The Ideal Wife | 
 enlarge | Author: Mary Balogh
Publisher: Dell
Category: Book
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 33090
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Pages: 368
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0440244625
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780440244622
ASIN: 0440244625
Publication Date: June 24, 2008
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In this classic tale, iNew York Times /ibestselling author Mary Balogh introduces a hero like no other: Miles Ripley, London#8217;s most irresistible bachelor, who#8217;s about to lose his heart to the last person he ever expected to love#8212;his wife. brbbrbr/bWhen Abigail Gardiner knocks at the door of Miles Ripley, Earl of Severn, the last thing she expects is a marriage proposal. Desperate, she#8217;d come to this charismatic stranger#8217;s home to plead for her future. Instead she shocks them both by saying yes. Her impulsive decision will have consequences neither she nor her new husband can foresee. For Miles has his own reasons for marrying her. And Abigail is harboring a secret of her own. As distrust gives way to desire . . . as, together, they give in to the pleasures of the marriage bed, a devastating scandal threatens their future. Now these two wary hearts will risk ruin and disgrace for a love that has changed them both forever#8212;the kind all seek, but few ever find.
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 The worse of her books so far October 27, 2008
Tuyetdiem Pham (boynton beach, FL USA)
I've been the most loyal fan of Mary Balogh. I loved her works and read almost all of her books that I could find. I could not wait for her new books to come out. When I read the Ideal Wife I couldn't believe that it was her work because it was so horrible. The heroine was so fake and pretentious to a point that gave me goosebumps. I couldn't finish it which I never did before. I'm so glad that I've read her other books before I read this one. I hope this will be her only "worse" work because I still want to try her future books.
Her worst that I've read - a joke of a heroine.... October 17, 2008
S. S. Rymer (DeLeon Springs, FL USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the absolute worst Balogh book I have ever read. She has some spectacular works out there - don't judge her on this one re-release of an old piece of garbage. Her Simply books are amazing. br / br /This one I could not even finish. The heroine is so annoying and the action between her/him moved so fast in the first few pages it was unbelievable. I finished the first love scene (which she talked through, while he took HIS pleasure) and put it back on the shelf. Not worth my time.
 Disappointed October 7, 2008
F. Tuggle (Snellville, GA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think I started when Mary Balogh had crafted her skill. The first book I read by her was "A Summer to Remember." It left me eager to read more of the author's work. If "The Ideal Wife" would have been the first book I read by Balogh, I would have stopped and probably never read anymore of her work. Needless to say, I was very, very disappointed with this book. It wasn't as bad as "Web of Love," but it wasn't good, either. I was several chapters into the book, and I gasped, "HORRIBLE!" The thought didn't improve as the book went on. I ended the book with a resounding, "UGH!" I looked in the front jacket and realized that like, "Web of Love," "The Ideal Wife" was also one of Balogh's earlier works. Just my opinion, but I don't really care for her earlier works. I would not recommend them to anyone to read. br / br /The "ideal wife," Abby, was a bubble-headed (though well-intended) idiot. The character's babbling was even irritating to read. I could not understand how or why love blossomed between Abby and Lord Severn. Balogh seemed to imply that sex= love. That was the only thing I concluded was the reason for their love. I didn't read anything else. br / br /Typically, I enjoy Balogh because she shows a friendship with her male and female characters. Sex is not the basis of love. In her later books I think she shows growth with her characters. It becomes easier to see and understand how the characters come to love one another. This is not so with "The Ideal Wife." I never saw how the love blossomed. I didn't see it with this book,or several of her earlier books, for that matter. Maybe I just didn't get it. br / br /I don't want to discourage anyone from reading Mary Balogh. I really like her later works. "Simply Magic" is my absolute favorite. If you wish to read "The Ideal Wife" or any of her earlier books, my recommendation is: these are books you can live without reading. However, if you still wish to proceed forward, check to see if your local library has them, first. (Save you some money. Save you from saying,"I paid my money for this?")
 Good for what it is September 26, 2008
Barb (CA)
Don't understand all the negative reviews. It's pretty much a typical romance, quick read not much thinking involved.
not ideal September 22, 2008
Medusa (San Diego, CA)
This is a boring book about an immature young lady who is a liar and a bland, bad in bed, dull hero. I got this book for free and its obvious why. Forget wasting you money, don't waste your time.
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