Mary Balogh

Mary Balogh grew up in Wales, land of sea and mountains, song and legend. She brought music and a vivid imagination with her when she came to Canada to teach. There she began a second career as a writer of books that always end happily and always celebrate the power of love.
There are over four million copies of her Regency romances and historical romances in print

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Bibliography

Books

• Beyond The Sunrise - November 1992 (Onyx)
• Certain Magic, A - February 1991 (Signet)
• Chance Encounter, A - December 1985 (Signet) (Reissue 1989, Signet)
• Christmas Beau - December 1991 (Signet)
• Christmas Belle - November 1994 (Signet)
• Christmas Bride, A - November 1997 (Signet)
• Christmas Promise, A -, December 1992 (Signet)
• Constant Heart, The - July 1987 (Signet)
• Counterfeit Betrothal, A - June 1992 (Signet)
• Courting Julia - November 1993 (Signet)
• Dancing With Clara - February 1994 (Signet)
• Daring Masquerade - January 1989 (Signet)
• Dark Angel - August 1994 (Signet)
• Deceived - April 1993 (Onyx)
• Devil's Web, The - August 1990 (Signet) (Reissue 2007, Dell)
• Double Wager, The - June 1985 (Signet) (Reissue 1990, Signet)
• Famous Heroine, The - February 1996 (Signet)
• First Snowdrop, The - September 1986 (Signet)
• Gentle Conquest - December 1987 (Signet)
• Gift of Daisies, A - February 1989 (Signet)
• Gilded Web, The - December 1989 (Signet) (Reissue 2006, Dell)

• A Masked Deception - February 1985 - Signet
• Red Rose - March 1986 - Signet
• The Trysting Place - June 1986 - Signet
• The Wood Nymph - January 1987 - Signet
• Secrets Of The Heart - April 1988 - Signet
• An Unacceptable Offer - May 1988 - Signet
• The Ungrateful Governess - October 1988 - Signet
• The Obedient Bride - June 1989 - Signet
• Lady with a Black Umbrella - September 1989 - Signet
• A Promise of Spring - February 1990 - Signet
• Web of Love - April 1990 - Signet
• The Incurable Matchmaker - May 1990 - Signet
• An Unlikely Duchess - October 1990 - Signet
• Snow Angel - June 1991 - Signet
• The Secret Pearl - September 1991 - Signet
• The Ideal Wife - October 1991 - Signet
• The Notorious Rake - September 1992 - Signet
• A Precious Jewel - June 1993 - Signet
• Tangled - March 1994 - Topaz
• Tempting Harriet - May 1994 - Signet
• Longing - December 1994 - Topaz
• Lord Carew's Bride - June 1995 - Signet
• Heartless - October 1995 - Berkley
• Truly - May 1996 - Berkley
• The Plumed Bonnet - September 1996 - Signet
• Indiscreet - January 1997 - Jove
• The Temporary Wife - May 1997 - Signet
• Silent Melody - August 1997 - Berkley
• Unforgiven - January 1998 - Jove
• Thief Of Dreams - May 1998 - Jove
• Irresistible - October 1998 - Jove
• The Last Waltz - November 1998 - Signet
• One Night For Love - July 1999 - Dell
• More Than A Mistress - June 2001 - Dell
• No Man's Mistress - May 2002 - Dell
• A Summer To Remember - March 2003 - Dell
• Slightly Married - April 2003 - Dell
• Slightly Wicked - May 2003 - Dell
• Slightly Scandalous - June 2003 - Dell
• Slightly Tempted - December 2003 - Dell
• Slightly Sinful - April 2004 - Dell
• Slightly Dangerous - March 2005 - Dell
• Simply Unforgettable - July 2006 - Dell
• Simply Love - February 2006 - Dell
• Simply Magic - February 2008 - Dell
• Simply Perfect - 2008 (Hardcover)

Novellas

• Anniversary, The in "From The Heart", January 1994 (Signet)
• Best Christmas Ever, The in "A Regency Christmas III", November 1991 (Signet)
• Best Gift, The in "A Regency Christmas VI", November 1994 (Signet) (Reissue 2006, Signet) (Reissue 2007, Signet)
• Betrothal Ball, The in "Love's Legacy", January 1996 (Leisure)
• Bond Street Carolers, The in "A Regency Christmas Carol", November 1997 (Signet)
• Dark Rider, The in "Full Moon Magic", September 1992 (Signet)
• Family Christmas, A in "Under the Mistletoe", October 2006 (Signet) (Reissue 2007, Signet)
• Forbidden Daffodils, The in "Blossoms", April 1995 (Signet)
• Golden Rose in "A Regency Valentine I", February 1991 (Signet)
• Guarded By Angels in "Angel Christmas", November 1995 (Topaz)
• A Handful Of Gold in "The Gift Of Christmas", November 1998 (Signet) (Reissue 2005, Harlequin) - Christmas Keepsakes

• The Star Of Bethlehem - November 1989 - Signet - Regency Christmas I, A
• Playing House - November 1990 - Signet - Regency Christmas II, A 2
  • October 2006 - Signet - Under the Mistletoe
• A Waltz Among The Stars - January 1992 - Signet - A Regency Valentine 2
• The Treasure Hunt - June 1992 - Signet - A Regency Summer
• The Porcelain Madonna - November 1992 - Signet - A Regency Christmas 4
• The Substitute Guest - January 1993 - Signet - Tokens Of Love
• The Wrong Door - June 1993 - Signet - Rakes And Rogues
• The North Tower - September 1993 - Signet - Moonlight Lovers
• No Room At The Inn - November 1993 - Signet - Regency Christmas V, A
• Precious Rogue
  • June 1995 - Topaz - Dashing And Dangerous
  • February 1999 - Topaz - Captured Hearts
• The Surprise Party - November 1995 - Signet - A Regency Christmas 7
• Heirloom - July 1996 - Jove - Timeswept Brides
• The Wassail Bowl - November 1996 - Signet - A Regency Christmas Feast

Series/Related Titles

related Books

• A Chance Encounter - 1985
• The Wood Nymph - 1987

William Mainwaring is the rejected suitor of the heroine in A Chance Encounter; he is the hero of The Wood Nymph

• The Trysting Place - 1986
• A Counterfeit Betrothal - 1992
• The Notorious Rake - 1992

Lord Edmond Waite is the villain of The Trysting Place; Mary Gregg, Lady Mornington, is a minor love interest of the hero in A Counterfeit Betrothal. Edmond and Mary are hero and heroine of The Notorious Rake.

• The Ideal Wife - 1991
• A Precious Jewel - 1993
• A Christmas Bride - 1997

Sir Gerald Stapleton is the hero's friend in The Ideal Wife. He is the hero of A Precious Jewel. The heroine of A Christmas Bride, Helena, Lady Stapleton, is the villainess of A Precious Jewel and stepmother of its hero.

• Courting Julia - 1993
• Dancing With Clara - 1994
• Tempting Harriet - 1994

Freddie Sullivan is the villain of Courting Julia; he is the hero of Dancing with Clara. Harriet Pope is Clara's companion and friend in Dancing with Clara; Lord Archibald Vinney is Freddie's friend. Archie and Harriet are hero and heroine of Tempting Harriet.

• Dark Angel - 1994
• Lord Carew's Bride - 1995
• The Famous Heroine - 1996
• The Plumed Bonnet - 1996
• A Christmas Bride - 1997

Many of the same characters appear and reappear in Dark Angel, Lord Carew's Bride, The Famous Heroine, and The Plumed Bonnet, sometimes as minor characters, sometimes as heroes and heroines. The hero of A Christmas Bride, Edgar Downes, is the brother of the heroine of The Famous Heroine and has connections with all the other main characters in that series.

• Heartless - 1995 - Berkley
• Silent Melody - 1997 - Berkley

Lady Emily Marlowe is the young deaf mute sister of the heroine in Heartless; Lord Ashley Kendrick is the younger brother of the hero. Ashley and Emily are hero and heroine of Silent Melody.

• Indiscreet - 1997
• Unforgiven - 1998
• Irresistible - 1998

Indiscreet, Unforgiven, and Irresistible tell the love stories of four close friends and former cavalry officers in the Napoleonic Wars. Two of their stories are combined, one in the main plot, the other in a sub-plot, in Irresistible.

• More Than a Mistress - 2001
• No Man's Mistress - 2002

Lord Ferdinand Dudley is the younger brother of the hero in More than a Mistress. He is the hero of No Man's Mistress.

Web Series

1. The Gilded Web - 1989 (Edmund Raine, Earl of Amberly & Alexandra Purnell)
2. Web of Love - 1990 (Lieutenant Dominic Raine, Lord Eden & Ellen Simpson)
3. The Devil's Web - 1990 (James Purnell & Madeline Raine)

• A Promise of Spring - 1990

The Series is a trilogy. The books tell the love stories of two brothers and a sister. A Promise of Spring is a spin-off of the first book. Sir Perry Lampman and his wife, ten years his senior, were minor characters in the trilogy.

Slightly Series (aka Bedwyn Series)

• One Night for Love - 1999 (introduces Lauren Edgeworth, heroine of A Summer to Remember)
• A Summer to Remember - 2003 (introduces Sydnam Butler, hero of Simply Love, Peter Edgeworth, Viscount Whitleaf, hero of Simply Magic", and the Bedwyns)

1. Slightly Married - 2003 (Aidan Bedwyn's story)
2. Slightly Wicked - 2003 (Rannulf Bedwyn's story)
3. Slightly Scandalous - 2003 (Freyja Bedwyn's story)
4. Slightly Tempted - 2003 (Morgan Bedwyn's story)
5. Slightly Sinful- 2004 (Alleyne Bedwyn's story)
6. Slightly Dangerous - 2005 (Wulfric Bedwyn's story)

Simply Series (aka Miss Martin's School for Girls in Bath)

• A Summer to Remember - 2003 (introduces Sydnam Butler, hero of Simply Love, Peter Edgeworth, Viscount Whitleaf, hero of Simply Magic", and the Bedwyns)

1. Simply Unforgettable - 2006 (Lucius Marshall, Earl of Edgecombe & Frances Allard

Honours

• 1996 RRA Awards Nominee - Best All-Time Classic Romance Author
• 1996 RRA Awards Nominee - Best Historical Romance Author