title: The Temporary Wife/A Promise of Spring: Two Novels in One Volume
author:  Mary Balogh 
description: <b>Mary Balogh </b>is the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of numerous books, including <i>The Secret Mistress, </i>the acclaimed Slightly and Simply novels, and the five titles in her Huxtable series: <i>First Comes Marriage, Then Comes Seduction, At Last Comes Love, Seducing an Angel, </i>and <i>A Secret Affair</i>. A former teacher, she grew up in Wales and now lives in Canada.
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  Dear Reader,  
  
  Between 1985 and 1998, I wrote more than thirty Signet Regency romances, most
  of which have long been out of print. Many of you have been asking me about
  them and hunting for them, and, in some cases, paying high prices for second-
  hand copies to complete your collections of my books. I have been touched by
  your interest. I am delighted that these books are going to be available as
  e-books with lovely new covers and very affordable prices.  
  
  If you have read any of my more recent books, The Bedwyn saga, the SIMPLY
  quartet, the Huxtable series, the Survivors’ Club series, for example, you may
  wish to discover if my writing has changed in the course of the past 30 years
  or if my view of life and love and romance remains essentially the same.
  Whatever you decide, I do hope you will enjoy being able to read these books
  at last.  
  
  Mary Balogh  
  
  
    
  
  
  [www.marybalogh.com](http://www.marybalogh.com)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “A Certain Magic” Copyright © 1991 by Mary Balogh