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Jan 08, 2012

Dina rated it:

I've yet to find a book by Ms. Balogh that I didn't love. Her writing always sucks me into the story right from the start, with slightly (no pun intended) imperfect characters that I can't help but feel strongly about. Taking this book as an example, my eyes were already misty when I finished reading the 1st Chapter, and I had just met the heroine Eve...

Slightly Married is a beautifully slow paced story, completely focused on Aidan's and Eve's emotions and the loving relationship tha More...

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May 22, 2010

K. rated it:

One thing you can say about Mary Balogh's writing: It consistently delivers that PBS/BBC period film feel! "Slightly Married" was no exception. I certainly envisioned the panoramic shots of England's town and country of the early 1800's without a problem, as well as the pacing of the story - flowing out like a nice, captivating BBC production. I think a lot of that feel can be attributed to her trademark "emotion-centered" romances that give a consistent viewpoint from bo More...

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Jan 15, 2012

Jess rated it:

This is my first book by this author and I found it based on the Goodreads recommendation feature. I'm really glad that I decided to give this one a try because now I have a whole slew of books that I can read and enjoy.

The heroine in this story is Eve, and she has just received news that her brother has died while enlisted with the military. She is distraught and to make matters worse, it's a stranger delivering the news. Colonel Lord Aidan Bedwyn is the son of a Duke and is hand del More...

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Oct 12, 2011

Tracy rated it:

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Rating: 2.5/5 Stars
Audience: Adult
Genre: Historical Romance (Regency)

Summary: Slightly Married is the story of Aiden—the second eldest sibling—and Eve Morris, a woman whose security is threatened by the untimely death of her brother in battle. Captain Lord Aiden Bedywn takes the tragic news to Eve personally, determined to uphold his promise to Eve's dying brother to protect her "no matter what." More...

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Jun 19, 2011

Marilyn rated it:

Three and a half. Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Aidan is the second son of a duke and has done his duty for king and country for more than a decade. As a professional soldier, a colonel, and as a member of the nobility, he has stifled his emotions for so long that he no longer feels anything except the need to attend to duty and honor. After a battle, he finds a man, mortally wounded, who once saved his life. He promises, on his honor, to protect the man's sister - no matter what - but the man d More...

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May 23, 2011

Netha rated it:

buku mary balogh pertama yg ku baca & ternyata aq suka
tp eng ing eng ternyata series lagi.. duh kenapa semua buku bagus pasti berseri???

bercerita ttg Colonel Lord Aidann Bedwyn yg karena merasa berhutang budi pd captain morris karna demi menolongnya capt. morris kehilangan nyawanya akhirnya lord. adrian, anak ke 2 late duke of bewcastle & adik dr current duke.
karna janjinya pd capt. morris membawa lord aidan ke ringwood manor menyampaikan pesan terakhir capt. percy morris kep More...

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May 10, 2011

Rena rated it:

While Eve seems to be living a happy life and the colonel a much more somber one in the army, they are rather similar in characteristics. I liked that the two were so cordial and considerate to each other. They are both so extraordinarily polite! I was afraid of the ugly blow up that was bound to happen between the two which seems to be tradition for Balogh books. There are often misunderstandings, but this couple clears them up quite efficiently. Balogh’s excellent writing makes the reader feel More...

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Oct 11, 2010

Nadine rated it:

In retrospect, this was a very run-of-the-mill romance, with some really preposterous plot points. But I enjoyed it, I spent lots of time reading it this weekend when I should have been doing other things like sleeping or washing dishes, so I give it 4 stars.

Basic plot: Eve's father died, leaving her the family estate, but she has to get married within a year of his death or she loses it all. Adrian shows up when she has one week left, he discovers the pickle she's in (an added More...

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Sep 03, 2010

Bobs (Reader Unbound) rated it:

Slightly Married is the first book of the Slightly series by Mary Balogh. As I have never come into anything by this author I did not know what to expect, but I was up to a pleasant surprise.
This book is about Alain, a colonel in her Majesty's army and the second heir of the Bedwyn, and Eve a coal miner's daughter ( and as if that wasn't scandalous enough she is slightly Welsh).
Most of the actions takes place in Eve's home or in London.
The plot is simple as the main mechanism More...

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Feb 10, 2012

Amanda rated it:

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Aug 29, 2010

Mshj rated it:

The first book in the slightly series (if you ignore the various prequels like "A Summer to Remember") and ignore later books like the simply series! Mary Balogh is happy to weave her various characters into the plots in her other books so I had come across some of the characters before. It is the story of Aidan, the second of the Bedwyn children, and Eve, the daughter of a coal miner.

It was a pleasant read with appealing characters and a nice supporting cast using the Be More...

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Jun 07, 2009

Maria rated it:

On my second reading of this book, I have a bit more appreciation for the arrogance of the Bedwyns, which I didn't much like the first time around. Ms. Balogh manages to make them unapproachable and yet appealing at the same time. After re-reading Summer to Remember, I thought it unlikely that she would be able to capture that same standoffish, haughty manor of theirs and yet make them likable. Just goes to show what a good writer she is, because by the end of the book, I was actually hurting More...

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Feb 27, 2011

Sarah rated it:

I have no idea how this book ended up on my library hold list. Every time I saw the cover and decided to remove it from my list, I'd think, "Surely this is not the crappy romance novel it appears to be. It must be some gem in disguise because my hold list only has 25 spaces, they are all always full, and I would never waste a space on some dumb mass market romance novel, right?!?"

But alas, the cover represented it well. Completely predictable and not even very well written, More...

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Jul 04, 2010

Harmonybites rated it:

OMG, this was so stupid. First, it's one of those "marriage of convenience" stories set in Regency England with the most contrived device I've seen even. Unless the heroine marries within four days, she will lose her inheritance and her estate--turning out her unemployable servants as well. The scene with the servants featured dialogue that went like: "Oh, but you're such a good cook, you'll have no trouble finding another place." "But Miss, once they find out I worked f More...

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Dec 21, 2010

Lucie rated it:

This is much2x above "A Summer to Remember"...
Only by its 1st chapter, the story had intrigued me, I'm so curious what will happen with them next...

When a dour, humorless,haughty, grim Colonel Lord Aidan Bedwyn's (heir of the "Bewcastle" Dukedom) fellow officer, Capt. Morris, who had saved his life in the battlefield several time almost dying, he asked a favor and promise to Col. Aidan "Promise me you will protect my sister, No matter what, NO MATTER WHA More...

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May 03, 2010

Erin rated it:

This first book in the Slightly Series by Mary Balogh which introduces us to the Bedwyn family started off a bit slow for me. I was kind of bored with the story at first and annoyed with Colonel Aidan Bedwyn and his insistence that he fulfill his duties “no matter what!” I can’t completely relate to that kind of character. To me, there are always contingencies, situations, difficult of otherwise, which would hinder our ability to “perform our duty.” But as I progressively read the novel, I began More...

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Nov 11, 2011

Lori rated it:

Wow! I've enjoyed a book or two by Mary Balogh recently, but none so much as I did this book. I had tears in my eyes several times, as Ms. Balogh's writing is poignant, witty, descriptive, and so encompassing that I felt as if I were there.

At the end of the Napoleonic wars, Captain Lord Aidan Bedwyn finds himself at the side of the man who saved his life in a previous battle. The man, Percy Morris, is dying. And with his dying breath, he extracts a promise of honor from his Captain: More...

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Jan 04, 2012

Cheryl rated it:

This was a wonderful story about a marriage of convenience. Beautifully written in such a way that I almost feel like I'm watching the story unfold before me in the form of a movie rather than a book. It was so nice to get to know the Bedwyn family a little better, this story being about Aidan Bedwyn, the second oldest son. When I first met the Bedwyn's, in A Summer to Remember, I couldn't possibly see how they were hero/heroine worthy characters, but now I'm seeing that there is much more to More...

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Jun 30, 2009

Edna Lyn rated it:

I kind of had low expectations for this. Marriage of conveniences is not a storyline I usually go for but this one was actually pretty good (3.5 stars). I think for me, things picked up when Aidan's family was in the picture. I loved how Eve held her head up high and defied them with her dress. I also enjoyed the last few chapters when Aidan was out in the country with Eve and the children to be. The ending when he came back was so precious.

The Bedwyn family is intriguing, a lot of More...

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Jun 25, 2009

Sbuchler rated it:

Genre: Regency Romance

This is one of my favorites of the Bedwyn series - and it's the first of the series, so it's easy to pick up. It's a fairly straight-forward love-after-marriage story line. Colonel Lord Aidan Bedwyn feels himself honor bound to offer for Eve Morris, a women he meets for the first time to tell her that her brother has died in one of the final actions of the Napoleonic wars. Colonel Lord Aidan Bedwyn is the son and brother of the Dukes of Bewcastle, Eve Morris is More...

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Jul 08, 2010

Minh rated it:

I'm a sucker for serialised romance novels. The concept of these huge families with all these brothers and sisters getting married off one by one is fun every time. The common thread of all the romances in the Slightly series, seems to be that every engagement or wedding seems to be in more than a little hurry.

Slightly Married has the protagonists getting married, on the womans half to ensure her inheritance, on the man's half to fufil his promise to her dying brother.

One thing that struck me ab More...

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Aug 16, 2011

Diah rated it:

Very very curious about this book, thanks to Lucie who recommended it months ago.
I'm a sucker for series about siblings, and since I got a glimpse of these Bedwyns in A Summer to Remember, I just couldn't wait to read about them.
My first thought: they're snob and arrogant, cold blooded and hearted, definitely not my favorite kind, especially compared to Bridgertons. But then again, they WERE different.

Anyway, I really enjoyed reading this because I love this kind of theme. More...

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Jul 14, 2010

Linda rated it:

I'm bleary eyed this morning because I stayed up late to finish this book. I digested it in one day and it was a great read. Came recommended highly by a woman I trade book tips with and is on my goodreads' friend LuLu's list. Good enough for me and a nice ride.

The heroine is as heroic as the hero in her own way. She does need rescuing financially and societally but not for her own purposes but to save all the misfits or as the hero calls them "lame ducks" she has in her c More...

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Jul 04, 2011

Annabel Joseph rated it:

Really loved this book. Would have been five stars but a bit repetitive at points. Maybe I'm getting spoiled by shorter, to-the-point ebooks, that I don't want to slog through these 400 page romances anymore like I used to?

Still, LOVED the development of the hero over the course of the book. I am SUCH a sucker for the inhibited, damaged man coming to find love and emotional freedom in the arms of the heroine. The storyline of the two orphan children killed me and brought me to tears. More...

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Nov 14, 2011

June rated it:

First in the Bedwyn Family Series

Col Aidan Bedwyn a highly principled man of honor out of duty pays his respects to the sister of a fellow officer who was killed during battle. The fallen soldier request the Col take the news of his death to his sister and protect her from any threats.

Eve Morris is a strong and corageous woman, who takes in strays. She has made a home for herself and the many people she has taken in to her employment.

Aidan and Eve form a bus More...

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Jul 28, 2011

Dls rated it:

This is one of my favorite Baloghs. I tend to forget how much I love it until I reread it. There are several things that really appeal to me about it. WARNING--for the few who havent read this, spoilers.

First, the hero and heroine are just so likeable--they always put other people first, they are innately honorable. Second, these very traits are both what binds them in a marriage of convenience and what makes it difficult for them to turn that marriage into a real marriage--neither o More...

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Mar 21, 2010

Ashley rated it:

They are not for everyone, they have some questionable scenes (not too bad or visual- they are set back in the 17th century) between certain couples. I liked them because they were really easy to read and they "kind of" gave me a history lesson of that time period in England. The way Mary Balogh writes makes you feel like you are part of the book. I do believe that Slightly Married or Slightly Dangerous is my favorite. It is too close to choose. I could not wait for the next one when I More...

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Oct 23, 2011

Manuela rated it:

Un bel romanzo, coinvolgente e scritto con la solita maestria della Balogh.
All'inizio lui sembra fin troppo impettito e rigido, quasi una copia di Wulfric, poi però con gioia ho vissuto il suo lento sciogliersi, sia per Eve che per i bambini, ed è emozionante vedere il graduale innamoramento di entrambe.
Rispetto allo standard della Balogh, questo romanzo mi è sembrato leggermente più sensuale ed hot, e la cosa mi ha fatto molto piacere, perchè se trovo un difetto alla Balogh, è che i More...

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Oct 15, 2010

Tonya rated it:

The Bedwyns are a fascinating family. I love them and dislike them all at the same time. They are duty driven and loyal, but haughty and fierce, as well. They are a tight knit family, yet not really loving; or so one might think - they just have a different way of showing it. Bedwyns do not easily give their love but when they do it is forever. I can't wait to read the rest of the series and see how each one of the Bedwyns finds their own happy ever after.

Sightly Married is Aidan's St More...

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Feb 07, 2011

Somebody2006 rated it:

Weird thing about this book is that even thought the plot was good and the story captured my attention I never fell in love with the characters. I kept reading hooping it would happen soon, that they would start interacting with each other and navigate themselves through obstacles or arguments where you get to know more about them and you have a chance to fall in love with them. It was able to keep me engaged enough to keep reading but it never made me care about the outcome. It felt like there More...

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