Someone to Trust by Mary Balogh

Someone to Trust by Mary Balogh is the 5th book in the Westcott series. I was looking forward to reading this book, as I loved both characters from the other books in the series. This is the story of Elizabeth, Lady Overfield, a widow and Colin Handrich, Lord Hodges.
See here all the books in the series and a list of other series by Mary Balogh that I’ve reviewed.

During a white Christmas at Brambledean Court, Elizabeth’s brother Alexander and his wife Wren are hosting the Christmas celebrations. One of the guests is Wren’s brother, Colin. Colin is nine years her junior and this makes the story a bit different.

Another thing that makes the story different is that both of them have problems and secrets. They agree that they will dance one waltz at each ball they attend and that is an important part of the drama that will enfold later in the book. I loved the book, both characters are lovely and likeable.

If you want to read the book, you don’t have to read the rest in the series although those are really nice too.

Someone to Trust by Mary Balogh

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My rating: 5/5 Stars.
Would I recommend it: Yes
Published by: Piatkus
Year it was published: 2018
Format: Paperback
Genre(s): Historical Fiction
Pages: 369

About the author: Mary was born in Wales in 1944. After graduating from University in 1960s, she moved to Canada. There she was a high school teacher. She got married to the Canadian Robert Balogh and they had three children. Besides writing, she also loves music, knitting, watching tennis and curling.

Mary Balogh started writing as a hobby, in the evenings. Her first book, A Masked Deception, a Regency love story, was published in 1985. After 20 years of teaching, in 1988, she retired from teaching to pursue her dream to write full-time. She has written more than seventy novels and almost thirty novellas since then. Her best known series are the New York Times bestselling ‘Slightly’ sextet and ‘Simply’ quartet. She has won numerous awards, including Bestselling Historical of the Year from the Borders Group. She has won seven Waldenbooks Awards and two B. Dalton Awards for her bestselling novels, as well as a Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award.
Website & Social Media Links:marybalogh.com