Miss Anna Snow is satisfied with her life as a teacher at
the same orphanage where she grew up. When a cryptic letter
brings her to London, she fears her mysterious supporter is
about to end his regular payments for her keeping. Instead,
she learns that her titled father has left her an
inheritance beyond her dreams.
In SOMEONE TO LOVE, author Mary Balogh gives us a story
that's part fairy tale, part "My Fair Lady." Anna is well
educated, thanks to the private orphanage in Bath, but she
lacks a working knowledge of the peerage, has no appropriate
clothes, and doesn't even know the waltz. It falls to the
women of her newfound family to get her up to snuff.
Avery Archer, Duke of Netherby, is Anna's cousin by
marriage. He is intrigued by her serious nature and strong
self-confidence. As he spends time with Anna, he realizes
that he can set aside the persona he wears like armor and be
himself with her. When Anna's London debut is a rousing
success, he also realizes he'll have to act fast if he
doesn't want to risk losing her.
Balogh has a gift for developing unique characters that are
still utterly true to the period. Avery and Anna are perfect
examples. Anna is at once self-assured and uncertain, caught
up in a world from which she wants only one thing -- the
family that is still lost to her. Avery exudes power and
danger, but as we get inside his head, we learn how
vulnerable he is and why he's so alone. The result is a
compelling and delightful journey of transformation and
preservation of self.
SOMEONE TO LOVE is the first in Balogh's new Westcott
Series. We meet most of the family in the first few
chapters, and it is as mindboggling for us as it is for
Anna. Balogh kindly includes a family tree in the front, to
help readers keep everyone straight. As the novel goes on,
we get to know some of them quite well, and it's quite a
tease for the rest of the stories.
I highly recommend SOMEONE TO LOVE for fans of historical
fiction and Regency romance. Certainly if you are a regular
reader of Balogh's books, you have a real treat in store.
The New York Times bestselling author of Only a
Kiss launches a new series with the death of an earl and
the revelation of a scandalous secret...
Humphrey Westcott, Earl of Riverdale, has died, leaving
behind a fortune that will forever alter the lives of
everyone in his family—including the daughter no one knew he
had...
Anna Snow grew up in an orphanage in Bath knowing nothing of
the family she came from. Now she discovers that the late
Earl of Riverdale was her father and that she has inherited
his fortune. She is also overjoyed to learn she has
siblings. However, they want nothing to do with her or her
attempts to share her new wealth. But the new earl’s
guardian is interested in Anna…
Avery Archer, Duke of Netherby, keeps others at a distance.
Yet something prompts him to aid Anna in her transition from
orphan to lady. As London society and her newfound relatives
threaten to overwhelm Anna, Avery steps in to rescue her and
finds himself vulnerable to feelings and desires he has
hidden so well and for so long.
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