Wulfric Bedwyn, the icy and powerful Duke of Bewcastle, has spent his life maintaining a rigid mask of aristocratic perfection. His world is upended when he meets Christine Derrick, a spirited widow who refuses to be intimidated by his status or his arrogance. What begins as a clash of personalities at a country house party evolves into a battle of wills that threatens to melt the Duke's cold heart.
Mary Jenkins was born on 1944 in Swansea, Wales, UK. After graduating from university, moved to Saskatchewan, Canada, to teach high-school English, on a two-year teaching contract in 1967. She married her Canadian husband, Robert Balogh, and had three children, Jacqueline, Christopher and Sian. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, music and knitting. She also enjoys watching tennis and curling.
Mary Balogh started writing in the evenings as a hobby. Her first book, a Regency love story...