He decided that if she was put into an orphanage, no one would ever know who she was. Would anyone know? There was a daughter from that first marriage, but she was still an infant at the time. What if the head of a family-an earl, no less-had entered into a bigamous marriage when he was a young man, tempted to it because he was in dire financial straits and needed a wealthy wife? What if he justified it, in his own mind, anyway, by the fact that the wife he had married secretly a few years before was dying of consumption? The Westcott series was born in my mind with the idea of a crisis situation. It was not part of the original plan for the series, but it caught my imagination anyway and insisted upon being written! I am thoroughly enjoying bringing this whole family to life by telling the love story of one of its members in each book. Whether this story is your first venture into the series or you are an old friend who has read all or some of the six books that preceded it, I am delighted you have decided to read this novella. Welcome to the Regency world of the Westcott family. Read on for an Excerpt from the Sixth Novel Read on for an Excerpt from the Fifth Novel Read on for an Excerpt from the Fourth Novel Read on for an Excerpt from the Third Novel Read on for an Excerpt from the Second Novel Read on for an Excerpt from the First Novel The publisher is not responsible for websites (or their content) that are not owned by the publisher. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. The moral right of the author has been asserted.Įxcerpt from Someone to Love copyright © 2016 by Mary BaloghĮxcerpt from Someone to Hold copyright © 2017 by Mary BaloghĮxcerpt from Someone to Wed copyright © 2017 by Mary BaloghĮxcerpt from Someone to Care copyright © 2018 by Mary BaloghĮxcerpt from Someone to Trust copyright © 2018 by Mary BaloghĮxcerpt from Someone to Honour copyright © 2019 by Mary BaloghĪll rights reserved. ‘Balogh is the queen of spicy Regency-era romance,Ĭreating memorable characters in unforgettable stories’Īll characters and events in this publication, other than those clearly in the public domain, are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. ‘Ms Balogh is a veritable treasure, a matchless storyteller ‘Today’s superstar heir to the marvellous legacy of They include the Slightly sestet (the Bedwyn saga), the Simply quartet, the Huxtable quintet, the Westcott series and the Survivors’ Club series. She has written more than 100 historical novels and novellas, more than 30 of which have been New York Times bestsellers. Mary Balogh grew up in Wales and now lives with husband Robert in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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