It was in creating stories about these dolls that Mary first discovered her love of storytelling. When she and her older sister, Moira, were young, they had a collection of dolls they would always play with. Though material possessions were few and life was sometimes difficult, Mary had a generally idyllic childhood, in part because of her active imagination. She was born Mary Jenkins in 1944 in postwar Swansea, Wales, UK, a town that had been heavily bombed and was still under rationing for a portion of her childhood. Her novel, Simply Magic, was a finalist in the Quill Awards. Dalton awards, and a Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award. Since then, she has written over 100 novels and numerous novellas, with her most famous being the New York Times bestselling Slightly Series, which follows the always intriguing Bedwyn siblings and the Simply Series, which follows four teachers at Miss Martin’s School for Girls in Bath, England.Īs a result of her incredible writing career, she has won many awards over the years, including the Borders Group Bestselling Historical of the Year, several Waldenbooks awards, two B.
That book, A Masked Deception, was published by Signet in 1985 and won a Romantic Times Award for Regency Best New Writer.
She doesn't want to shackle herself to another man in marriage, but sometimes, she wonders if she is lonely.īoth are unwilling to face the truth until they find themselves alone together one night, and Lydia surprises even herself with a simple question: "Are you ever lonely?" Harry's answer leads them down a path neither could ever have imagined.Mary Balogh penned her first historical romance in 1983. Her marriage to Reverend Isaiah Tavernor was one of service and obedience, and she has secretly enjoyed her freedom since his death. Lydia Tavernor, recently widowed, dreams of taking a lover.
Though Harry insists he enjoys the solitude, he does wonder sometimes if he is lonely. After a harrowing recovery, the once cheery, light-hearted boy has become a reclusive, somber man. When Harry Westcott lost the title Earl of Riverdale after the discovery of his father's bigamy, he shipped off to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, where he was near-fatally wounded. Tavernor must decide in the new novel in the Westcott series from New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh. Is love worth the loss of one's freedom and independence? This is what Mrs.
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