Gina Rawling’s life is falling apart. Her marriage of 14 years is over, her teenage daughter blames her, her ex husband is not doing his share, and her travel agency is barely keeping her afloat financially. When her best friend Celeste convinces her to attend an opening for a new B & B, Gina has no idea this is the event that would change her luck. B & B owner, Max Chaneau has finally stopped wallowing in grief long enough to start the Bed and Breakfast that was a dream of his and his deceased wife. He now has a new outlook on life and is ready to start living again.

Gina and Max realize quickly that they need each other. Once they stop fighting their attraction, they realize how much. An accident brings Gina’s ex back into her house. The children are hopeful, Max feels hopeless, and Gina is pissed. Can these two find a way to make it work?

Celeste de le Vega is an interior designer that turns heads wherever she goes. Having been engaged three times, Celeste has not found a man that has made her hot until she meets Alec Dunlap. Alec is a policeman that is having difficulty doing the job he loves because he is feeling guilty about shooting a man. Alec is at his brother’s house building him and his new wife a gazebo while they are on their honeymoon. Celeste is at his brother’s house redecorating the couple’s bedroom. This causes Alec and Celeste to cross paths constantly. Alec is trying to fight the attraction between them but Celeste is trying everything in her power to ignite the fire. When Celeste is taken hostage, Alec is forced to confront the feelings that have always been there.

And Mistress Makes Three is a compelling romance novel that has betrayal, guilt, friendship, and love. There are two main plots happening simultaneously. Francis Ray does an awesome job of developing both plots separately and together. The main characters and secondary characters are also very well developed. And Mistress Makes Three is a really well written novel that I feel is a must read.

Tee’s Book List for the 30 Books in 90 Day Reading Challenge.
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The list from Written Magazine’s Reading Challenge. For more info, visit http://www.rawsistaz.com/w..hats-new/just-for-fun/30-b..ooks-in-90-days-reading-li..sts or http://written.ning.com.

Ms. Ray delivers a believable, memorable story of two women Gina and Celeste.

Celeste is the fiercely independent woman who has love all around her and has never really felt ..it’ until she encounters Alex. Gina is the woman whose marriage has gone bad – her husband leaves her and the two kids. The two main men in this story Alex and Max have their own demons to defeat and they do. Hurt and healing in all forms are in this story. Ms. Ray does an excellent job of describing Gina’s life post divorce life for a single mom: the disappointment of the children with the absentee dad, dating, discipline, finances, self esteem and finally empowerment. Gina’s life describes hundreds of thousands of black single mothers today. Overall: All the years of writing 40 books, Ms. Ray still has IT!

This story is tastefully done with both realism and romance = A HIT I LOVED THIS STORY!!!

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Gina Rawlins is dealing with a cheating husband, a messy divorce, two unhappy children, and a floundering travel business when the very handsome new owner of the local B&B, Max Chaneau, enters her life. Not only does he make her heart pound, but it soon becomes clear that they need each other. Max needs to turn the B&B around and the first thing it needs is a woman’s touch. And not just any woman. He offers to redesign her website for a bit of interior design help. As they work closely together, Gina realizes that her ex-husband wasn’t her only chance at love, even if Max has some scars of his own. However, when her ex (and all his baggage) abruptly reenters the picture, Gina’s love life is turned upside down, while her daughter and son are ecstatic to have their father home again. However Gina is left wondering what she should do? Be with the man she loves or take back the father of her children for the sake of her family?