Dancing With Clara

• Author: Mary Balogh
• Publisher: Signet Regency Romance
• Year: February 1994 (ISBN 0-451-17873-4)
• Setting: Regency England
• Amazon Listing: Dancing with Clara

Book Description

Frederick Sullivan has a large gambling debt, so he agrees to marry plain, disabled Clara Danford. After living a sheltered life, all Clara wants is love and happiness, but Freddie's return to gambling and womanizing breaks her heart. Clara sees Freddie as he really is, so even though he's lying and cheating, she prefers the light he brings to her life to the alternative. Unlike many romances where the hero is a rake who isn't really very rakish, Freddie's behavior is bad and he must atone for his many mistakes, making the story one of unusual depth and emotion.

Awards

• 1996 RRA Awards Nominee - Best All-Time Favorite Regency Romance

Related Titles

• Freddie Sullivan is the villain of Courting Julia
• Harriet Pope, Clara's companion and friend, is the heroine of Tempting Harriet.

Translations

Germany

• Title: Dir gehört mein erster Tanz
• Publisher: Cora Verlag
• Imprint: Mylady 198, March 1996