A Counterfeit Betrothal/The Notorious Rake: Two Novels in One Volume

by Mary Balogh

Book Overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Mary Balogh presents two of her classic Regency-era romances--seductive tales of ladies who are running away from love . . . and rogues who enjoy the chase. A COUNTERFEIT BETROTHAL Lady Sophia Bryant has no intention of marrying anytime soon. Her one desire is to reunite her parents, who have been estranged for fourteen years. Surely, if she happens to announce her betrothal--even a false one--they will be forced to see each...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440245478
• ISBN13: 9780440245476
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Dell
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Very early work and not her best

The first story begins as if the partners in the betrothal are the focus of the plot. They are not, and thank goodness, as they are shallow, immature and birdbrained. The real story follows the bride to be’s parents, but it is rather humorless and frustrating. The second story, which is a sequel, also deals with wasted lives/time, but again there is little humor and the characters are rather stilted. Not her best work, but probably one of her earliest. I have seen her use similar devices to much better effect in later work.