Posted On 08-25-2011 2:28 AM
Name: Laura
City/State or Province: Bavaria
Country: Germany
Comment: Dear Mrs. Balogh

Romance is dead, thought my 18 year old self, although I loved Twilight and those books do have some romance in them.
I live in Germany, so I never read english books until I really wanted to. Most of the time it was just because I didnīt want to wait half a year for the next Harry Potter book to be translated. :-) Or because the new Anita Blake book had just been released on paperback.

Then my mother got remarried and went to live with her husband (she did come back though) While she was in the U.S I accidentally pushed the wrong button on amazon. I just wanted to buy some new books but instead I got draged to the bestseller page. I was bored so I went through it and then your Huxtable series caught my eye. I donīt remember what rank they had just that the covers were really pretty, so I told my mother to buy them for me, along with some other stuff.
She brought me the books and I started reading. Donīt judge a book by its cover, huh? Well, your books donīt need a cover at all, because Iīve been enraptured with them for more than 2 years and I still havenīt finished all of them.

When I finished At first comes marriage, I was grining like a fool and feeling happier than I had been in ages. After that I read the whole series and started another.  The Slightly and The Simply series. I didnīt read them in the right order but they were still great. There was no couple that didnīt fit in my eyes. There was no scene that I had read before. To put it simply, they are fantastic and I love them. Your characters are adorable...even Wulfric Bedwyn turned out to be adorable. Slightly Dangerous looks very used by now, just like Slightly Scandalous and Simply Perfect...and many more.
Today I finished More than a Misstress and it was a great read. Who do you deem more humorless and horrid by the way? Tresham or Bewcastle? (I love them both ;-))

But strangely, my all time favourite will always be Elliott Wallace, Viscount Lyngate and later Duke of Moreland.

I thank you, Mrs. Balogh, for bringing love and romance back into my life. For always having a happy ending in your books. A fact that I have adopted into my own stories. For giving me so much laughter, sometimes even anger or outrage while reading your books. For making me believe in love again, no matter how grim the situation may be.
Thank you <3

Okay, Iīll be going now. There are still some books that want to be read by me and I need to sleep so I can go to work, earn my salary and buy A secret mistress. I am so looking forward to Angelines story. :-)

Sincerely Yours,
Laura

Posted On 08-17-2011 4:05 PM
Name: Shale Krugman
Comment: I just finished "The Secret Mistress." It was wonderful to finally read Angeline's story. It was great and amusing. It suited her to a tee. I have one comment though. There is no way Tresh and Jane wouldn't have been there at the end. Tresh loves and is still very protective of this sister. Heyward and him have become friends by this point. Jane and Angeline are also very close. Jane would have been glued to Angeline side. Maybe Tresh and Jane where on thier way, expecting to be there in time.

Posted On 08-17-2011 12:06 AM
Name: Tabitha
City/State or Province: Prince Edward Island
Country: Canada
Comment: Hi Mary,

I've come across Slightly Wicked by chance and read it today while I'm home recuperating from being thrown from a horse a couple of days ago.  I very much enjoyed the book and can't wait to read more of the series.  It definitely took my mind off my sore muscles.  Thanks!  :)

Posted On 08-08-2011 9:40 PM
Name: Nerida Gill
City/State or Province: Canberra
Country: Australia
Comment: Hi Mary, Really enjoyed the first book in the Huxtable series on Kindle but have not been able to find many of your other books in a Kindle search on Amazon. Do you have plans to make them available on Kindle? Regards

Posted On 08-07-2011 11:28 PM
Name: Barbara
City/State or Province: Portland, OR
Country: USA
Comment: I love your books.  I recently retired from my work as an itinerant teacher.  Listening to your books on CD has gotten me many a mile down the road, going from one student to the next.   Since I am now retired, I decided to read your books, especially the ones I've already listened to.   I'm reading my way through the "Simply" books.  They are so wonderful!   Your writing style is very soothing.  Since I already know how the stories end, having listened to them on CD, I'm free to just enjoy the characters and appreciate your lovely words.  Since I started reading the "Simply" series as bedtime stories, I find I sleep better.  I've even had better, more enjoyable dreams!  Thank you so much, Mary!  

Posted On 08-06-2011 9:14 PM
Name: Teresa Carroll
City/State or Province: North Carolina
Country: USA
Comment: Hi Mary,
  I love all of your books. My favorite has to be "The Secret Pearl". It is the one story that has me reading it over and over again. It is so compelling and full of emotions. Thank you for sharing your stories with us. You are a remarkable writer.

Posted On 08-05-2011 5:04 PM
Name: Diane
City/State or Province: Minnesota
Country: USA
Comment: Hello Mary,

I really enjoyed the Bedwyn family series...My favorite was Aidan and Eve...I've often wondered about their children...Davy, Becky, and Hannah...

Are there any plans to continue with a story of this family as the children reached adulthood?

Thank you, Diane


Posted On 08-04-2011 3:29 AM
Name: Alicia
Country: Australia
Comment: Hi Mary,

I just wanted to write to let you know how much I have enjoyed reading your books. Slightly Married was the first ever regency book that I had read as I was so intrigued by the idea that someone could be slightly married. I then became hooked on the entire Bedwyn series. Sometimes I try to determine which book I like best but it tends to depend on which book I am currently reading. I have also read the Huxtable series which is another of my favourites. I tend to get a bit attached to my favourite characters and love to catch glimpses of them throughout a series. I have also read the Web trilogy, the Simply series and the Mistress books and I have thouroughly enjoyed them as well.

So thank you for writing such great books. They have kept me entertained for many hours and I particularly want to thank you for starting my regency romance addiction!

Alicia


Posted On 08-04-2011 12:06 AM
Name: Oona
City/State or Province: Mass
Country: USA
Comment: I'm disappointed that those of us who buy the hardcover of Secret Mistress will not get the epilogues, but those who buy the paperback will. I have been looking forward to buying it, but this doesn't seem fair. I hope I have misread this.

Posted On 08-04-2011 12:05 AM
Name: Ilze
City/State or Province: Dundas
Country: Canada
Comment: Just finished "The Secret Mistress" yesterday. What a wonderful book!

Posted On 08-03-2011 7:33 PM
Name: June Capasso
City/State or Province: Yardley, PA
Country: USA
Comment: Mary, I just finished The Secret Mistress, and absolutely loved it.  Now I have to re-read the other two books in the series (read them years ago). 

I love all your books, keep writing.

Thank you.

June Capasso


Posted On 08-02-2011 9:39 PM
Name: Brittany Colotta
City/State or Province: Texas
Country: USA
Comment: I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your book and to say I'm a HUGE fan is putting it mildly. I have read the Huxtable Series, Web Series and a few others that aren't apart of a series. I am always drawn into and taken to a whole other world that is fascinating. My husband and son know to be self sufficient when I am reading one of your novels. Thank you for all of the great reading and I cannot wait to read everything else you have written

Posted On 08-02-2011 8:04 PM
Name: Sara
City/State or Province: Lisbon
Country: Portugal
Comment: Hi Mary!

 

Here's a big thank you from Portugal!

 

About 5 years ago, on my 19th birthday, my friends convinced me to go on a road trip around my country, during the summer months, as a celebration of sorts.

 

I accepted. And then, about an hour later, I had that interesting moment in which you realise you've just agreed to going traveling with friends.

 

That ahead of you, there are days filled with hours and hours of golden sand and blue-green ocean (we are known for our beaches), and nights spend in tiny tents beneath silver stars and the darkest blue skys (road trip with my friends means camping)...

 

You're probably not seeing were the problem was, but you see... I'd noting to read! At all! What could I possibly use to fill away the endless hours spent toasting in the sun in beaches or simply toasting in the heat inside my friends' car and the nights all alone in my tent!

 

Well, I went to a bookshop near my home and looked up for anything to read, first in my own language, but here in Portugal english books are pretty cheat, and yours are always at such an acessible price!

 

So, and altough I had never heard of your books before, I remember seeing "A Summer To Remember"  grabbing it off the bookshelf, and then noticing your entire Bedwyn Family collection and looking at all the pretty shining covers and wicked sounding names and thinking: "Oh my! Wouldn't those look beautiful in my bookstands?"

 

Result: I bought them all, on a whim, and never, ever regretted it.

 

Today I have all your books, (having had to post order most of them, but still totally worth it) and I re-read them every summer or whenever I feel like it, I've also managed to "convince" (trough a lot of whining) a couple of friends into reading them, I'm proud to say that each one of my friends who borrowed your books from me to read, ended up buying them later on, to keep in their own collections. I know one day those collections will pass to our daughters, when they are the appropriate age, a beautiful legacy, and I just wanted to say how thankful I am to you for bringing such lovable characters and such extraordinary stories into all our lives.

 

Thank you over and over again

 

Your devoted summer fan,

 

Sara     

 


Posted On 08-01-2011 10:04 AM
Name: Angela
City/State or Province: Washington DC
Country: USA
Comment: I have just finished the Secret Mistress.  I loved it!!!  I only have one question, Why did it take Angeline seven years to have children? Is it because she needed to mature more?

All in all, I did really love the book.


Posted On 07-31-2011 1:09 PM
Name: Kathy
City/State or Province: Clifton Park NY
Country: USA
Comment: Mary,

Just finished 'A Secret Mistress' - all in one day.  I loved it. Having read 'No Man's Mistress' and ' More than a Mistress' it was wonderful to read the character of Angelina and how she developed.  It made me laugh.  Now I appreciate Edward and how much he loves Angelina.  I do still love Jocelyn and Jane.

I don't know who I fell in love with better, the Duke of Tresham or the Duke of Bewcastle.  Love your writing. It is hard to put down.  I tell my husband don't bother me for the day!!


Posted On 07-30-2011 8:55 PM
Name: kerry silwick
City/State or Province: richmond, va
Country: usa
Comment: All I have to say Mary is ~ I wish you could write as fast at I read them.  YOU ARE MY FAVORITE and I cannot get enough of you! 

Posted On 07-30-2011 8:21 PM