The Ideal Wife a romance novel by Mary Balogh

Mary Balogh does a superb job writing The Ideal Wife. This is a fun novel of two people who make a quick decision to marry each other, and of course it will all work out, it’s a romance novel after all. I’m sure everyone has an image of who the ideal mate for them will be but are typically pleasantly surprised when the person that they love is not that ideal image. My husband probably didn’t envision a wife hooked on romance novels.




Abigail just lost her job and goes to see a very distant relative named Miles, the Earl of Severn, for a reference so she can get another position. Miles’ mother and sisters are trying to marry him off to a debutante that he doesn’t like. When Abigail arrives on his door step he sees what he thinks is his "ideal wife.” So instead of giving her a reference he proposes. Without any other options, Abigail accepts and within days they are married to circumvent Miles’ mother from interfering. Within days, Miles learns that Abigail is not the image that she first presented and he of course realizes that he is happy with her just the way she is. Now he just has to convince her of that. They both have secrets that they try to keep hidden from each other and the other of course tries to figure it out. One of the best scenes is when they tell Miles’ mother that they are married and have only known each other for a few days.

This is fun lighthearted book. It made my commute to work enjoyable!

Until next time...