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Only a promise, Mary Balogh

Label
Only a promise
Title
Only a promise
Statement of responsibility
Mary Balogh
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Ralph Stockwood prides himself on being a leader, but when he convinced his friends to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, he never envisioned being the sole survivor. Racked with guilt over their deaths, Ralph must move on and find a wife so as to secure an heir to his family's title and fortune. Since her Seasons in London ended in disaster, Chloe Muirhead is resigned to spinsterhood. Driven by the need to escape her family, she takes refuge at the home of her mother's godmother, where she meets Ralph. He needs a wife. She wants a husband. So Chloe makes an outrageous suggestion: Strike a bargain and get married. One condition: Ralph has to promise that he will never take her back to London. But circumstances change. And to Ralph, it was only a promise
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Summary
Ralph Stockwood prides himself on being a leader, but when he convinced his friends to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, he never envisioned being the sole survivor. Racked with guilt over their deaths, Ralph must move on...and find a wife so as to secure an heir to his family's title and fortune. Since her Seasons in London ended in disaster, Chloe Muirhead is resigned to spinsterhood. Driven by the need to escape her family, she takes refuge at the home of her mother's godmother, where she meets Ralph. He needs a wife. She wants a husband. So Chloe makes an outrageous suggestion: Strike a bargain and get married. One condition: Ralph has to promise that he will never take her back to London. But circumstances change. And to Ralph, it was only a promise.
Theme
Tone
Writing style
Character
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
10401050
Cataloging source
BTCTA
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Balogh, Mary
Dewey number
823/.914
Index
no index present
LC call number
PR6052.A465
LC item number
O547 2015b
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
Series statement
Survivors' Club series
Series volume
Book 5
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Aristocracy (Social class)
  • Veterans
  • Marriage
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
  • London (England)
Target audience
adult
Label
Only a promise, Mary Balogh
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
Book 5 of the Survivors' Club series (series numeration from Goodreads.com)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
20400209
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
Large print edition.
Extent
513 pages (large print)
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9781410481085
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2015015224
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
(DLC)BK0016866878
Label
Only a promise, Mary Balogh
Publication
Copyright
Note
Book 5 of the Survivors' Club series (series numeration from Goodreads.com)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
20400209
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
Large print edition.
Extent
513 pages (large print)
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9781410481085
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2015015224
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
(DLC)BK0016866878

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