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Zusatztext Praise for Silent Melody “Don’t miss Silent Melody .”—Jo Beverley “If you can read only one book this year, Silent Melody should be that one.” — *Romance Forever “Intensely emotional…[a] stunning book from an author who consistently sets new standards in the genre.”— Old Book Barn Gazette “Truly an enjoyable work.”—RegencyRomanceReviews.com “Balogh brings a twist to her Georgian romance...wonderfully sensitive.”— Publishers Weekly Further praise for Mary Balogh and her novels: "Once you start a Mary Balogh book, you won’t be able to stop reading.” — New York Times Bestselling Author Susan Elizabeth Phillips “A romance writer of mesmerizing intensity.”— New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney “Fulfilled all of my romantic fantasies.”— New York Times bestselling author Teresa Medeiros “A superb author...reminiscent of Jane Austen.”— Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “One of the best!”— New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn "Mary Balogh sets the gold standard in historical romance."— New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz "When it comes to historical romance, Mary Balogh is one of my favorites!"— New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James Informationen zum Autor Mary Balogh is the New York Times bestselling author of more than one-hundred historical novels and novellas including the Edwyn Saga, the Simply Quartet, the Huxtable quintet, and the Survivors' Club novels. She grew up in Wales and now lives with her husband Robert in Saskatchewan, Canada. Klappentext From the legendary New York Times bestselling author of Heartless comes an exquisite Georgian romance of a transcendent love, "without doubt, one of the most romantic novels ever written.”* Lady Emily Marlowe is beautiful, independent, and unspoiled. Deaf since childhood, she appreciates her family's efforts to nurture her spirit, but the man they've chosen for her betrothal can never fulfill her. The only one Emily has ever desired is bold and reckless Lord Ashley Kendrick. Her childhood amour inspired her fantasies and vowed never to forget her—even as he left her for a new life in India and a new love. Seven years and countless dreams later, Ashley has returned a desolate widower to Bowden Abbey and, true to his promise, to Emily. Yet his heedless proposal of marriage has left her unexpectedly conflicted. Though the heat of passion still burns, Emily fears that it's only a sense of duty—not love—that has brought him to bended knee. And what is she to make of those seven lost years clouded in secrets too dark for Ashley to share? For Emily, her greatest and only love now becomes one worth fighting for, one of startling revelations and second chances, and one, like a melody, too beautiful for words.... Leseprobe Dear Reader, Of all my books, Silent Melody seems to be a reader favorite, mainly because of the heroine. She is a deaf-mute living in the eighteenth century, when there was no standard sign language and deaf people were often considered mad and consigned to insane asylums. Lady Emily Marlowe is fortunate enough to belong to a family that loves her and wants her, and she has taught herself to lip-read. However, most of her life is lived internally. I did not see her as a victim or as handicapped. I tried to show how richly her life is lived even though she cannot share that richness—until she meets Lord Ashley Kendrick. When Emily and Ashley fall in love, he has much to offer her. Because she had hearing for the first few years of her life, he is able to teach her to speak. And he is able to protect her from all the dangers that threaten over the course of the story. But Emily has at least as much to offer Ashley. She teaches him that s...
