A Promise of Spring
by Mary Balogh
Raines Family Web Trilogy Plus (Edmund's friend, Peregrine Lampman - 4)
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One of my favorites. I love older woman/younger man stories since I'm living that myself. I really love Perry the hero. He is such a gentleman. He knows that he loves the heroine, Grace, and just digs in and sticks with her. I do get tired of the whole I'm scared I'll go back to my old love because I'm so weak thing that the Grace does. She's a wimp. I guess I don't understand how anyone could be that unsure of themselves. But Perry's character makes the whole book shine.
This historical romance was just so-so. The story was mostly characters thoughts about their insecurities and the heroine feeling unworthy. I skimmed a lot but I did finish. After Grace's brother dies, Perry a good friend of her brother asks her to marry him.
Have always liked Balogh's books. Kept this one for a long time and really liked it but I have run out of space.
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Mary Balogh was born in Swansea, Wales on March 24, 1944. She received a B.A. with honors from the University of Wales in 1965. From 1967 to 1988, she taught high school English in Saskatchewan, Canada, becoming principal of the school in 1982. Her first novel, A Masked Deception, was published in 1985 and she won the Romantic Times Award for best show more new Regency writer. Since then, she has written more than 60 novels and has received a lifetime achievement award for her work in the genre of historical romance. Her works include The Wood Nymph, Christmas Promise, The Plumed Bonnet, Famous Heroine, A Matter of Class, No Man's Mistress, More than a Mistress, One Night for Love, and Only a Kiss. Her title's Someone to Hold and Someone to Care made The New York Times Bestseller List. (Bowker Author Biography) Mary Balogh grew up in Wales. She later came to Canada to teach & there she began a second career as an author. (Publisher Provided) show less
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- Canonical title
- A Promise of Spring
- Original publication date
- 1990-02-06
- People/Characters
- Grace Howard; Sir Peregrine "Perry" Lampman; Edmund Raine, Earl of Amberley; Gareth Viscount Sandersford
- Dedication
- To Maryann Vincze
A neighbor and friend - First words
- When the Reverend Paul Howard, rector at the village of Abbotsford in Hampshire, died at the age of two-and-thirty years, his death caused considerably more stir than his life had ever done.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)In each other they found the eternal promise of spring.
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