Balthazar: The Spare

Minerva Spencer · S.M. LaViolette

Nov 2024 · Hale Saga Book 1 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Clare Staniforth

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Victoria Dryden gave Balthazar Hale the last thing he ever expected. A reason to stay . . . Balthazar and his siblings are living the good life in the utopian community of Canoga, New York, where they have a degree of sexual and intellectual freedom few men-and even fewer women-have ever known. But sadly, all good things must come to an end. When their father dies, the Hale siblings discover two disheartening truths. First, they have an older brother none of them knew existed. Second, this stranger is not only the heir to an English dukedom, he's also their new legal guardian. Before the Hales know it, all five siblings are dragged to England to take their places in strait-laced, stuffy ton society, where their guardian expects them to make respectable marriages. All Balthazar wants is a way out. Until he meets her. Victoria is a woman with dangerous secrets. She's the exact opposite of marriage material. Falling for her could ruin both their lives. But none of that matters when she's in Balthazar's arms . . . and his bed. Finding their way to happily ever after would be so easy in Canoga. Too bad they aren't in utopia anymore . . . Contains mature themes.

About the author

Minerva Spencer is the multiple-award-winning author of Regency-set historical romance novels, including the highly acclaimed Outcasts series. She lives with her husband and dozens of rescue animals in New Mexico. Visit her at minervaspencer.com.

S. M. LaViolette also writes historical romance under the name Minerva Spencer and historical mystery under the name S. M. Goodwin. S. M. hasn't wanted to be a writer since she was knee-high to a grasshopper. In fact, she's a very late bloomer and didn't write her first book, Dangerous, until she was forty-five.

Clare Staniforth has a BA in live performance and has worked as a voice-over artist for over a decade. Her passion for teaching led her to become a drama teacher, as well as an executive voice and speech coach. She narrates books in a variety of genres, including biography, fiction, children's literature, and fantasy.

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