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The King's Mistress: Sequel to Always a Princess Paperback – January 30, 2023

by Clyve Rose (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
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NO ONE TOUCHES THE KING'S MISTRESS

Thrown to the wolves by her father, Lady Lydia Clifton faces a forced marriage and all the brutality that comes with the Earl of Basingstoke. She must flee, and has only one way out of England: disguise herself as Martha Dale, mistress to the Romany king.

Lydia knows her brother Wil became estranged from their family and all of English aristocracy because he fell in love with a Romany woman. That makes this white lie more potent, as it offers the kind of protection that just might keep her safe.

Despite her reputation being in tatters, all Lydia needs to do is to make it to France, and into the care of her oldest brother, Roger.

King Valkin Brishen is fully aware lies and subterfuge can and has brought harm to his people, yet when his men find a lovely English maid on the run who claims to be his mistress, anger battles with more than curiosity over exactly why this English rose is fleeing with such haste.

Her flight speaks of courage, but her deceit could put his people in peril.

And more, he wonders if it's worth the risk to his heart if he takes her under his protection.
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    298 pages
  2. Language
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  3. Publication date
    January 30, 2023
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1957295260
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1957295268
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Boroughs Publishing Group (January 30, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 298 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1957295260
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1957295268
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Clyve Rose

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Clyve Rose is an award-winning author of historical fiction in Australia and the US. She's been writing historical romance for the best part of two decades, and five of her works reached #1 on Amazon since 2020. Her debut novel Always a Princess is a 2021 Bookfest Gold Medal winner, and her second release, The Christmas Salon, won an Irwin award in 2022.

Clyve lives fairly simply, sharing her home with a small white demon dog and a budding Amazonian warrior. She believes that love is the highest and strongest force known in the world, and that it only manifests when we are our best and truest selves. She’ll continue writing about love in all its various, glorious forms, and one day her epitaph will read 'Just One More Read-through'.

When she isn’t writing fiction, she can be found pounding the fire trails beneath the trees near her riverside home. She’s addicted to running off the beaten paths, losing herself among the gum trees, and researching quirky historical fashion trends.

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AndreaRomance
5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2023
To escape an arranged marriage to a cruel man, Lady Lydia disguises herself and goes on the run. Becoming ill, she takes refuge with Romany king Valkin. As she recuperates, the two fall in love. Can she risk staying with him, or will she leave the country?

This book got off to a slow start, but the pace picked up once Lydia fled the house party. I admired her courage and determination. She and Valkin developed a strong emotional bond, and he was careful to put her needs first. This book includes many of the tropes Regency readers love, while the Romany element was a nice change.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.
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ditchqueen
4.0 out of 5 stars Unique plot
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2023
This is somewhat hard for me to review. I have family members who suffer from a speech impediment. The heroine stutters every first letter (not syllable) of every first and second word of a sentence throughout the story. It was just unrealistic to me.

Yet, the plot was fresh and unique for the romance genre and the writing, and there's very few books, let alone romance, that even attempt to portray a female with a speech impediment- For those reasons I gave this book 4 stars.

At a gathering, the hero, Valkin, prevents the Earl of Bassingstoke from assaulting the heroine, Lady Lyidia Clifton. Lydias father knows about the assault but insists that Lydia marry the Earl.

Valkin is a Romney King, who is barely tolerated by the English aristocrats, since he is not "one of them". Yet, Valkin, feels quite the opposite, since he is a King. Lydia knows Valkin from when she was younger, due to her brother's marriage. Yet when Valkin rescues her, he doesn't recognize her.

Lydia escapes and tries to make her way to her brother's house in France. Her brother, (in the previous book), fell in love and married a Romany princess. Lydia has not spoken to him in sometime, but knows he will help her avoid marriage with the awful Earl. In route to her brother's house, she joins a Romany caravan to reach her brother. She tells the Romany that she is the mistress of the "KIng"
This is news to the hero, Valkin..

Overall, I enjoyed the story. You could tell the author had researched the Romany people and included a short dictionary of Romany to English words- used in the book. The plot was unique, and the characters were well developed.
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MoKnows
5.0 out of 5 stars Love ❤️ This Story
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2023
I love when authors take the best of a trope, mix in the unexpected, and shake things up to create something more. You get all that in this inventive historical story with a heroine you watch come into her own and a hero who learns to be his best self. I can’t say enough good things about this book!
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Carol B
4.0 out of 5 stars Strong Woman
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2023
This was a good story set in a time where Gypsies were roaming England. Young Lady Lydia arrives at her home to find out she is not welcome and has to travel 2 more days to someone elses home. Clothes have been sent ahead. She is sad but has no other choice. She arrives and is welcome but the dress that has been sent is highly imappropriate for a young woman of class. Her father has made a deal with an earl who is a disgusting person. He attacks her and the Romany king defends her. A day later the lady of the keep helps her escape and she makes her way to the Romany caravan. She lies about who she is and is welcomed. These people are quite smart and used to being accused of anything that happens when they are around. They even dye her horse and hide it among their own horses.
Overall I really enjoyed the story I had to to back to the front of the book several times to see what some of the words meant. That was very helpful..
The Romany king knew she was lying but was falling for her anyway. I also loved some of their customs. It was very family oriented.
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Jennifer
5.0 out of 5 stars Romany prince!
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2023
This is sequel to Always a Princess. I haven’t read the first book, but I was drawn into reading this one by the premise. It’s a different read for me but I did enjoy it. The characters were interesting and well developed. The world building was detailed. I could picture all the colors in the Romany camp and the countryside. I think I’ll got back and read the first book now that I’m hooked into this world. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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Jess B
4.0 out of 5 stars A thoughtful and different historical romance
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2023
This is a well-researched historical fiction that focused on a minority group that is not often the focus. The care and research that the author did is evident everywhere in this book - from the incorporation of language to customs and culture. The female main character also has a stutter that I feel was naturally and respectfully portrayed.

One problem I had is the varying names all the landed, especially the MMC, are called. I had a hard time remembering all the different names each could go by or if this was a different/new person. I also don't love a misunderstanding/miscommunication plotline and I feel like there is a lot of that in this book - just talk to each other instead of making assumptions please- (but this is a personal preference not an objective problem of the book just a heads up if that's a trope you also find frustrating).

I think this is a unique perspective to the genre, and is a well researched and written contribution to the genre.
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Sam
4.0 out of 5 stars Historical Romance
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2023
Lady Lyidia Clifton has to escape her upcoming marriage to the Earl of Bassingstoke. She does not wish to marry the Earl and fears the brutality she will face at her new betrothed’s hands. With no other choice, she flees with the intention of reuniting with her brother who lives in France with his Romany bride.

In order to protect herself, Lydia pretends to be the Romany King’s mistress. Unfortunately, when the King hears about a traveling woman claiming to be his mistress, he has no other choice but to get involved.

Through fear, lies and uncertain futures, these two have to figure out who can be trusted. Interesting plot and storyline. Reading the blurb, I instantly wanted to read this story. Overall it was enjoyable and kept my interest.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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