Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Slightly Married
    Slightly Married
    Slightly Married
    Audiobook10 hours

    Slightly Married

    Written by Mary Balogh

    Narrated by Rosalyn Landor

    4/5

    ()

    About this audiobook

    Like all the Bedwyn men, Aidan has a reputation for cool arrogance. But this proud nobleman also possesses a loyal, passionate heart-and it is this fierce loyalty that has brought Colonel Lord Aidan to Ringwood Manor to honor a dying soldier's request. Having promised to comfort and protect the man's sister, Aidan never expected to find a headstrong, fiercely independent woman who wants no part of his protection, nor did he expect the feelings this beguiling creature would ignite in his guarded heart. And when a relative threatens to turn Eve out of her home, Aidan gallantly makes her an offer she can't refuse: marry him . . . if only to save her home. And now, as all of London breathlessly awaits the transformation of the new Lady Aidan Bedwyn, the strangest thing happens: With one touch, one searing embrace, Aidan and Eve's "business arrangement" is about to be transformed into something slightly surprising.

    Contains mature themes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateSep 30, 2016
    ISBN9781515976691
    Slightly Married
    Author

    Mary Balogh

    New York Times bestselling, multi-award-winning author Mary Balogh grew up in Wales, land of sea and mountains, song and legend. She brought music and a vivid imagination with her when she came to Canada to teach. There she began a second career as a writer of books that always end happily and always celebrate the power of love.

    More audiobooks from Mary Balogh

    Related to Slightly Married

    Titles in the series (6)

    View More
    View More

    Related audiobooks

    General Fiction For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Prince William’s Statement

      May 24, 2021

      Prince William’s Statement
      1 min read

    • Article

      Weird World Folklore Frenzy

      Oct 6, 2022

      Weird World Folklore Frenzy
      2 min read

    • Article

      Read A Sneak Peek of IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES

      Sep 6, 2023

      The murderer arrived by boat. He came gently, with a soft tread and beautifully clean hands. He strode past a group of men and women hauling in a catch of fire-fish, his knife out of sight in his pocket. They glanced round at him, but he only nodded

      4 min read

    • Article

      Weird World Folklore Frenzy

      Oct 6, 2022

      Weird World Folklore Frenzy
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Right Time

      Oct 14, 2019

      The Right Time
      5 min read

    • Article

      Concerning The Future Of Souls

      Mar 19, 2024

      As a toddler she had caused a sensation in her family when she announced she wanted to live in a little hole like the ant. Not an ant, the ant. This might have been misheard. She was an easygoing child, not particularly thoughtful and stubbornly inar

      13 min read

    • Article

      Ghoulies and Ghosties

      Oct 1, 2022

      Ghoulies and Ghosties
      7 min read

    • Article

      Mrs Simpson Learns A Lesson

      Jul 29, 2021

      Mrs Simpson Learns A Lesson
      4 min read

    • Article

      The Power And The Passion

      Sep 19, 2021

      The Power And The Passion
      4 min read

    • Article

      A Literary Zoo

      Dec 9, 2021

      A Literary Zoo
      4 min read

    • Article

      Dawn Neesom Mind Of My Own

      Sep 20, 2022

      As the nation mourns, let us remember an extraordinary woman who was devoted to us all until the very end. She was only a woman. Just like us, she loved, laughed, rowed with and worried about her family. But she was also unique. A woman born to a de

      3 min read

    • Article

      The Chicken Line

      Mar 4, 2024

      The Chicken Line
      14 min read

    • Article

      Major Long Talks to His Horse

      Feb 20, 2019

      Major Long Talks to His Horse
      6 min read

    • Article

      Good Things Come To Those Who Wait

      May 20, 2020

      Good Things Come To Those Who Wait
      5 min read

    • Article

      Perfect Prose II

      May 15, 2020

      Perfect Prose II
      4 min read

    • Article

      Readers’ Letters

      Sep 21, 2022

      Readers’ Letters
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Elysian Hunt Gains A Subscriber

      Jan 17, 2024

      WE are sad to inform you that John Charteris is dead.’ The sense of loss is tempered by approval of the wording. John, who was an Elder of the Kirk and less emotional about death than most—and usually said at funerals, ‘Well, another one gathered’—wo

      3 min read

    • Article

      Four Of A Kind

      May 3, 2023

      Four Of A Kind
      4 min read

    • Article

      Hunting Heroines

      Dec 31, 2020

      Hunting Heroines
      5 min read

    • Article

      Carningli

      Mar 22, 2024

      Carningli
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Slightly Married

    4/5

    496 ratings21 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 5/5
      Love the whole story but especially how Eve handled the Bedwins
    • 4/5
      Good writing as always. The pace is a bit slow. Rosalyn Landor is a Goddess!
    • 4/5
      Enjoyed this series very much when I first read it, and wanted to read it again. Held up pretty well upon my return to it, and it's fun to see the characters developing as a family with remembered context, this time around.
    • 4/5
      The couple gets in their own way for longer than ideal, but overall delightful.

      2nd read- I gave this book 5 stars the first time, but have wondered at that choice ever since. When I would think back on it what I remembered most was the characters being kind of obtuse late in the book. But now I've reread it and feel more confident that, for me, it doesn't merit that 5th star. The main couple, and the cast of supporting characters, are likable, and the relationship develops based on their interactions rather than just appearances, which I like. But the ending feels drawn out because the couple gets in their own way for lack of any other hurdle to their relationship. And it doesn't really feel true to their natures even. They are both brave and straight-forward people, I just don't buy, for example, that she would willfully defy a duke and thumb her nose at all of high society, but then be too wimpy to risk showing some interest or throwing out some encouragement to someone she has strong feelings for. It is a risk to speak up, that your feelings might be rejected or you'd feel embarrassed, but not speaking up risks forever missing out on a future with the love of your life when you might have had it! The right choice isn't necessarily easy to act upon, but it IS obvious. These two though get awfully close to missing out on their HEA entirely, purely due to cowardice! Which would be very dumb in real life, and very lame to read in a story. Besides that though, it's pretty good.
    • 5/5
      Slightly Married by Mary Balogh held me total enthralled throughout the read and is a great start to her series about the Bedwyn Family. I found this story about a marriage-of-convenience to be both sweet and touching as wealthy coal miner’s daughter, Eve, and second son and heir to the title of Duke of Bewcastle, Aiden, enter into an arrangement whereby Eve can keep her property and wealth. Eve has adopted a household of misfits that include a couple of young children. Aiden at first is taken aback at all of these “lame ducks” but eventually he come to admire Eve for her caring and loving nature. Of course they both fall in love with each other, but it takes most of the book before either one is confident enough to declare their love. I was in no hurry for this “happily-ever-after” ending as I was quite simply immersed in all the tiny details of the story. This was my first Mary Balogh book but certainly won’t be my last. I have already picked up the rest of the Bedwyn family books and look forward to enjoying them at my leisure. Slightly Married moves at a leisurely pace as the two main characters slowly discover love, but the reader is rewarded with a lovely Regency period read.
    • 4/5
      Overall these are quite pleasant, romantic reads.
    • 4/5
      This was a legit marriage of convenience (where they really didn’t know each other at all first), and I loved seeing Eve and Aidan fall for each other. I liked this start to the Bedwyns since we haven’t seen Aidan previously, and it also helped understand the family and the duke a bit better.
    • 2/5
      Slightly Married
      2 Stars

      Not really a fan of this one.
      The heroine is insipid, the hero has a stick up his butt and the storyline is tedious and unoriginal.
      Considering that the rest of the books in the series focus on hero's elitist and obnoxious siblings, I will definitely be giving it a miss.

      The book's only saving grace is Rosalyn Landor's narration, which prevented the story from ending up on the DNF pile.
    • 4/5
      I liked the hook - woman desperately needs a marriage in order to hang onto her inheritance and continue taking care of the people who rely on her. Honorable man comes along and rescues her. Of course you have to believe that people can move from lust to love which is highly unlikely - but still it was entertaining.
    • 5/5
      This was a very funny nd sweet book and i liked it better than i had expected. From page 1 i began reading and barely stopped till i finished, which resulted in another sleepless night for me. Again... I'm sure the neighbours thought i was crazy when they heard me laughing at 4 in the morning.
    • 4/5
      Great kick off to my latest series by Mary Balogh.

      This book is a keeper -- Mary Balogh writes good rereads!
    • 4/5
      Colonel Lord Aidan Bedwyn never thought that by delivering the news of a fellow officer's death that he would end up married. This was not part of his plan, he had worked out how things were going to be and this was not the plan, only she]'s attractive and interesting and is starting to catch his interest.Miss Eve Morris didn't believe that she wouldn't marry a neighbour, a man who gave her vague promises about marriage, but she's only days away from losing her house, Aidan offers her a way out, a way to keep her misfit family together, where he will not interfere, but the two of them start to be attracted to each other and maybe the terms and conditions could change.Entertaining and light
    • 4/5
      First read March 2011
      I guess I thought I would never re-read this one and I can see why. I really did like it but the non-communication and some filler is just a little too much over the top. I would say 3 1/2 and almost feel like bringing it down to 3 on the re-read but.... I still read it straight through and liked the ending.
    • 4/5
      The Bedwyn Saga has always been a favorite of mine, and this is the book that started it all. Balogh's oblique feints past such familiar romance tropes seem obvious to me now... but I think back in the day, new to romance and new to this series, SLIGHTLY MARRIED was the perfect balance of historical conventionand modern humor and love. I still get choked up when Becky runs across the field yelling "Papa".
    • 3/5
      Oh, I was not really a fan of Eve and Aidan for the longest time. :( Never have I read a historical romance with such incompatible love interests. I *know* that's what this story is about--how a marriage for convenience eventually grows into one of true love--but I guess they're just not my cup of tea. Eve is angelically good and lovely; Aidan and his siblings are all a little too stiff and cruel for my taste. Balogh is a great writer, that's for sure; I guess this particular series of hers is not really to my liking, since I'm not too fond of any of the Bedwyns and don't really feel inclined to learn more about them all.
    • 3/5
      This book started off as a 3 star and went to about 3 1/2 star. It is still an enjoyable read just not as good as some others I have read.This is the story of Aiden Bedwyn and Eve Morris. Colonel Lord Aiden Bedwyn makes a promise to a dying soldier to look after his sister, no matter what.When he gets back to England he goes to visit Eve and tell her of her brothers passing, she thanks him and sends him on his way saying that she does not need his protection. He finds out though that she does and that she needs to marry to keep her inheritance. Because of his need to honour the wish of Eve’s brother he asks her to marry him in name only.From there things don’t go quite as they had worked them out to and they don’t get to part as soon as they had planned and by the end of the book they fall in love with each other.This book is part a series of books on the Bedwyn’s, who are 3 brothers and 3 sisters. I look forward to reading the rest of the books in this series.
    • 2/5
      OMG, this was so stupid. First, it's one of those "marriage of convenience" stories set in Regency England with the most contrived device I've seen even. Unless the heroine marries within four days, she will lose her inheritance and her estate--turning out her unemployable servants as well. The scene with the servants featured dialogue that went like: "Oh, but you're such a good cook, you'll have no trouble finding another place." "But Miss, once they find out I worked for that brothel..." Another servant had been a poacher; another is, shall we say, mentally challenged; another has one-arm and she was going to buy him a neighboring estate to establish a home for fellow disabled veterans. I could hear the sound of the smallest violin playing. Oh, and did I mention the two small orphans and elderly aunt taken in by the heroine? Even the dog had only three legs and one eye. Stopped at page 48. First of a series--I won't read more of it--or the author. EVER.
    • 4/5
      Good romance, things were a little slow going in the beginning of the book but picked up and developed nicely. I would have liked to see a little more emotion from Aidan but I really liked Eve's character.
    • 5/5
      This is the first book by Mary Balogh I have read - suggested by LT members. I am delighted to have found a worthy successor to Georgette Heyer! Ms Balogh has the same understanding of how life really would be in that period; costumes, events, people and scenarios are all coherent and ring true, yet there is the same sparkling sense of fun and witty dialogue. Wonderful!
    • 4/5
      This book is the first of the "Slightly" series which follows the romantic adventures of the aristocratic Bedwyn family. "Slightly Married" is the story of Aidan, the second-oldest son. At the beginning of the book, Colonel Lord Aidan Bedwyn has been in the army for twelve years. He returns home to inform Eve Morris, the sister of a fallen officer, of her brother's death. Having promised the dying man that he would protect his sister "no matter what," Aidan discovers that, due to stipulations in her father's will, the only way to do this is by marrying her and thereby insuring her ownership of her estate.This book is a charming read. Aidan is a fascinating character that Balogh lets you see only slowly - the reader gets to know him at the same time Eve does. The plot is simple and to the point, with the vast majority of print taken up by the development of the relationship between Eve and Aidan. This is one of my favorite parts of Balogh's writing - romance, in my opinion, should be a character driven genre. Too many authors are willing to sacrifice character development for a complex and fast moving plot, and this detracts from the emotional involvement the reader has with the characters. Balogh does not make this mistake. While the plot is rather simple, it is a fast moving page-turner and a convincing character-study. Aidan and Eve both feel like real people with real problems - people to whom the reader can relate despite the differences in location and time (and social standing!).
    • 5/5
      This is the first of the Slightly series. Colonel Lord Aiden Bedwyn and Eve Morris marry in a marriage of convenience, and to honor a dying man's wish, but fall in love. This and Slightly Dangerous are my favorite of the Bedwyn books.