Simply Unforgettable

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New York Times bestselling 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.

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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, A Summer to Remember, and One Night for Love. A former teacher, she grew up in Wales and now lives in Canada.

From the Hardcover edition.

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This Book is Unforgettable!.......2007-08-19

It just goes to show you, different strokes for different folks. I almost didn't buy the book because of some of the negative reviews but I'm glad I did. I loved it and sat up all last night anxious to get to the happy ending... then I was sorry it was done. I'm always sad when I finish a great book. I loved Lucius. He was the ideal male romantic figure, in my opinion. He loved her enough to give her the space she needed to work things out for herself. He wasn't arrogant, domineering and rough as some of the romantic characters. I liked him a lot.

I think we have all known a Frances in our lives. A sweet, quiet little Italian girl with big brown eyes that can melt the coldest of hearts.

Mary has outdone herself with this book. I was able to understand the thinking of the characters, their motives but for the life of me I was totally baffled about her secret. The author tied all her strings together to make one wonderful book.

I would also like to congratulate the author for the beautiful covers on her books. I know that an established writer has a lot of input as to the covers and I absolutely refuse to buy a book with a sexy, vulgar cover. Your books are all tastefully packaged.

Deadly Dull.......2007-07-31

This book was so disappointing. It's full of cliches and ridiculous behavior. You have the virgin schoolmarm who is beautiful but doesn't know it and the high society rake who must marry a high born lady to pacify his grandaddy. These two conveniently get stranded together (without chaperone) during a snowstorm and within what seems like hours decide to have sex because, well, you can only make so many snowmen in a day, eh? Did I mention that she was a virgin? But the worst sin of this book is the fact that the writing is so freaking boring. This author usually excels at characterization and character motivation but this time it feels like she wrote it while on auto-pilot and it makes me so very sad.

Simply Unendurable!.......2007-03-23

First off, I adore Mary Balogh and her Bedwyns. That series has set the bar very high so maybe if this book was not measured against those I would have liked it better. Or not. Frankly I simply did not like either one of the main characters. Occasionally they would say something witty and warm and I would think Ah, now it will start up. But it never did. And the big secret was such a rip off, something that could have been resolved in ten minutes if the right questions had been asked and answered. And they would have been in the normal course of things, if her big secret wasn't simply a plot device so had to be held to the end.

And worst of all, all the secondary characters conversations were all so stupid and trivial. I found myself constantly saying "ridiculous people" under my breath.

But Mary is allowed a lousy book and she's still a first clas writer in my book. I have hope for the rest of the series. Maybe. The whole teacher thing is so uninspiring for me. The idea that any woman would prefer it to a home and family is just too ridiculous. In the present sure, but not back in that time. Being a spinster teacher was Simply Dreary.

Simply Forgettable.......2006-12-19

Boring, boring, boring, boring, boring. That's it. I can't remember anything about this book aside from finding it a waste of money and time.

Enjoyable but ultimately forgettable.......2006-11-04

This is the first of Mary Balogh's "Simply" series currently being written which focuses on four women who teach at a school in Bath. Although this book works well as a standalone, long-time Mary Balogh fans will spot links to some of her other series (the Bedwyns are mentioned, as are a few other characters who have shown up in other books).

Frances Allard is travelling back from her two great-aunts' house after spending Christmas with them. She's on the road to Bath when a significant snowstorm causes her problems. Eventually her coach slides into a ditch and she's rescued by a rude and insulting gentleman. She has to go with him in his carriage to the nearest Inn - which turns out to be closed. However, she and the gentleman, Lucius Marshall, have to make the Inn habitable and stay there whilst the snow makes travelling impossible.

Of course, being thrown together with a dishy man in the privacy of an Inn for a couple of days makes her change her initial view of him as rude and unfriendly - they discover a shared enjoyment of simple fun like peeling potatoes, building snowmen, waltzing... and their relationship moves to rather more intimate. When the snow melts Lucius delivers her to Bath, trying to persuade her to become his mistress - but Frances refuses. She is content with her life as a teacher and not willing to throw this all away on a rake's whim.

At this point I wondered where the story was going - how would they meet again? Lucius happens to be Viscount Sinclair, heir to his grandfather's Earldom (his father has already died) and he has promised to get married by the summer. His intended, Portia Hunt, is perfect but cold and he has no real interest in her, but family pressure is strong. However, he finds himself back in Bath with his grandfather, bumps into Frances again after a gap of three months, and this meeting has significant consequences for both of them and for their futures.

The book is, in some ways, a coming-of-age book although the hero is 28 and the heroine 23. Lucius discovers, over the course of the book, that his youthful desire for raking and having fun is changing - he now appreciates far more the traditional grown-up and dull things such as his family and the concept of a wife and home - as long as it is the correct wife. Frances had a rather unusual upbringing but a bad experience aged 20 has caused her to be afraid of danger and exposure to London people and to hide herself away as a teacher. She has an amazing gift for singing but is afraid of the repercussions if people hear her who remembered her before and her hint of scandal. Many of Mary Balogh's books seem to have a heroine with a secret in her past which turns out not to be such an issue when faced - in some ways this theme is getting a little tired to me.

Viscount Sinclair is an unusual hero in that, although physically gorgeous (of course!) he seems to work his way through the book doing whatever he wants and not really respecting Frances' wishes. He seems to go back on his word ("I won't bother you anymore, this will be goodbye") a surprising amount of times for an honourable nobleman! Still, who wouldn't find a handsome man pursuing you with marriage proposals rather pleasant - I know I would!

One of my traditional gripes - Mary Balogh, despite being born in England, has fallen into some of the traps that American authors of Regencies write. Or perhaps it was her editor. The spelling in my edition is American (which is to be expected) but some sentence forms and structures are also not entirely English. The Christmas time is called "holiday" in phrases where it wouldn't be in British English; people "visit" when we would use a different sentence structure; and, a common Mary Balogh failing, the Baron of somewhere is "Baron Cliffe" rather than "Sir John Cliffe" or "Sir John." No-one is referred to as "Baron X" in the English peerage. Such a simple error but remarkably annoying when I read it regularly in her books.

Overall this book is a perfectly acceptable way to spend an afternoon - there are some good scenes, the dialogue is good, the attraction between the two (although apparently based mostly on physical appearance) does make sense, but having read this book I don't think I'll remember much about it in six months. It wasn't fresh and gripping enough to be simply unforgettable.

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Simply Unforgettable
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Simply Unforgettable
Mary Balogh
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Terrific tale.......2007-01-10

An early Patricia Sprinkle. Her characters are well developed, the plot well planned and the research extensive. Because she writes of the South, I am aware of the geography. These books are fun reads because they have a story and yet you can put it down and pick it up later and wont have to go back and find out 'where you were.'

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This book is easy to read, written in layman's terms........1998-09-25

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