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One Night for Love

  • 1999 first published
  • 392 pages
  • ★ 4.8 (6 ratings)
  • 8 editions

Mary Balogh's One Night for Love (1999) is a historical romance novel. The story is set in England. Characters include Lily, Neville Wyatt and Earl of Kilbourne. It deals with napoleonic Wars, married people, Bedwyn Saga and man-woman relationships.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 29 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

It runs to roughly 392 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About One Night for Love

One reckless man . . . One passionate woman. Enter the world of Mary Balogh—the glittering ballrooms and vast country estates of Regency-era England, where romance, with all its mystery, magic, and surprises, comes vibrantly alive. It was a perfect morning in May... Neville Wyatt, Earl of Kilbourne, awaited his bride at the altar—when a ragged beggar woman raced down the aisle instead. The cream of the ton saw him stare, shocked, then declare that this was his wife! One night of passion was all he remembered as he beheld Lily, the woman he'd wed, loved, and lost on the battlefield in Portugal. Now he said he'd honor his commitment to her—regardless of the gulf that lay between them. Then Lily spoke her mind... She said she wanted only to start a new life—wanted only a husband who truly loved her. She had to leave him to learn how to meet his world on her terms. So Lily agreed to earn her keep as his aunt's companion and study the genteel arts. Soon she was the toast of the ton, every inch a countess fit for the earl, who vowed to prove to his remarkable wife that what he felt for her was far more than desire, that what he wanted from her was much more than... One Night for Love .
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Lily
  • Neville Wyatt
  • Earl of Kilbourne

Subjects

  • Historical Romance
  • Napoleonic Wars
  • Married people
  • Bedwyn Saga
  • Man-woman relationships

Quick answers

Who wrote One Night for Love?

One Night for Love was written by Mary Balogh and first published in 1999.

What genre is One Night for Love?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance.

How long is One Night for Love?

The median edition has 392 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to One Night for Love?

Readers who like it often enjoy To Sir Phillip, With Love, It's in His Kiss and Whitney, My Love.

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