Simply Magic — Mary Balogh

The New York Times bestselling author of Simply Love delivers a breathtaking novel set in Regency England amid the lives and passions of four teachers at Miss Martin's School for Girls. . . .

On a splendid afternoon Susanna Osbourne is introduced to the most handsome man she has ever seen. With his knowing smile, Peter Edgeworth, Viscount Whitleaf, stirs something in Susanna she has never felt before, a yearning that both frightens and dazzles her. Instantly she knows: this brash nobleman poses a threat to her heart . . . and to the secrets she guards so desperately.

From the moment they meet, Peter is drawn to Susanna--he simply must have her. But the more he pursues, the more Susanna withdraws . . . until a sensual game of thrust-and-parry culminates in one passionate afternoon. Now more determined than ever to keep her by his side, Peter will stop at nothing to possess this exquisite creature--all Susanna must do is trust him with her most precious secret of all. . . .