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Simply Unforgettable
First published 2005 · 473 pages
A snowbound encounter sparks an irresistible, class-defying romance that challenges the strict rules of Regency society.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping out of a ferocious snowstorm into the warm, crackling tension of a rustic inn. The narrative wraps the reader in the strict manners and social customs of Regency England, only to delightfully dismantle them as the characters defy propriety. It balances an elegant, witty tone with deep, breathless sensuality, exploring the emotional weight of navigating rigid class divides and secret pasts. The atmosphere shifts from the cozy isolation of a chance meeting to the high-stakes intrigue of a society that demands conformity. It is perfect for readers who crave historical romances where instantaneous desire collides with stark differences in social standing, anchored by a heroine who knows her place and a hero who refuses to let her stay there.
- Mood
- cozy
- passionate
- swoony
- scandalous
- Tone
- witty
- sensual
- romantic
- earnest
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- class divides · irresistible attraction · defying social expectations · secret pasts · innocence and temptation
- The writing
- Elegant and witty, balancing the formal manners of the Regency era with breathless, sensual romantic tension.
- The arc
- Moves from a sudden, isolated burst of passion to a fraught navigation of rigid societal rules, culminating in a defiant embrace of love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love classic Regency romances featuring snowbound encounters, stark class differences, and determined, swoon-worthy aristocrats.
Content notes
- sexual content
- class inequality
About the book
author Mary Balogh returns to the seductive world she knows so well--Regency England--in a new novel filled with her trademark wit, sensuality, and breathtaking storytelling. With this, the first in a dazzling new quartet of novels, Balogh invites us into a special world--a select academy for young ladies--a world of innocence and temptation. Drawing us into the lives of four women, teachers at Miss Martin's School for Girls, Balogh introduces this novel's marvelous heroine: music teacher Frances Allard--and the man who seduces her with a passion no woman could possibly forget....They meet in a ferocious snowstorm. She is a young teacher with a secret past. He is the cool, black-caped stranger who unexpectedly comes to her rescue. Between these two unlikely strangers, desire is instantaneous...and utterly impossible to resist. Stranded together in a rustic country inn, Lucius Marshall, who is the Viscount Sinclair, and Frances Allard share a night of glorious, unforgettable passion. But Frances knows her place--and it is far from the privileged world of the sensual aristocrat. Due to begin her teaching position at Miss Martin's School in Bath, Frances must try to forget that one extraordinary night--and the man who touched her with such exquisite tenderness and abandon.But Frances cannot hide forever. And when fate once again throws them together, Lucius refuses to take no for an answer. If Frances will not be his wife, he will make her his mistress. So begins an odyssey fraught with intrigue, one that defies propriety and shocks the straitlaced ton. For Lucius's passionate, single-minded pursuit is about to force Frances to give up all her secrets--except one--to win the heart of the man she already loves.Once again this incomparable storyteller captures a time and a place like no other. And in Lucius and Frances, Mary Balogh gives us her most unlikely lovers yet--a nobleman in search of the perfect wife and an unconventional woman willing to risk everything for an unforgettable love.From the Hardcover edition.
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