Mary Balogh
1) The escape
Author
Series
Survivors' Club septet volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"After surviving the Napoleonic Wars, Sir Benedict Harper is struggling to move on, his body and spirit in need of a healing touch. Never does Ben imagine that hope will come in the form of a beautiful woman who has seen her own share of suffering. After the lingering death of her husband, Samantha McKay is at the mercy of her oppressive in-laws--until she plots an escape to distant Wales to claim a house she has inherited. Being a gentleman, Ben...
Author
Series
Ravenswood novels volume 3
Language
English
Description
Lady Jennifer Arden, who is unable to walk due a childhood illness, and Ben Ellis, the born-out-of-wedlock son of the Earl of Stratton, have long avoided one another for fear of offending the other regarding their circumstances. Though loved and accepted, they have both always felt like outsiders. When, at a gathering of family and friends, Ben and Jenny finally have a chance to become better acquainted, they realize that neither is in need of pity...
Author
Series
Ravenswood novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
"As a child, Devlin Ware thought his family stood for all that was right and good in the world. But at twenty-two, he discovered his world was an illusion, and when Devlin called his family to account for it, he was exiled as a traitor. But now his father is dead, the Ware family is broken, and as the heir he is being called home. It's only when Gwyneth Rhys hold out her hand to help him that he is able to make the difficult journey and try to piece...
4) Remember me
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English
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"Philippa grew up eagerly anticipating marriage. Then her hopes were shattered when she overheard the Marquess of Roath viciously insult her upon learning of her father's identity. Years later Duke of Wilby has tasked his grandson and heir, Lucas Arden, Marquess of Roath, with marrying and producing a son. He is instantly attracted to his sister's new friend, until that young lady asks: "Remember me?" And suddenly he does remember her. Telling Philippa...
Author
Series
Westcott novels volume 8
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Lady Jessica Archer lost her own interest in the glittering excitement of romance after her cousin and dearest friend Abigail Westcott was rejected by the ton when her father was revealed to be a bigamist. Ever practical, however, once she's twenty-five, she decides it's time to wed. Though she no longer believes she will find true love, she is still very eligible. She is, after all, the sister of Avery Archer, Duke of Netherby. Jessica considers...
Author
Series
Westcott novels volume 10
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
As a young man, Justin Wiley was banished by his father for mysterious reasons, but now his father is dead, and Justin has been Earl of Brandon for six years. A dark, dour man, he nonetheless takes it as his responsibility to care for his half-sister Maria when her mother dies. He travels to her home to fetch her back to the family seat at Everleigh Park. Although she adored him once, Maria now loathes Justin, and her friend Lady Estelle Lamar can...
Author
Series
Survivors' Club septet volume 1
Language
English
Description
Gwendoline, Lady Muir, has seen her share of tragedy, especially since a freak accident took her husband much too soon. Content in a quiet life with friends and family, the young widow has no desire to marry again. But when Hugo, Lord Trentham, scoops her up in his arms after a fall, she feels a sensation that both shocks and emboldens her. Hugo never intends to kiss Lady Muir, and frankly, he judges her to be a spoiled, frivolous, if beautiful, aristocrat....
Author
Series
Survivors' Club septet volume 4
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Flavian, Viscount Ponsonby, was devastated by his fiancée's desertion after his return home. Now the woman who broke his heart is back--and everyone is eager to revive their engagement. Except Flavian, who, in a panic, runs straight into the arms of a most sensible yet enchanting young woman. Agnes Keeping has never been in love--and never wishes to be. But then she meets the charismatic Flavian, and suddenly Agnes falls so foolishly and so deeply...
Author
Series
Westcott novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
The New York Times bestselling author of Only a Kiss launches a new series with the death of an earl and the revelation of a scandalous secret ... Humphrey Westcott, Earl of Riverdale, has died, leaving behind a fortune that will forever alter the lives of everyone in his family--including the daughter no one knew he had ... Anna Snow grew up in an orphanage in Bath knowing nothing of the family she came from. Now she discovers that the late Earl...
Author
Series
Westcott novels volume 3
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The new Earl of Riverdale, Alexander Westcott, inherited a title and property without the money to support them, but he refuses to consider marrying an heiress merely for her bank account. When Wren Heyden, a wealthy young widow, shocks him with a marriage proposal, Alexander will only consider it if she consents to exploring their compatibility with a proper courtship. But Wren is a virtual recluse due to the purple birthmark covering half her face,...
11) The arrangement
Author
Series
Survivors' Club septet volume 2
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Desperate to escape his mothers matchmaking Vincent Hunt Viscount Darleigh flees to a remote country village. But even there another marital trap is sprung. So when Miss Sophia Frys intervention on his behalf finds her unceremoniously booted from her guardians home Vincent is compelled to act. He may have been blinded in battle but he can see a solution to both their problems: marriage. At first quiet unassuming Sophia rejects Vincents proposal. But...
12) Someone to trust
Author
Series
Westcott novels volume 5
Language
English
Description
"During a rare white Christmas at Brambledean Court, the widow Elizabeth, Lady Overfield, defies convention by falling in love with a younger man in the latest novel in the Westcott series. After her husband's passing, Elizabeth Overfield decides that she must enter into another suitable marriage. That, however, is the last thing on her mind when she meets Colin Handrich, Lord Hodges, at the Westcott Christmas house party. She simply enjoys his company...
Author
Series
Westcott novels volume 9
Language
English
Description
"When Harry Westcott shipped off to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, he was near-fatally wounded. After recovering, the once cheery, light-hearted boy has become a reclusive man. Though Harry insists he enjoys the solitude, he does wonder sometimes if he is lonely. Lydia Tavernor, recently widowed, dreams of taking a lover. Her marriage to Reverend Isaiah Tavernor was one of service and obedience. Sometimes, she wonders if she is lonely. They find themselves...
Author
Series
Westcott novels volume 4
Language
English
Description
Once the countess of Riverdale, widowed Viola decides to run off with Marcel, the Marquess of Dorchester, but they soon find themselves victims of the age's ideas of respectability.
15) Simply perfect
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English
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In her Simply novels, Balogh has woven irresistibly enthralling tales of four close friends--teachers at the genteel Miss Martin's School for Girls in Regency England. Now, in this final novel, Balogh turns her attention to the owner and headmistress of the school, Miss Claudia Martin herself.
Author
Series
Westcott novels volume 6
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Abigail Westcott's dreams for her future were lost when her father died and she discovered her parents were not legally married. But now, six years later, she enjoys the independence a life without expectation provides a wealthy single woman. Indeed, she's grown confident enough to scold the careless servant chopping wood outside without his shirt on in the proximity of ladies. But the man is not a servant. He is Gilbert Bennington, the lieutenant...
Author
Series
Survivors' Club septet volume 6
Language
English
Description
Since witnessing the death of her husband during the wars, Imogen, Lady Barclay, has secluded herself in the confines of Hardford Hall, their home in Cornwall. The new owner has failed to take up his inheritance, and Imogen desperately hopes he will never come to disturb her fragile peace.
Author
Series
Survivors' Club septet volume 5
Language
English
Description
Ralph Stockwood prides himself on being a leader, but when he convinced his friends to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, he never envisioned being the sole survivor. Racked with guilt over their deaths, Ralph must move on...and find a wife so as to secure an heir to his family's title and fortune. Since her Seasons in London ended in disaster, Chloe Muirhead is resigned to spinsterhood. Driven by the need to escape her family, she takes refuge at the...
20) Simply love
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English
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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Mary Balogh's The Secret Mistress.
New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh returns to the elegance and sensuality of Regency England as she continues the enthralling story of four remarkable women–friends and teachers at Miss Martin’s School for Girls. At the center of this spellbinding novel is Anne Jewell, a teacher haunted by a scandalous past…until she meets...
New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh returns to the elegance and sensuality of Regency England as she continues the enthralling story of four remarkable women–friends and teachers at Miss Martin’s School for Girls. At the center of this spellbinding novel is Anne Jewell, a teacher haunted by a scandalous past…until she meets...