This book is from 1992, so I'm guessing it predates the a'tall by quite a few books.

I have Mary Balogh on my to-read list, should I ever stumble across any of her books at my secondhand book haunts. Somebody else recommended her to me -- probably someone at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books. Great romance fiction blog. Maybe I'll have to see what I can find on PaperbackSwap.

You wrote one? Awesome! Any chance you'll cough up the title? *nudgenudge*

ETA: Heck, I'd settle for genre and plot synopsis.