TRANSFORMED INTO THE FRENCHMAN'S MISTRESS

Author: Barbara Dunlop ISBN: 9780373769292 3/2009 CONTEMPORARY Publisher: HARLEQUIN/SILHOUETTE

Ooh, la la! If there was anything Charlotte Hudson had learned in her twenty-five years, it was how to be proper. So how had the ambassador's granddaughter ended up on a wild movie assignment, ensconced in a centuries-old Provençal castle with notorious French playboy Alec Montcalm? While her relatives from Hudson Pictures were busy filming at Chateau Montcalm, the real drama was going on behind the antique wooden doors—beneath satin sheets. Charlotte knew their crazy, scandalous secret liaison wouldn't last. And then she discovered she was pregnant…

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

TRANSFORMED INTO THE FRENCHMAN’S MISTRESS is one of those feel-good, escapist tales that is delightfully entertaining. Barbara Dunlop writes a solid story, full of all the romantic elements one comes to expect in one of her books.

While the characters live lives that most “ordinary” readers will never experience firsthand, they are written in a way that they seem almost like neighbors. They may live in bigger homes, drive fancy cars and wear fabulous clothes, but they have very real, and regular, concerns. My favorite part of this book was the level of family commitment both the hero and heroine showed. Charlotte is obviously motivated by her love for her family, and Alec is motivated by some deep-seated issues, as well. All in all, this story is a great escape from the daily grind, and I heartily recommend it!

Kay James