Suddenly, she becomes the quarry of London’s most notorious womanizer, Gabriel Fisher, the Earl of Thornhill. Jennifer Winwood has been engaged for five years to a man she hardly knows but believes to be honorable and good: Lord Lionel Kersey. Genre: Regency Romance, Historical Romanceįrom New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh come two classic tales of love turned dangerous, set amid the splendor of Regency England-a time rife with passion, betrayal, and intrigue. If you like regency romance, and haven’t read this yet, give it a try… I highly doubt you’ll be disappointed! If I were to compare this book to the other regency romances I’ve read, I would say that this was the best of them all. I’ve not yet gotten around to reading the rest of this series, but they are definitely on my want to read list. Again, I ended up reading into the night, and when I finally did put the book down, it was because I had turned the last page and finished the book.

Another session of marathon reading ensued practically as soon as I woke up the next day. I sat up reading well into the wee hours of the morning, putting the book aside only when I was so exhausted the words began to blur on the page. Maybe it’s because most of the ones I’ve picked up are so short in length, and I prefer longer novels… who knows?) I was very pleasantly surprised to find that I was hooked almost immediately. (I always think I’m going to dislike regency romances before I start reading them. I have to admit, I really didn’t think I’d like it when I realized it was a regency.

A couple days later she handed me a copy of this book. Balogh… when I said I hadn’t, she said I really should give her novels a try, and promised to look through her stock and find something really good for me to read. I was discussing favorite authors with a friend of mine (the owner of a local second-hand bookstore) one day, and she asked if I’d ever read anything by Ms. I was familiar with her name, but had never so much as read the back cover of one of her books. This is the first book I ever read by Mary Balogh. This review was originally published on Goodreads on February 3, 2011.

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