laurel

Intense Love and Passion

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2017

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I loved all the books in the Rescued From Ruin series, this novella being my least favorite but I still enjoyed it very much. I could really feel the intense love between Julia and Charlie. The passion between them was palpable as well, and built slowly as it took two years for them to finally act on it When they finally came together, it was explosive and erotic. For a novella, their story was satisfying and well developed.

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2016

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I was given an ARC for an honest review. Another great book by Elisa that I just couldn’t put down. I love the (Rescued from Ruin) series and once again she tempts us with glimpses of characters from her previous books in the series that keep you anxiously waiting for the next book to release.

Charles and Julia, I did not feel were the typical couple that you might find in most romance books. Charles attempts to court Julia with romance and the humorous scenes when things did not go as he planned found me chuckling out loud. Julia’s reasons for turning down his suit were heartbreaking, that she felt she had to sacrifice her love for Charles. However Lady Wallingham, the dragon and her meddling ways did not disappoint. I was touched to see the love of a mother when she decided to help her son instead of getting in his way while trying to win over the woman he loved. The best part of the book was the way it ended with such a special surprise that brought so much emotion to me. I felt Elisa was able to create emotions of passion, humor, love, angst and the chemistry between the two main characters that made this book such a success.

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Perfect

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2018

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I think this book was perfect in length. Some. Novellas I find lacking and cut to short, but this was tastfully done. I didnt think I would like them starting at the near end and then doing lengthy flash backs, for that is not my usual likeness in books, but I do admit this was done right.

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Endlich: die Geschichte von Charles und Julia im 6. Teil der "Rescued from Ruin"-Reihe

Reviewed in Germany on May 24, 2018

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England, 1818:
Als Charles Bainbridge, der Marquess of Wallingham, Lady Julia Willoughby während eines politischen Gesprächs mit deren Ehemann kennenlernt, ist es um ihn geschehen. Für Julia ist es ebenso Liebe auf den ersten Blick, doch sie ist ihrem Ehemann treu und fühlt sich allein wegen ihrer Gefühle schuldig. Als ihr Gemahl einige Monate später stirbt und sie nach einem Trauerjahr widerwillig in die Gesellschaft zurückkehrt, trifft sie Charles wieder. Dieser beginnt ihr den Hof zu machen, doch ein Gespräch mit seiner Mutter, die gemeinhin und wohlverdienterweise von vielen als der „Drache“ der noblen Gesellschaft bezeichnet wird, macht ihren Hoffnungen auf eine Ehe mit dem attraktiven, reichen Marquess schnell ein Ende.

Fast zwei Jahre lang bemüht sich Charles umsonst um Julia, doch langsam reißt auch dem so besonnenen und bedacht agierendem Mann der Geduldsfaden. Er sorgt für eine Einladung seiner Traumfrau zu einer Jagdgesellschaft und macht ihr dort ein verführerisches Angebot, dass sie einfach nicht ablehnen kann: Sie soll die verbleibenden zwölf Nächte ihres Aufenthaltes als seine Geliebte verbringen, und wenn sie ihn dann immer noch nicht heiraten will, wird er sie gehen lassen. Natürlich verführt er sie nach allen Regeln der Kunst, doch amüsante Zwischenfälle, Missverständnisse und eine sich ständig einmischende Mutter machen ihm bei seinen Eroberungsversuchen immer wieder einen Strich durch die Rechnung.

“Twelve Nights as His Mistress” ist der sechste Teil von Elisa Bradens “Rescued from Ruin”-Reihe. Ich mochte diesen Teil genau so gerne wie die anderen, da ich den Schreibstil der Autorin sehr zu schätzen weiß. Ich finde es außerdem schön, dass die Hauptprotagonisten der anderen Bücher der Reihe tragende Nebenrollen übernehmen, die sich vollkommen natürlich in die Geschichten einfügen und nicht nur Platzhalter sind. Die Protagonisten sind außerdem sehr unterschiedlich, haben aber auch einige Gemeinsamkeiten. So sind sie allesamt bei allen Unterschieden ehrenhaft und leidenschaftlich und kämpfen um ihre Liebe. Jeder Protagonist hat aber auch seine mehr oder weniger liebenswerten Eigenheiten. So neigt Julia dazu, in Reimen zu sprechen, wenn sie nervös ist, und Sachen, gerne auch fremde Sachen, zu ordnen - oft zur Verzweiflung der Besitzer.

Das Buch ist mit einer Länge von weniger als 150 Seiten mindestens um 100 Seiten kürzer als die anderen Bücher der Reihe, aber da man aufgrund der Bemerkungen des „Drachen“ zu Beginn jedes Kapitels sowie aufgrund der Erzählungen über Charles und Julia als Nebenprotagonisten der anderen Romane bereits einiges über sie erfahren hat, hatte ich nicht das Gefühl, dass die Geschichte zu kurz kommt. Nur um Sex geht es trotz des Titels nicht, denn die erste erotische Zusammenkunft der beiden ereignet sich erst bei etwa 60 Prozent des Buches.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in India on February 6, 2018

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Loved this! Very different!

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5 stars...try it,it will make want a love story like this in real life.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2016

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Well there's a thing that Elisa doesn't do and that is the fact that she never disappoints!This was such a heart-felt story,somehow the story of Charles and Julia caught life beyond the pages of the book,Julia's character touched a deep place in my heart,she becomes somehow the embodiment of a woman truly inlove,able to sacrifice her own happiness,for what she thinks her Charlie deserves,as a woman it breaks my heart a little.
Charles,I wanted his story bad,like really bad,mostly because of the dragon lady and like mother,like son,she says like it is and doesn't care who she is going to upset,he's going for it and doesn't care either,well,he does,but only for that one person,he's a man who knows what he wants and achieves his goals no matter what.In this case a true happily ever after,it was easy for me to fell in love with the story.I recommend this novella for people who search for something real in a story,it has bumps on the road,it has humor,a destroyed hat(yes,it had to be destroyed,that's a real issue right there ladies) and it has love,plenty of it.Thank you Elisa!
*This novella was given to me as an ARC in exchange for my honest review,I bow this time for the privilege! *

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Eamogine

Book 6 is addictively good. I didn't want it to end

Reviewed in Australia on December 1, 2016

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I received the book as an ARC from Miss ELISA BRADEN and also have pre- ordered this novella on Amazon. Book 6 in rescued from ruin series is a much awaited book for me cuz I always felt that Charles Wallingham have to be a force to reckon with considering that he is the Dowager's son. If you haven't read book 1-5 of the series then you are missing out a lot.

Anyway, this is one short story you savour like a dessert, you read it slow cuz you know it is a novella. The writing is sublime, you feel like you are in the book, experiencing all these roller coaster of emotions with the characters. For a novella, it is addictively good,you didn't want it to end.
Charles and Julia's story will leave you feeling like the possibilities are endless.
Such is the magic of Elisa's books.

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Winnie Robinson

Great novella . . .

Reviewed in Canada on July 23, 2020

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This is only my second read by this author, but I can't quite give it the 5 stars that I gave "A Marriage Made in Scandal". however, this book was still really good - it had the same witty writing style that I love, the same comments at the beginning of each chapter by Dowager Marchioness of Wallingham, but something about it didn't quite reach 5 star status for me. Maybe it was that they already knew each other, and the beginning of their courtship happened in the past - although I did like the fact that their story was a little bit different and that they were older - maybe it was that it was a shorter book . . I'm not sure. But after reading several other reviews, I'm wondering if maybe it's because I didn't start at the beginning of the series, as it seems earlier books give glimpses of these two characters. Maybe if I had read all the first five, I would have been feeling "Finally, Julia and Charlie's story!" As I said, it was still a really good read. I just wish I hadn't picked one of the one's I already had bought on Kindle and had gone to the beginning of the series after I had read book 9. It's not like me to read things out of order, and the one time that I do, it's a series that appears to be really connected.

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