Sincerely, a reader

Thank you so much for writing these captivating books full of wonderful characters. I am deeply grateful for all of them though I particularly LOVE the Bedwyn books.

My friend and I are starting to research the significant role that romance novels play in the publishing industry so I'm just wondering if your books are published and easily available in many other countries? If so, which countries are fortunate enough to have them?

Your devoted fan,

Jennifer Irwin

Random House has closed their ebook site as of November 30, 2006. However, they do list many other sites where an ebook reader may obtain their ebooks. Of all those listed I have found that http://www.powells.com/ is the easiest and fastest for buying and downloading all kinds of ebooks, particularly yours, under the Romance listing on the left.

Powells is a secure site and I have never had a problem with identity theft as they are a huge regular paper/hard back bookstore in Oregon.

When you have their site on the screen, you must mouse click on ebooks at the top, then choose one of 3 ebook formats on the top left. 

 One may scroll down on the left to New Arrivals, Romance or go instead to Advance Search, typing in Mary Balogh under author , choose the format below under Book Class  and click on Start Search to complete.

I have purchase electronic books in Adobe pdf format  for 3 years and they are wonderful to do business with.

Feel free to use this information for anyone else on your mailing list.

I enjoy re-reading your books!!

Happy Holidays, Mary-

Shirley A.

Just curious--have any of your books been made into films or TV movies or the like? They're such wonderfully visual stories!

Best,

Julie Fletcher

Your name first came to my attention when I read your foreword to an American edition of The Talisman Ring by Georgette Heyer. I'm only nineteen, but I've been devoted to Heyer's books for a good eight years, and was very sad to realise that there was no one quite like her. I read that foreword when I was fourteen or so, thought "Gosh, an author good enough to introduce a Heyer!" and promptly forgot your name entirely until I saw it on a bookshelf here in the UK a couple of weeks ago. I'm in my first term at university and I thought a good romance novel would help a] with the homesickness and b] with the procrastination from my work, so I bought A Summer to Remember.

I still haven't found an author quite like Heyer - but really, I don't need to. Your novels are as high quality and fabulous and romantic as hers. Lauren & Kit's story remains my favourite so far and I am incredibly envious of Freyja's lovely husband, but I can't wait to disover all the other romances you have written.

I apologise, this is turning into a horribly rambling note, but I did want to try and convey to you how very, very grateful I am that you are a novelist. My only problem now is deciding which of your books to buy next!

(Also, I agree with the person below who said that she wanted Gwen, Lady Muir's story!)

Happy Holidays,

Erin O.

I love your website too, especially the prequels and sequels as it enables readers to organize the books in order to be read as well letting us know where a favorite character may make an appearance in another book.  Very helpful and entertaining site.  Thank you for including the unpublished epilogue to More Than a Mistress.  I was hoping Jocelyn and Jane would be able to reclaim the magic of  the den closeness they enjoyed and that they would go to Acton.  Even though I did like the ending that was published as well, I was reluctant to give them up before I was assured they were truly happy.   I am looking forward to No Man's Mistress. 

I would recommend this book to your readers, it is my favourite and I'm sure many readers will agree with me that "Simply Love" is a must read!

A fan forever, Valerie Nov15, 2006

I just Love all your books From Slightly's to SImply's. The First time I visited your website I went to the backlist because all the books I read so far held my intrest and so I just had to read the other books you had written. I came across the Web triology but could not get my hands on " The Gilded Web" , which is the first book of that trio. And so I went on and read "The Web of Love" which I enjoyed so much. What I would like to know is does Miss Jennifer go on and marry Lord Pentworth and fall in love? If there is such a book please let me know. Again I love your books and I never new that that era could be so fascinationg. look forward for the Huxtables series.

Toni

Now I'm reading The Secret Pearl, through your books I can time travel to the Regency England. You are a very  talented author.

I've also read A Summer to Remember, Slightly Dangerous, The Secret Pearl and More than a Mistress.

Really, your books are a treasure, I only wish there were more because I have read them all!

Doris :)

I've been reading Ms Balogh's novel for 3 years by now and Iliterally love them!!! my favourite are those of the Slightly Series.... and the Apocalypse Seires

I have a problem with some books here in Italy: some of them haven't been translated in Italian... so I can't read them (here are the titles hope someone can help me....)"Dark angel - Lord Carew's Bride - Christmas Bride - A chance Encounter and the Wood nymph

Bye,

Elena

I am a sincere fan of yours and loved your Slightly series as I wrote the last time I signed your guest book.  I went looking for some new reading material and came across two of your other books, Simply Unforgettable and Secret Pearl.  I loved them both!  In the Secret Pearl I was so touched that they both overcame everything and were able to be together at the end of the book and that Pamela was eager to accept Fleur as a Stepmother.  I was very happy how the love concured all in that novel.  It was likewise in Simply Unfortgettable how they had such short time together and had such obstacles to overcome and then the Marshall family welcomed Frances with open arms.  I love your happy endings.  They truly move your soul.  Honestly, at the end of a day (I'm currently still in highschool) after fighting through the complexities of a Biology Textbook it is wonderful to sit down and read a good book.  And frankly, I've never been disappointed with anything you've written and have thoroughly enjoyed all of your writting so far. 

I look forward to reading more of your novels,

Sincerely,

Anastasia Boldireff

I just started reading your books after hearing a lot of good word of mouth online about you. And I'm hooked, for life, I think!!! I really enjoyed the Slightly series and now am looking forward to the Simply one.

I was wondering if you were going to the electronic format, or ebooks. As an international reader, it's rather a pain to get paperbacks here. The shipping, especially, is very high. So ebooks would be easier for me to buy. Are you thinking about it? I checked out your Signet Regencies and the prices are incredible. Any reissue plans there? Please let me know.

I would also like to thank you for not editing your re-releases, as you mentioned for the Web trilogy coming out again. I hate when authors do that, especially if those original texts made them famous.  So thank you for not retouching your books. I, for one, appreciate this a lot.

Sincerely,

Arielle Célestin

I've written before, but wanted to say that recently I purchased both 'Simply Love' and 'Under the Mistletoe.' Again --lovely books! I loved them both for all the same Balogh-beauty, the threads of intent that always color your novels, stories ...subtlety, chivalry, character, compassion, and best of all -a good dose of HOPE for the magic of what love can do. Thanks again, Mary, for keeping we readers 'reaching' for the familiar, the surprising, the inspiring ...your work!  

With much love and appreciation,

Jodi

As much as I have thoroughly enjoyed reading about and meeting the Bedwyn family in your fascinating and beautifully written stories, I must confess that I'm looking forward to reading about the Huxtable family with special anticipation. You see, I am myself a member of the Huxtable family - the Massachusetts branch of the family tree that (as our unofficial genealogist) I've traced back to Devonshire, England. My great grandfather John Huxtable arrived in this country in 1868 on the ship City of Baltimore, but although I know he came from Barnstaple, his parantage has remained a mystery in spite of my continuing searches. I strongly supect that my enjoyment of your Huxtable family stories will be highly colored by my delighted imaginings of some distant connection of my roots with theirs. Thanks in advance!

Diane Bryant

Dear Mrs. Balogh,

I am an Italian reader who deeply loves your novels. Of course, I can read them only a long time after they are out in Canada or in U.K. and in the meantime I can only dream about them reading the news you write on your website. I have read all your novels translated in Italian and also some in English; I read  a lot and everything interests me, but I find you are outstanding as a romance writer, because you never follow a cliché, your heros and heroines are always different, sometimes young sometimes aged, beautiful or normal, innocent or not, perfect or not, and so on. I’ve loved the Bedwyns – all of them – but there are two books which have a special place in my heart: “The secret Pearl”, for his characters so unusual, real and painful, and “Secrets of the heart” for the same reasons and because it was my first novel of Mary Balogh! I am proud to be a fan of yours!

Antonella P.

I was just checking my email when your Newletter came through. I am excited to hear about your upcoming visit to Vancouver as I live in the interior of BC and hope to be able to get down to see you. I have (yes! and at great cost!) recently acquired your entire backlist of books (because I wanted them and because I've spent money much more foolishly). If I bring them all with me will you sign them? That aside I also want to say how much I enjoy your books. I haven't read them all yet (in fact some are still winging their way to me), but have enjoyed those that I have read (Longing to the Simplys) immensely.

I am happy to read about your upcoming series and the fact that they will be  published quickly and released in paperback. Also glad to hear about Peter and Joseph getting their own stories. I don't think all of your secondary characters need stories of their own, but feel these two (though we met Peter only briefly) will make good heroes!

Thank you for all the past and upcoming books. Your writing brings fictional characters to life and makes us believe they are real people we want to know more about. Keep them coming!

Vivian

I, too, have never written a fan letter, but I've nearly finished "No Man's Mistress," and had to write and thank you for a terrific read.  I began reading romances about a year ago, and after reading "The Secret Pearl," I was hooked on your books.

I was delighted to find out that you live in Saskatchewan (nearly next door), but I'm surpised that I'd never heard of you before.  As you know, we like to make a big deal of Canadian authors here, but it seems we're limiting it to those who write "literature?"  What a shame.

Has anyone approached you about making any of your books into a movie?  If not, they should--but only if the Brits do it.

Thanks again for all the pleasure you give your readers.

Ann

I hope we get to visit with them and see how everyone is doing.  And maybe a little more about Wulf and Christine.

Thank you again, keep them coming!

I really loved the newest "Simply" book - Simply Love.  While the others were at times very amusing and fun this one was definitely a change.  But you certainly have written a book that was perfectly matched to the characters.  Sydham and Anne could not have been the prime characters in a fun, airy, easy romance.  It just would not have worked.  Thank you for knowing your characters so well.  You have handled them beautifully. I am so glad that we can still catch up on the Bedwyn's thru the latest Simply books. I feel like I know them and want to hear about how their lives are progressing, even if they are not the main characters.

This was my first audio Mary Balogh book.  The characters sounded pretty much as I had expected.  Maybe a little stiffer than I pictured in my head, but probably more in tune with the era and stuffiness of their class. It was fun to actually hear their voices as apposed to hearing them in my mind. As usual, I couldn't wait to find out what happened, but at the same time I was sorry for the book to end.

Debbie

Sydnam Butler is my very favorite character!  I remembered him from

A Summer to Remember and am so glad he found Anne.  It was nice

to be introduced to several of the offspring.  Hopefully you will give us

their stories too.  Thank you so much for the many hours of enjoyment

of reading ALL your books. 

Deb Kukal

I one day walked into a tiny book store near where I stay and happened to come across one of the books from the Bedwyn series.  My sisters and I are now hooked and can't wait to meet the rest of the family.  Thanks so much for bring them to life and allowing us to be included in their journey!

P.S: Got to run.....have a date with a Bedwyn!

You have now sucked me into the world of romance!!!  Thanks a lot!!!  Now i have no choice but to hunt down all your books and be drawn into the lives of your characters!

Thanks........ i've been enjoying the ride!

It was truly a pleasure to meet you at the Kmart in Oak Lawn Illinois on August 24th.  I am sure that you met many people that day, but I was the one that brought my own copy of Simply Love for you to sign.  I asked how you began writing and you were kind enough to take the time to explain how you started the process.

I am now encouraged to begin my own journey.  I have signed up for a creative writing class and I am also joining the RWA.

You are truly a talented author as you are able to bring character's to life for your reader's.  Thank you for all your wonderful stories.  I have read every single one!

Thank you again!!

Eileen

Dear Mrs. Balogh,

thank you, for your wonderful stories.

I started with the - in German - translated story "A summer to remember" in July 2006. Till now I have read the 5 translated stories I could get and 8 english stories. The next book I will read is "Simply Love". I'm looking forward to meet the Bedwyns again.

I'm sorry for my mistakes. But it is ten years since I had my last English lesson. It is easier for me to read than to write an english text.

Yours sincerly, Monika.

Just wanted to let you know how much i love your books, i'm always on the look out for them at my local library. Your books make me dream, smile, laugh out loud and sometimes bring tears to my eyes. You're a wonderful writer and am sure a wonderful person. Thank you and God bless you !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have you finished the how- to write book?  When will it be available?

Any chance the Bedwyns have a whole slew of cousins somewhere?

Thanks

Thank you for giving him and Anne such a wonderful love.  Thank you for making it real, for the beautiful words and for transporting me to another time and place that isn't less than this more tangible one is.

I wish I could reread it for the first time again, as I do with most your novels.  I've been depressed since reading it, for me the  true measure of an amazing book. I just wanted it to go on forever and yet couldn't wait for that last touching page.

Thank you.

Thank you for all you've given me, especially the understanding that great literature includes the "romance" genre when in the hands of a talented and loving writer who respects their readers.  My only complaint is having to wait for the next book to appear.

Marilyn Baker

Does Miss Thompson have a story?

Have all your books and reread them.

Waiting for the next , thank you.

Once again you have brought me to laughter, tears and contented sighs with your newest, Simply Love.  What a great title!  It was nice to catch up with all of your previous characters and I am looking forward to Suzanne's story...and maybe even a story for Miss Martin.

Thank you for all the hours of read pleasure.  Your name on the cover is a must buy, must read book.

Dear Mary,

“Simply Love” was a warm, loving story.  I read all the books on the Duke of Bewcastle and was happy to catch up with them again.  I also read “The Secret Pearl” and although the stories are similar this one was much more in the acceptance of his fate. 

Thanks for the wonderful books.

i just finished reading Simply Love and boy was it good. i loved the book from begining to ending, who they meet and how they try to matchmaking them while they already don't need any help. i love Sydnam and how act toward Anne and everything else. I want to ask is there's a book about her friend Suzanna and what is the name of it..... keep up the good work and keep them coming.

thank you

Georgette

Answer (no email address, Georgette): Susanna's story is SIMPLY MAGIC, out in hardcover in March, 2007

P.S. You really should also write a book about Neville's sister, Gwen.