The Mistress That Tamed De Santis (The Throne of San Felipe, 2) Mass Market Paperback – August 23, 2016

Probably wouldn't read again. Took way to long for H to get over his past. Quite unbelievable actually. But couldn't deny the attraction BTW main characters

I recall an X-Files episode “Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster”, in which Mulder confronted a creature that claimed it was a lizard-like being that had been bitten by a man and therefore became a human being (like a werewolf in reverse). It didn’t like being human and found their customs baffling. But it tried to fit in by getting motel rooms to sleep in, dressing in human clothes, watching tv shows and getting a job. When it told Mulder how a woman came into the store where it worked and asked for help, it described a scene in which the two of them wound up in a crazy clinch in the back room. At that point, Mulder flatly stated that was unbelievable and didn’t happen. The creature sheepishly admitted it hadn’t; it had just been watching a lot of porn.That’s the kind of situation that starts off this story and the same theme holds for the entire novel. Harlequin romance novels often demand a certain suspension of belief. Most real woman aren’t going to get involved with dashing billionaire playboys, foreign royalty, lordly rakes, hot sexy cowboys, animal shape-shifters or Vikings. So when a prince meets the bastard daughter of a notorious married local celebrity, belief is already being chucked out the window. When said prince goes in to confront her and, in under 50 pages, they’re getting hot and heavy on top of her desk, you’ve wandered straight into Penthouse territory.This over-heated eroticism steamrolls its way through this entire novel. Both crown prince Antonio De Santis and Bella Sanchez can think of little else than each other; each finds the initial sexual encounter leaving them frustrated and aching for more. So they believe that a little one-night stand will help get it out of their systems. Yeah, like that’s ever worked.Antonio is used to snapping his fingers and having people obey him. Hey, it’s his country, right? Bella Sanchez is a feisty woman with a nightclub to run and turn into a success. She puts up resistance but not by much when Antonio flexes his…power. When threats don’t work, he cajoles her and danged if she doesn’t fall into his arms. Every. Single. Time.It’s alpha male territory all the way with just a hint of female 21st-century opposition thrown in for spice. There’s precious little romance here and not a lot in the way of surprise. But, for the lady who imagines being swept off to a luxury cruise ship by a dashing prince, this dud’s for you.

This was a sweet romance about two lonely people who found a home in each other.

Good book

as i read Book 1 about his brother Eduardo it mentioned the crown prince so when i saw this book i quickly bought it without thinking and actaully it was worth it, it gives us a little glimpse to the other world ''the royalty world''. I liked this book because of the h, what she went through, been the daughter of a reowned Mistress and an illegitimate daughter of a powerful italian man. She was never excepted by her biological father, and how she made a name all by herself, how she knew she would never be the one woman to capture the Prince heart. Even though she's strong willedThe H was going through a painful time in thinking he's the one who killed his fiancee till she made him realize otherwise. the sex scene was HOT !!!!