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Mistaken Mistress by Tessa Radley, Desire, #1901, October 2008 (book 1- The Saxon Brides)

Excellence Rating- Good+

Steaminess Rating- Yummy

Alyssa Blake crashed the Saxon masked ball in order to talk to Roland Saxon. And ended end in the arms of a handsome masked man., almost making love to him. It was later revealed that this was Joshua Saxon, Roland's brother and a man who she wrote a very damaging article about in a wine magazine. Joshua believes that she is his brother's mistress, plus he tries to keep her from talking to other employees of the vineyard because she is a journalist. How can Joshua lust after a woman who he believes is his brother's lover and damaged his and Saxon's Folly winery in print? And how can Alyssa act on her passion she feels for Joshua without revealing the true nature of her connection to Roland?

This book didn't seem ‘old' because of its use of cell phones, etc. Because it's the start of a trilogy, a lot of effort was put into setting the next 2 books up. I found the actual romance between Colette and Tate slow to develop, but because Colette is still a grieving widow, the story couldn't be rushed.

This book delves into the wine trade. If you want to know what process is involved from getting the grape off the vine until it's poured into a glass on your dining table, then this trilogy should be on your reading list.