It Happened One Night
Stephanie Laurens et al.
book reviews:
· general fiction
· chick lit/romance
· sci-fi/fantasy
· graphic novels
· nonfiction
· audio books

Click here for the curledup.com RSS Feed

· author interviews
· children's books @
   curledupkids.com
· DVD reviews @
   curledupdvd.com

newsletter
win books
buy online
links

home

for authors
& publishers


for reviewers

click here to learn more




Buy *It Happened One Night* by Stephanie Laurens, Mary Balogh, Jacquie D'Alessandro and Candice Hern online

It Happened One Night
Stephanie Laurens, Mary Balogh, Jacquie D'Alessandro and Candice Hern
Avon
Paperback
384 pages
September 2008
rated 4of 5 possible stars

buy this book now or browse millions of other great products at amazon.com
previous reviewnext review

Click here to read reviewer Helen Hancox's take on It Happened One Night.

It Happened One Night is an anthology of four stories set in the 19th century. These stories all happen in one day, while the characters are trapped at an inn due to nature's fury in the form of thunderstorms. The characters are no stranger to one another, which makes these short stories possible. They are childhood friends who have been separated for ten years and are now reunited again.

The first story, "The Fall of Rogue Gerrard," follows Robert Gerrard and Lydia Makepeace into a hedonistic lifestyle to retrieve a scandalous letter that would ruin her sister if it fell into the wrong hands. The plot, unfortunately, is trivial. Did not like this one at all.

The second story, "Spellbound", finds Nora Ryder once again facing Robert Kemp, now Lord Bourne. Nora is stunned to discover that they are still married - after ten years apart. This story is so sweet and heartrending and beautifully told, I did not want it to end.

"Only You" has Cassandra Heywood returning home after a loveless marriage. Her carriage is forestalled by the rainstorm at the very inn that Ethan Baxter now owns. Ethan Baxter stole her heart ten years ago; while the circumstances are better, can they still find the love they lost?

In "From This Moment On," Wilhelmina Grant cannot believe her eyes when she sets them on her first love, Samuel Pellow. Will he ever forgive her for becoming a well-known courtesan? Will she ever forgive him for not coming back for her all those years ago?

Although I only liked two out of these four pieces, the anthology as a whole is well-written for being short stories.



Originally published on Curled Up With A Good Book at www.curledup.com. © Megan Duncan, 2008

Also by or featuring Stephanie Laurens:

Also by or featuring Mary Balogh:

Also by or featuring Jacquie D'Alessandro:

Also by Candice Hern:

buy *It Happened One Night* online
click here for more info
Click here to learn more about this month's sponsor!


fiction · sf/f · comic books · nonfiction · audio
newsletter · free book contest · buy books online
review index · links · · authors & publishers
reviewers

site by ELBO Computing Resources, Inc.