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Mary Jenkins was born in 1944 in Swansea, Wales, UK. After graduating from university, moved to Saskatchewan, Canada, to teach high school English, on a two-year teaching contract in 1967. She married her Canadian husband, Robert Balogh, and had three children, Jacqueline, Christopher and Sian. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, music and knitting. She also enjoys watching tennis and curling.
Mary Balogh started writing in the evenings as a hobby. Her first book,A Regency Love Story, was published in 1985 as A Masked Deception under her married name. In 1988, she retired from teaching after 20 years to pursue her dream to write full-time. She has written more than seventy novels and almost thirty novellas since then, including the New York Times bestselling 'Slightly' sextet and 'Simply' quartet.
Mary Balogh started writing in the evenings as a hobby. Her first book,A Regency Love Story, was published in 1985 as A Masked Deception under her married name. In 1988, she retired from teaching after 20 years to pursue her dream to write full-time. She has written more than seventy novels and almost thirty novellas since then, including the New York Times bestselling 'Slightly' sextet and 'Simply' quartet.
Genres: Historical Romance, Romance
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Series
Web
1. The Gilded Web (1989)
2. Web of Love (1990)
3. The Devil's Web (1990)
4. A Promise of Spring (1990)
1. The Gilded Web (1989)
2. Web of Love (1990)
3. The Devil's Web (1990)
4. A Promise of Spring (1990)
Dark Angel
1. Dark Angel (1994)
2. Lord Carew's Bride (1995)
3. The Famous Heroine (1996)
4. The Plumed Bonnet (1996)
5. A Christmas Bride (1997)
1. Dark Angel (1994)
2. Lord Carew's Bride (1995)
3. The Famous Heroine (1996)
4. The Plumed Bonnet (1996)
5. A Christmas Bride (1997)
Mistress Trilogy
1. More Than a Mistress (2000)
2. No Man's Mistress (2001)
2.5. Now a Bride (2011)
3. The Secret Mistress (2011)
1. More Than a Mistress (2000)
2. No Man's Mistress (2001)
2.5. Now a Bride (2011)
3. The Secret Mistress (2011)
Bedwyn Saga
1. Slightly Married (2003)
2. Slightly Wicked (2003)
3. Slightly Scandalous (2003)
4. Slightly Tempted (2003)
5. Slightly Sinful (2004)
6. Slightly Dangerous (2004)
1. Slightly Married (2003)
2. Slightly Wicked (2003)
3. Slightly Scandalous (2003)
4. Slightly Tempted (2003)
5. Slightly Sinful (2004)
6. Slightly Dangerous (2004)
Simply Quartet
1. Simply Unforgettable (2005)
2. Simply Love (2006)
3. Simply Magic (2007)
4. Simply Perfect (2008)
1. Simply Unforgettable (2005)
2. Simply Love (2006)
3. Simply Magic (2007)
4. Simply Perfect (2008)
Huxtable Quintet
1. First Comes Marriage (2009)
2. Then Comes Seduction (2009)
3. At Last Comes Love (2009)
4. Seducing an Angel (2009)
5. A Secret Affair (2010)
1. First Comes Marriage (2009)
2. Then Comes Seduction (2009)
3. At Last Comes Love (2009)
4. Seducing an Angel (2009)
5. A Secret Affair (2010)
Survivor's Club
1. The Proposal (2012)
1.5. The Suitor (2013)
2. The Arrangement (2013)
3. The Escape (2014)
4. Only Enchanting (2014)
5. Only a Promise (2015)
6. Only a Kiss (2015)
7. Only Beloved (2016)
1. The Proposal (2012)
1.5. The Suitor (2013)
2. The Arrangement (2013)
3. The Escape (2014)
4. Only Enchanting (2014)
5. Only a Promise (2015)
6. Only a Kiss (2015)
7. Only Beloved (2016)
Westcott
1. Someone to Love (2016)
2. Someone to Hold (2017)
3. Someone to Wed (2017)
4. Someone to Care (2018)
5. Someone to Trust (2018)
6. Someone to Honor (2019)
6.5. Someone to Remember (2019)
7. Someone to Romance (2019)
8. Someone to Cherish (2020)
9. Someone Perfect (2021)
1. Someone to Love (2016)
2. Someone to Hold (2017)
3. Someone to Wed (2017)
4. Someone to Care (2018)
5. Someone to Trust (2018)
6. Someone to Honor (2019)
6.5. Someone to Remember (2019)
7. Someone to Romance (2019)
8. Someone to Cherish (2020)
9. Someone Perfect (2021)
Ravenswood
1. Remember Love (2022)
2. Remember Me (2023)
3. Always Remember (2024)
4. Remember When (2025)
1. Remember Love (2022)
2. Remember Me (2023)
3. Always Remember (2024)
4. Remember When (2025)
Novels
A Masked Deception (1985)
The Double Wager (1985)
The Red Rose (1986)
The Constant Heart (1987)
Gentle Conquest (1987)
Secrets of the Heart (1988)
An Unacceptable Offer (1988)
The Ungrateful Governess (1988)
Daring Masquerade (1989)
A Gift of Daisies (1989)
The Obedient Bride (1989)
Lady With a Black Umbrella (1989)
The Incurable Matchmaker (1990)
An Unlikely Duchess (1990)
A Certain Magic (1991)
Snow Angel (1991)
The Secret Pearl (1991)
Christmas Beau (1991)
Beyond the Sunrise (1992)
A Christmas Promise (1992)
Deceived (1993)
Tangled (1994)
Longing (1994)
Truly (1996)
The Temporary Wife (1997)
Thief of Dreams (1998)
The Last Waltz (1998)
A Matter of Class (2009)
The Double Wager (1985)
The Red Rose (1986)
The Constant Heart (1987)
Gentle Conquest (1987)
Secrets of the Heart (1988)
An Unacceptable Offer (1988)
The Ungrateful Governess (1988)
Daring Masquerade (1989)
A Gift of Daisies (1989)
The Obedient Bride (1989)
Lady With a Black Umbrella (1989)
The Incurable Matchmaker (1990)
An Unlikely Duchess (1990)
A Certain Magic (1991)
Snow Angel (1991)
The Secret Pearl (1991)
Christmas Beau (1991)
Beyond the Sunrise (1992)
A Christmas Promise (1992)
Deceived (1993)
Tangled (1994)
Longing (1994)
Truly (1996)
The Temporary Wife (1997)
Thief of Dreams (1998)
The Last Waltz (1998)
A Matter of Class (2009)
Collections
Love's Legacy (1987) (with others)
A Regency Summer (1992)
Blossoms (1995) (with others)
Dashing and Dangerous (1995) (with others)
Angel Christmas (1995) (with others)
The Gifts Of Christmas (1998) (with Suzanne Barclay and Merline Lovelace)
Christmas Gifts (2015)
Christmas Miracles (2015)
Once Upon A Dream (2016) (with Grace Burrowes)
A Rogue's Downfall (2017)
No Ordinary Love (2017)
A Day for Love (2018)
A Very Special Christmas (2018)
Second Chances (2019)
A Regency Summer (1992)
Blossoms (1995) (with others)
Dashing and Dangerous (1995) (with others)
Angel Christmas (1995) (with others)
The Gifts Of Christmas (1998) (with Suzanne Barclay and Merline Lovelace)
Christmas Gifts (2015)
Christmas Miracles (2015)
Once Upon A Dream (2016) (with Grace Burrowes)
A Rogue's Downfall (2017)
No Ordinary Love (2017)
A Day for Love (2018)
A Very Special Christmas (2018)
Second Chances (2019)
Omnibus editions show
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