I can't believe it took me seven years to circle back around to this book. There is so much great angst! I adore "unrequited" love storylines. While not quite significant enough to land on the abused heroine shelf, I appreciate threads in the plot - her cruel family, and the way her inlaws treated her set her up to be one of my favorite kinds of heroine. And while she is not plain, I appreciated her insecurity in the shadow of her beautiful sister. My only complaint is that the resolution was too abrupt. The angst is deliciously teased out but when it's time for him to grovel, it takes literally two pages, with no grovel at all for all the pain she’s suffered, just “duh, I love you” and then the epilogue. But seriously, sooooo much good angst, from the first page, to the (second to) last! ( )

I can't believe it took me seven years to circle back around to this book. There is so much great angst! I adore "unrequited" love storylines. While not quite significant enough to land on the abused heroine shelf, I appreciate threads in the plot - her cruel family, and the way her inlaws treated her set her up to be one of my favorite kinds of heroine. And while she is not plain, I appreciated her insecurity in the shadow of her beautiful sister. My only complaint is that the resolution was too abrupt. The angst is deliciously teased out but when it's time for him to grovel, it takes two pages, and then the epilogue. But seriously, sooooo much good angst, from the first page, to the last! ( )

Light. Fun. Entertaining. Fluffy Regency with some improbable plot lines. ( )

One Night with You had a pretty good premise. We have Jane, our heroine, who's a widow living under the thumb of her awful in-laws but manages to have a steamy encounter with the hero at a ball. This hero, Seth, happens to be the one man she's loved since her childhood even though he was infatuated with and soon discarded by her younger sister. Complications arise from that encounter that compel the two to marry, even though the hero refuses to fall under the power of another woman such as the heroine.

A good premise can go a long way; without it, I might have abandoned this book early on. Although the story isn't bad, I found the execution of the great setup disappointing. I kept waiting for the story to kick in, but readers are forced to suffer too long in witnessing page after page of Jane's unbearable living situation. Even when we finally get to move on, the story continues to feel as if it is just treading water, so to speak; and the likely reason for this feeling can be blamed on how the novel keeps strumming the same one note. There's no emotional growth arc, no deeper character development beyond Janes loves Seth, Seth refuses to love Jane; rinse and repeat. And then suddenly Seth decides that he can't lie to himself and declares that he loves Jane--such an artificial, unconvincing change given that we never saw any growth in the characters. ( )

I was so taken in by this story that I read it in one day and forgot to watch my favorite HBO show Game of Thrones! This is a sweet historical romance that has you pulling for the main characters all the way. In true romance fashion, there is the push and pull of attraction, some sort of obstacle that gets in their way, someone doesn't want to admit feelings, but in the end, it turns out pretty awesome.

What I liked about this book was pretty much everything as a historical romance fan. The characters are all their own individual people, well rounded, and add to the story. The friends are true supporters, the villain is a nasty one that you will love to see get his comeuppance, the love interests are based on more than just attraction, and the piece that brings the two together is a welcome and realistic possibility that I've wondered why hasn't happened more in a historical romance. The pacing was flawless, the love scenes well done, not crass, and I felt the emotions of Jane and Seth as they battled their way to each other. I invested in these characters and truly wanted to know how things would end.

Previous to this book, I was only familiar with Sophie Jordan's YA book, Firelight. I am glad that someone brought my attention to her historical romance books as well. ( )