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Summary: This book is wonderful.
Review: After reading this book, I am deep attracted by its nice contents and beautiful descriptions. I started to look for all of Mary Balogh's books, now her books are my favoriate books.
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Summary: Excellent regency, introducing characters for further books
Review: Catherine Winters smiles and curtsies at a gentleman passing her in the street, thinking him to be her landlord, Mr Adams. Instead, he is her landlord's twin brother, Viscount Rawleigh, who assumes that she's throwing out lures. So he pursues her, and eventually makes an improper proposal, which she rejects angrily. Not that he gives up; he continues to pursue her. Although she is attracted to him, she has no wish to become anyone's mistress and keeps refusing him... until the night when he's careless and she's compromised utterly...One of the things Balogh does really well in this book is to give us an excellent picture of the nature of English society in the Regency era. First we have the claustrophobic village atmosphere, and the incredibly judgemental inhabitants; it's hard to imagine how people could have coped with that. Later, we have London society: the ton, for whom an eternity would be a short time, and who were not likely to have forgotten Catherine's indiscretion in a mere six years. Rex was at his best in the scenes after his and Catherine's marriage; up until that point he appeared shallow and uncaring, but it was after they arrived at his estate that I started to like him. And in the end this was a lovely love story. Can't wait to read the sequel next, to find out why Ken had to hurry off so suddenly!
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Summary: Have a box of tissues handy, this is a real tear jerker.
Review: Excellent writing and interesting plot. Ms Balogh has the unique ability to weaves her words into a story that will take your heart and squeeze it hard. PS: Ms Balogh if you are out there, could you link Horatia up with one of Rex's friends? I felt soooo sorry for her.
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Summary: Have a box of tissues handy, this is a real tear jerker.
Review: Excellent writing and interesting plot. Ms Balogh has the unique ability to weaves her words into a story that will take your heart and squeeze it hard. PS: Ms Balogh if you are out there, could you link Horatia up with one of Rex's friends? I felt soooo sorry for her.
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Summary: A regency favorite
Review: If you are a lover of the regency period, this book is a must read for you. When a bored young Viscount goes to the country to visit his twin brother he sees a beautiful young widow and is determined to have her as his "temporary" mistress. Just to pass the time. Viscount Rawleigh is shocked with beautiful Catherine Winters refuses him. Catherine is mortified when Viscount Rawleigh makes the inappropriate proposition to her, mostly because she was very, very tempted. Determined to keep her reputation in tact, Catherine does all she can to stay away from the rake. Things don't turn out as Catherine plans and one night he is seen leaving her cottage after hours. Her reputation is ruined. Rex does the right thing and marries the young widow, but soon finds out that she is not as she appears. Catherine has many dark secrets. Secrets she would rather keep hidden. This is a wonderful book that I'm sure the regency lover will adore. Catherine is charming and Rex is well, Rex is a rake. But don't we all love the rakes? Mary Balogh tells the story like no other can. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Sometimes the heroine just deserves a happy ending. . .
Review: It has been a while since I've read this one, but if this is the book I think it is--the heroine went through hell. Considering her past and the time in which she is living, she has little hope. It was gratifying to see her not only survive but with the hero's help to triumph. She got her happy ending the hard way. She earned it.
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Summary: If you like historical romance, read this book!
Review: Mary Balogh once again give us characters care about. Catherine Winters is a woman who has started a life in the country to escape her past. However, when the principal landowner in the area has a house party, she meets Viscount Rawleigh who mistakenly thinks to take her as his mistress. Neither party counts on the intensity of their attraction to each other nor the circumstances that ultimately bring them together. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to read about well developled characters and an engrossing plot. Mary Balogh does it again!
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Summary: A woman of scandal triumphs with a second chance.
Review: Sexual tension keeps the readers interest while hints of the heroines past are slowly revealed. The main characters got my sympathy and I was surprised (happily) with the quick resolutions of conflict in the last quarter of the book.
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Summary: A regency that resonates with the modern reader
Review: The heroine has found inner peace and contentment after working through difficult issues of betrayal and innocence. A strangely resonating novel: lucky the woman who dares to open her heart to love, and as it opens, finds the handsome rake of her dreams ready to love her too!
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Summary: Breathtaking Story, Stunning Characterization
Review: This is one of my favorite Baloghs, a real red-eye special that kept me up until the wee hours of the morning. I won't repeat the plot because others have done so, but the one comment I want to make is that this book endures. It bears up extraordinarily well under the acid test: re-reading. I have read this book 4 times since it came out, and each time it is just as electrifying and emotionally satisfying as the first. The only other author I can say that about is Georgette Heyer.
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