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She hastily tried to shut the door. But his forearm shot up and held it open. They stared at each other for several silent moments. What are you doing here? she demanded at last. It was only at that moment that she realized Lady Baird was standing behind him. Pitting my strength against yours to hold the door open, he said in his usual bored, rather haughty tone. It is a battle you cannot win, Catherine. Let us in?

Mary Balogh

She hastily tried to shut the door. But his forearm shot up and held it open. They stared at each other for several silent moments. What are you doing here? she demanded at last. It was only at that moment that she realized Lady Baird was standing behind him. Pitting my strength against yours to hold the door open, he said in his usual bored, rather haughty tone. It is a battle you cannot win, Catherine. Let us in?

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About Mary Balogh

Mary Balogh (born Mary Jenkins on 24 March 1944) is a Welsh-Canadian novelist writing historical romance, born and raised in Swansea. In 1967, she moved to Canada to start a teaching career, married a local coroner and settled in Kipling, Saskatchewan, where she eventually became a school principal. Her debut novel appeared in 1985. Her historical fiction is set in the Regency era (1811–1820) or the wider Georgian era (1714–1830).