There is hardly any dialog and a great deal of repeating the same situation over and over. As I said, I love Mary Balogh’s books so didn’t look at the reviews before purchasing. I was 3-1/2 hours into this description when I stopped and checked the reviews. It’s not really a story so much as a lengthy and in-depth description of an estate, the people who live there, people of the village and planning a summer party.

I LOVE Mary Balogh’s books and think I have read most of them so was surprised and disappointed in this latest book. But is Devlin's war-hardened heart even capable of offering her love in return? It is Gwyneth's loyalty, patience, and love that he needs. It's only when Gwyneth Rhys-the woman he loved and then lost after his family banished him-holds out her hand to help him that he is able make the difficult journey and try to piece together his fractured family. But now his father is dead, the Ware family is broken, and as the heir he is being called home. He enlisted in the fight against Napoleon and didn't look back for six years. But at 22, he discovered his whole world was an elaborate illusion, and when Devlin publicly called his family to account for it, he was exiled as a traitor. They were kind, gracious, and shared the beauty of Ravenwood, their grand country estate, by hosting lavish parties for the entire countryside. The handsome and charismatic earl of Stratton, Caleb Ware, has been exposed to the ton for his clandestine affairs-by his own son.Īs a child, Devlin Ware thought his family stood for all that was right and good in the world.

Remember love mary balogh