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Violence
Barely any
Period violence — Sydnam's war injuries; the backstory of how Anne got her son
Language
Barely any
Period language; minimal strong words
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit-adjacent romantic content
Substance Use
None
Social drinking — Regency house party culture
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Explicit-adjacent romantic content; Sydnam's disability — his injuries and how he has lived with them; Anne's illegitimate son — her situation and the circumstances of the pregnancy (rape); Period shame — how society treats both of them; The intimacy of two people who have both been diminished finding each other
What this book is about
Anne Jewell has built a quiet, respectable life as a teacher despite the social shame of her illegitimate son. Sydnam Butler lost his eye and his right arm in the Napoleonic Wars and has been living in isolation since. When they are both guests at a Regency house party, they find each other. Simply Love is the second of Mary Balogh's Simply Quartet — Regency romance with unusual depth and specificity.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Explicit-adjacent romantic content
Sydnam's war injuries and disability — specific and central
Anne's illegitimate son — the circumstances were rape; not graphic but acknowledged
Period shame — how Regency society treats both characters
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