Lily and Neville have been in love with each other since they met on the Peninsula, and that never changes. If you enjoy books in which the hero and heroine love each other right away, this one is not to be missed. Because Lily has suffered very difficult hardships during the war (especially after she and Neville were separated), she manages to appear innocent without seeming stupid or naive.Īnother thing that really makes this book work is the conflict. Innocent heroines are particularly problematic, because it can be difficult to portray their ingenuous quality without making them come across as stupid. In the hands of another author, many of these plot elements could have gone awry. And on top of all this, someone is trying to kill Lily.ĭoes it sound like kitchen sink plotting? It isn’t – everything is tied together well, and Lily and Neville work out their problems in a very believable way. Perhaps most troubling of all is the fact that the reverend who married them in Portugal may not have registered the papers, and they may not be legally married after all. Raised in the army, she has never even been to England before and has absolutely no idea of how a countess should behave. Then there is the matter of Lily’s background. First Neville must deal with the disappointed Lauren who has been waiting to marry him for years. Now that she’s back there are several problems. Lily and Neville are both shot, and when he recovers everyone tells him she’s dead. But after one glorious wedding night, Neville’s regiment is ambushed. The marriage came about because Lily’s father was killed, and it was born partly out of Neville’s desire to protect her during wartime, and partly because he had always loved her. They are from completely different backgrounds Neville is the Earl of Kilbourne, and Lily isn’t even literate. The two married in Portugal when he was an army officer and Lily’s father was his sergeant. Neville turns white as a sheet, because she is his wife Lily, whom he has thought to be dead for almost two years. But just as Lauren is about to walk down the aisle, another woman in threadbare clothes emerges. When Neville Wyatt stands in the church awaiting his bride, Lauren, he envisions a wedding as perfect as his bride. Fortunately, One Night for Love is a bullseye.
Some have really resonated with me, while others that have been raved about haven’t worked as well for me. When you open up one of her books, you never know quite what you’re going to get. While this probably has something to do with the fact that she’s a prolific writer, I think it’s also because her books are as different as her fans. One thing I’ve noticed about Mary Balogh fans is that everyone seems to have a different favorite.
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