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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  PRAISE FOR AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR MARY BALOGH
  
  “One of the best!”
  
  > —New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn
  
  “Today’s superstar heir to the marvelous legacy of Georgette Heyer (except a
  lot steamier).”
  
  > —New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips
  
  “A romance writer of mesmerizing intensity.”
  
  > —New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney
  
  “Winning, witty, and engaging.”
  
  > —New York Times bestselling author Teresa Medeiros
  
  “A superb author whose narrative voice comments on the characters and events
  of her novel in an ironic tone reminiscent of Jane Austen.”
  
  > —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  
  “Mary Balogh reaches deep and touches the heart.”
  
  > —New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston
  
  “Thoroughly enjoyable.”
  
  > —New York Times bestselling author Janelle Taylor
  
  “Balogh once again takes a standard romance trope and imbues it with heart,
  emotional intelligence, and flawless authenticity.”
  
  > —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
  
  “This tou