Continuing the dazzling series that began with SIMPLY UNFORGETTABLE, New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh delivers an irresistible, breathtaking romance.

SIMPLY LOVE
by Mary Balogh

New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh returns to the elegance and sensuality of Regency England as she continues the enthralling story of four remarkable women-friends and teachers at Miss Martin’s School for Girls. At the center of this spellbinding novel is Anne Jewell, a teacher haunted by a scandalous past...until she meets a man who teaches her the most important lesson of all: nothing is simple when it comes to love....

She spies him in the deepening dusk of a Wales evening-a lone figure of breathtaking strength and masculinity, his handsome face branded by a secret pain. For single mother and teacher Anne Jewell, newly arrived with her son at a sprawling estate in Wales on the invitation of an influential friend, Sydnam Butler is a man whose sorrows-and passions-run deeper than she could have ever imagined.

As steward of a remote seaside manor, Sydnam lives a reclusive existence far from the pity and disdain of others. Yet almost from the moment Anne first appears on the cliffs, he senses in this lovely stranger a kindred soul, and between these two wary hearts, desire stirs. Unable to resist the passion that has rescued them both from loneliness, Anne and Sydnam share an afternoon of exquisite lovemaking. Now the unwed single mother and war-scarred veteran must make a decision that could forever alter their lives. For Sydnam, it is a chance to heal the pain of the past. For Anne, it is the glorious promise of a future with the man who will dare her to reveal her deepest secrets...before she can give him all her heart.

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Praise for the novels of Mary Balogh:

SIMPLY UNFORGETTABLE

"When an author has crafted a series as beloved to readers as Balogh’s Bedwyn saga, it is hard to believe that she can surpass the delights with the first installment in a new quartet. But Balogh has done just that."--Booklist

"A classic Regency plot with humor, wit, and the sizzling romantic chemistry that one expects from Balogh."--Library Journal

SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS

"Rings with humor and the delightful echoes of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice."--Publishers Weekly

SLIGHTLY SINFUL

"The sexual tension fairly crackles between this pair of beautifully matched protagonists...nicely demonstrates [Balogh's] matchless style."--Library Journal

About the Author

MARY BALOGH is the New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Slightly novels: SLIGHTLY MARRIED, SLIGHTLY WICKED, SLIGHTLY SCANDALOUS, SLIGHTLY TEMPTED, SLIGHTLY SINFUL, and SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS, as well as the romances NO MAN’S MISTRESS, MORE THAN A MISTRESS, and ONE NIGHT FOR LOVE. She is also the author of SIMPLY UNFORGETTABLE, the first in her dazzling quartet of novels set at Miss Martin’s School for Girls. A former teacher herself, she grew up in Wales and now lives in Canada.