Only a Promise ~ Paperback ~ Mary Balogh

The new Survivor s Club novel from the "New York Times" bestselling author. The Survivors Club: Six men and one woman, all wounded in the Napoleonic Wars, their friendship forged during their recovery at Penderris Hall in Cornwall. Now, for one of them, striking a most unusual bargain will change his life forever. 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."Author BiographyMary Balogh has written more than 100 historical novels and novellas, more than 30 of which have been "New York Times" bestsellers. They include the Slightly sextet (the Bedwyn saga), the Simply quartet, the Huxtable quintet, and the ongoing 7-part Survivors Club series. She grew up in Wales and now lives with her husband Robert in Saskatchewan, Canada."