Only a Kiss

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Since witnessing the death of her husband during the wars, Imogen, Lady Barclay, has secluded herself in the confines of Hardford Hall, their home in Cornwall. The new owner has failed to take up his inheritance, and Imogen desperately hopes he will never come to disturb her fragile peace.

Percival Hayes, Earl of Hardford, has no interest in the wilds of Cornwall, but when he impulsively decides to pay a visit to his estate there, he is shocked to discover that it is not the ruined heap he had expected. He is equally shocked to find the beautiful widow of his predecessor's son living there.

Soon Imogen awakens in Percy a passion he has never thought himself capable of feeling. But can he save her from her misery and reawaken her soul And what will it mean for him if he succeeds

Reviews

Her people aren't perfect: they're flawed, fallible men and women who act in ways we not only understand but often empathise with. That's what makes them real. That's what makes them appealing. And that's what makes us go back to Balogh as a writer, time and time again. She is master of her universe - Literary Shed

Mary Balogh is the writer I read for pleasure - Susan Elizabeth Phillips

A romance writer of mesmerising intensity, Mary Balogh has the gift of making a relationship seem utterly real and utterly compelling - Mary Jo Putney

A grand mistress of the genre - Romantic Times

Author Bio

Mary Balogh is a New York Times bestselling author. A former teacher, she grew up in Wales and now lives in Canada.