His Pretend Mistress

Rating:
Summary: Didn't like the female character
Review: Back Cover description: The mistress masquerade...Thank goodness for charming, suave and handsome city hotshot Harris Quillan! Mallon had thought she was stranded and homeless until Harris came along. After hearing her story, he didn't hesitate to offer her a job as his housekeeper. It all seemed too good to be true--Mallon had found work she really enjoyed, in a beautiful country house. But then she discovered that it was too good to be true. She was quite happy being mistress of Harris's home, but not of his heart...Whatever was Harris thinking of when he insisted she pretend to be his girlfriend?

Mallon runs out of the house where she has been housekeeper because the owner attacks her. She's had problems with a step-father and step-brother. As she is wandering down a deserted road the hero stops. I just couldn't believe she would get in a car with the guy. Not after being attacked. He has a cell phone, he should have called the police. If nothing else Mallon was in shock. I liked Harris, I just wasn't crazy about Mallon's choices, and I had trouble with the whole story.

Rating:
Summary: A really strong subject
Review: Harris Qiillan sees a woman Mallon Braithwaite running from his brother-in-law Roland Phillips home.
Because she is distressed he tries to get her to get into his car, when he finally gets her into his car, he must find out what happened to her. When he finds Harris goes with Mallon to get her things, and Harris hits Roland, and he feels good about it.
Harris falls in love with Mallon, but he is afraid to let her know because if the bad experinces she has had, with Roland and her ex-boy friend.
But Mallon loves him too, and she doesn't think someone as important and rich as Harris can love her.
But he works through her low self image, and hey presto, LOVE.
I disagree with the writers suggested, I like Susan Fox, the late great Betty Neels, Rebecca Winters, and Helen Brooks.