His title puts Claudia off she distrusts his apparent interest in her school his near-engagement to Lord Balderston's daughter, the icily perfect Portia Hunt, makes him unavailable. Two former teachers have recently made titled matches, however, and one of them sends Joseph, marquess of Attingsborough, to the school, along with his good looks, friendly manner and offer of a carriage to London. Even if that means defying convention and breaking every rule for a love that is everything he has ever wanted-a love that is perfection itself…īalogh's lovely Regency series centering on Miss Martin's School for Girls closes with the story of founder and headmistress Claudia Martin, an 'aging spinster' past 30 who does not see marriage in her future. But Joseph is determined to make Claudia his at any cost. An arranged marriage, a secret that will shock the ton, and a man from Claudia’s past conspire to drive the lovers apart. Now that world is about to be rocked by scandal. And Claudia knows she has no place in his world.

But as heir to a prestigious dukedom, Joseph is expected to carry on his family’s legacy. Instantly, irresistibly attracted to the dedicated teacher, he embarks on a plan of seduction that leaves them both yearning for more.

Joseph has his own reasons for seeking Claudia out. Until Joseph, Marquess of Attingsborough, arrives unannounced and tempts her to toss away a lifetime of propriety for an affair that can only lead to ruin. As owner and headmistress of Miss Martin’s School for Girls in Bath, she long ago resigned herself to a life without love. Not that Claudia Martin is looking for a lover. Tall, dark, and exquisitely sensual, he is the epitome of male perfection. Here, amid music lessons and garden parties, whispered confessions and secret yearnings, one of the school’s teachers-headmistress Claudia Martin-will find her well-ordered world jolted by love when she meets a man who would make the perfect husband…for somebody else. Set against the seductive backdrop of Regency England, New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh’s latest novel sweeps us into the sensual, enthralling world of an elite academy for young ladies. BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Mary Balogh's The Secret Mistress.

Simply Perfect by Mary Balogh