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The Temporary Wife / A Promise of Spring

The Temporary Wife / A Promise of Spring

Several booksHistorical RomanceRegency
Pages
528
Published
2012
Language
English

Synopsis

This Regency-era collection features two stories where practical marriages turn into something far more complicated. In the first, Charity Duncan agrees to a sham wedding to help Lord Anthony Earheart spite his father, only to find herself falling for the man she was supposed to leave. The second tale follows Grace Howard, whose peaceful life with a kind baronet is threatened when a secret from her past resurfaces.

Prose complexity
4/10

Books inside

1 book
Book cover of A Promise of Spring
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A Promise of Spring

Vibe

EmotionalHeartwarming
Marriage of ConvenienceRevengeBetrayalSecond ChanceGrumpy Sunshine

Genres

Historical Romance Regency Romance Historical Fiction

About the author

M
Mary Balogh

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...

Characters

Charity DuncanProtagonist
Anthony EarheartProtagonist
Grace HowardProtagonist
Peregrine LampmanProtagonist
All characters in The Temporary Wife / A Promise of Spring

Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Temporary Wife / A Promise of Spring connect to Mary Balogh's other series?

    This collection features two standalone novellas that do not directly tie into Mary Balogh's larger series, such as the Huxtable or Westcott families. While set in the same Regency period, the characters and plots are self-contained within each story.

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