The Secret PearlBy: Mary Balogh Mary Balogh has no equal when it comes to capturing the complex, irresistible passions between men and women. Her classic novel, The Secret Pearl, is one of the New York Times bestselling authors finesta tale of temptation and seduction, of guarded hearts and raw emotionand of a love so powerful it will take your breath away. He first spies her in the shadows outside a London theatre, a ravishing creature forced to barter her body to