Gil is downright dour and can be more than somewhat forbidding. Gil and Abigail are not light-hearted people. Someone Gets a Bonus should be the next book in this series because that is one hell of a great synopsis. For behind the appearances of the once-grand lady and the once-humble man are two people who share an understanding of what true honor means, and how only with it can one find love. Gil has come to help his friend and junior officer recover…If at first Gil and Abigail seem to embody what the other most despises, each will soon discover how wrong first impressions can be.

Gilbert Bennington the lieutenant colonel and superior officer who has escorted her wounded brother, Harry, home from the wars with Napoleon. But now, six years later, she enjoys the independence a life without expectation provides a wealthy single woman. Balogh, like Carla Kelly, is blessedly light on sturm and drang.įrom Amazon: Abigail Westcott’s dreams for her future were lost when her father died and she discovered her parents were not legally married. It throws them for a loop, but they remain true to their essential selves. Her characters are generally sensible people attempting to manage their lives in practical, pragmatic ways then find themselves falling madly in love. She’s a writer whose work I don’t bounce in anticipation of, but she is a confident writer who can be turned to for effective and sometimes fantastic romance ( Only Enchanting). I’ve read all of the novels, but only reviewed a couple. A forgotten pre-order delivery to my Kindle! Huzzah!Ī Regency romance with a custody battle, Someone to Honor is the sixth book in Mary Balogh’s current Westcott series.

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