Janine and I are over at Dear Author with a joint review of Someone to Trust by Mary Balogh. Come see what we thought.
Nov
28
2018
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May
01
2018
Review at Dear Author
I’m over at Dear Author with a review of Someone To Care by Mary Balogh. I really liked it but was uneasy about an aspect of the story which I think will be controversial.
Nov
09
2017
Review at Dear Author
Janine and I are doing a joint review at Dear Author of Someone to Wed by Mary Balogh. It hit us both in the feels.
Feb
09
2017
Review at Dear Author
Janine and I are over at Dear Author with a review of Someone To Hold by Mary Balogh. I had mixed feelings about this one. It’s hard to tell how much of it to blame on Donald Trump.
Nov
08
2016
Review at Dear Author
I’m over at Dear Author with Janine and a joint review of Someone to Love by Mary Balogh, book 1 of her new Westcott series. Basically I lapped it up with a spoon. The hero reminded me of Luke from Heartless and we all know how much I adore him! There are some problematic elements however and I expect there will be a huge divide in how people receive it.
Jun
06
2016
Another Dream by Mary Balogh (from Once Upon A Dream anthology)
Why I read it: I adore Mary Balogh books so I bought it. (I haven’t yet read the Grace Burrowes story. I may not ever do so as I really only bought it for the Balogh novella.)
What it’s about: (from Goodreads) Miss Eleanor Thompson has found satisfaction as the director of a respected school for girls. The life of a dedicated educator offers many rewards and much meaning–but also more loneliness than Eleanor anticipated. She accepts an invitation from her sister, Christine, Duchess of Bewcastle, to attend a Bedwyn houseparty, never dreaming the summer curriculum might include stolen kisses and true love.
What worked for me (and what didn’t): I was feeling in the mood for a comfort type read but I also wanted a story I hadn’t read before – so I turned to Mary Balogh. She is ever the comfort read to me. I just sink into her books like I would a comfy couch.
Eleanor Thompson is Christine’s sister (as in Wulfric’s wife). She is now the owner/operator of the Bath school for girls formerly run by Claudia Martin, now the Marchioness of Attingsborough. On her way to Lindsey Hall for a summer holiday with her family, she is stranded at an inn waiting out a storm. There, she meets a charming man, a widower with two young children, Michael Benning, the Earl of Staunton. Robert is five years old and very shy, Georgette is # and precocious, voluble and whip smart. The children take a shine to Eleanor and Eleanor and Michael take a shine to each other.