Gentle Conquest
by Mary Balogh
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The marriage of Georgiana Burton to Ralph, Earl of Chartleigh, begins with every promise of happiness for both, though they scarcely know each other. She is attracted by his youthful good looks and gentle, courtly demeanor, while he is dazzled by her beauty and vivacity. It soon becomes clear, however, that the very qualities that attracted them before they married are driving them apart. Ralph is intimidated by the bright star who is his new bride while Georgiana is dismayed by her show more bridegroom's shyness, which seems to worsen with every passing day. Finally each of them sets out to devise a bold scheme to bring about the happily ever after for which they both yearn. It is only to be hoped that they do not bring disaster crashing down upon their dreams instead. show lessTags
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I pretty much auto-buy Mary Balogh books; this is an older one that has just been reissued. I very much enjoyed both the H and h, as you don't often get two young protagonists in historical romance. Georgie and Ralph are adorable, though Georgie can sometimes be a bit bratty.
Most of the story is fine and much in Ms. Balogh's style. Then we got to a trope that I really hate, and it didn't fare much better here. It's where the heroine disguises herself (a costume ball, a dark room, etc) so the hero doesn't know who he's having sex with. I didn't realize this was in the book, but my stomach sank when the story revealed this was happening. I find it very unrealistic, and it's even worse when the hero is cheating, so my lower rating is show more based solely on that. show less
Most of the story is fine and much in Ms. Balogh's style. Then we got to a trope that I really hate, and it didn't fare much better here. It's where the heroine disguises herself (a costume ball, a dark room, etc) so the hero doesn't know who he's having sex with. I didn't realize this was in the book, but my stomach sank when the story revealed this was happening. I find it very unrealistic, and it's even worse when the hero is cheating, so my lower rating is show more based solely on that. show less
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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
- Gentle Conquest
- Original publication date
- 1987-12
- People/Characters
- Georgiana Burton; Earl of Chartleigh
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- English
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