He immediately seeks Dora out and wastes no time in making an offer of marriage, which she doesn’t hesitate to accept. George doesn’t let grass grow under his feet. At the thought of re-marrying, the first person that comes to mind is the woman he met briefly a year ago… Dora Debbins. George has nurtured, listened, consoled, and bolstered everyone who sought refuge with him, but now that all the survivors have found love, are starting families and moving forward with their lives, he finds that he feels empty, lonely, and in need of companionship. But, the one person we never got to know, was George, the Duke of Stanbrook, the man who so graciously opened up his home for the survivors. Each story has been centered around a survivor of the Neapolitan war, each one needing a little more emotional healing than is usually provided. I rarely get the chance to read a series, in order, from start to finish, but I managed to do that with the ‘Survivor’s Club’. It is always sad when a series comes to an end, but it helps tremendously if it gets a solid, satisfying conclusion, sending it riding off into the sunset with style. Only Beloved by Mary Balogh is a 2016 Signet publication. And while even true love comes with a risk, who are two dreamers to argue with destiny? Then one afternoon, an unexpected visitor makes it come true.įor both George and Dora that brief first encounter was as fleeting as it was unforgettable. Earning a modest living as a music teacher, she’s left with only an unfulfilled dream. With that thought comes the treasured image of a woman he met briefly a year ago and never saw again.ĭora Debbins relinquished all hope to marry when a family scandal left her in charge of her younger sister.

ABOUT THE BOOK: From the legendary New York Times bestselling author of Only a Kiss and Only a Promise comes the final book in the rapturous Survivor’s Club series-as the future of one man lies within the heart of a lost but never-forgotten love.įor the first time since the death of his wife, the Duke of Stanbrook is considering remarrying and finally embracing happiness for himself.

Only a Kiss by Mary Balogh