title: A Counterfeit Betrothal/The Notorious Rake: 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 Arrangement, The Proposal, 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.
zlib_text: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Mary Balogh grew up in Wales and now lives with husband Robert in
  Saskatchewan, Canada. She has written more than 100 historical novels and
  novellas, more than 30 of which have been New York Times bestsellers. They
  include the Slightly sestet (the Bedwyn saga), the Simply quartet, the
  Huxtable quintet, the Westcott series and the Survivors’ Club series.
  
  Visit Mary Balogh online:
  
  [www.marybalogh.com](http://www.marybalogh.com)
  
  [www.facebook.com/AuthorMaryBalogh](https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMaryBalogh/)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Praise for Mary Balogh:](index_split_005.html#filepos7210)
  
  ‘One of the best!’
  
  Julia Quinn
  
  ‘Today’s superstar heir to the marvellous legacy of  
  Georgette Heyer (except a lot steamier)’  
  Susan Elizabeth Phillips
  
  ‘Ms Balogh is a veritable treasure, a matchless storyteller  
  who makes our hearts melt with delight’  
  Romantic Times
  
  ‘Balogh is truly a find’  
  Publishers Weekly
  
  ‘Balogh is the queen of spicy Regency-era romance,  
  creating memorable charac