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One Night Is Never Enough (Secrets #2)

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From the first glimpse he knew he must have her—even if only for a single night.

Powerful, ruthless, seductive—the lord of London's underworld—Roman Merrick gets anything he wants...and he burns for Charlotte Chatsworth, a polished jewel in the glittering ton. So he engages her debt-ridden gambler father in a game of chance, wagering ten thousand pounds against one night wi...more

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Published February 22nd 2011 by Avon

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Mar 16, 2011 Catherine rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: bad-childhood, brawler, class-difference, england, excellent, gambling, historical, hot, it-moved-me, manipulation-plot, rake-bad-boy, read-2011, romance, series

*sigh* Can I find a way to un-read this book? Because I would kill to be able to read it and discover the magic of it all over again. It was perfect. *sigh* Perfect.

Last September I was minding my own business when a GR friend urged me to read a book she had loved. I looked and realized that I had put that very same book on my wishlist a while ago but had never bought it. So I took the plunge and grabbed myself a copy. That book was Seven Secrets of Seduction (the first book in this series) and...more

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Jul 04, 2011 Nikki rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: own-ebook, delicious-hero, 3-and-a-half-stars

I think one of my favourite aspects of GR is not only meeting so many great people and sharing books, but also how interesting it is that people get something so different out of the books that they share. I really want to thank Catherine and Juliana especially for sharing such fantastic writers and books (whether consciously or unconsciously) with me. I do tend to add their favourites or higher rated books to my TBR pile and I haven't regretted it at all.

Now it's time to quit it with the warm f...more

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Jun 05, 2011 Juliana rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Juliana by: Catherine

Shelves: historical-romance, 2011-reads, 2011-jun-reads, 0-wishlist-buy-in-dead-tree-form, 4-stars, library-book, hr-class-difference, hr-hero-black-sheep-rebel-outcast, hr-hero-businessman, hr-hero-commoner, hr-hero-difficult-childhood, hr-hero-gypsy, hr-hero-poor-background, hr-hero-rake-rogue, hr-hero-popular-social-outgoing, hr-hero-working-man, hr-heroine-good-girl, hr-heroine-nobility-aristocrat-lady, hr-heroine-popular-society-darling, hr-opposites-enemies-attract, hr-sizzling-chemistry, best-romance-heroes-ever, part-of-a-romance-series, 0-reviewed, recommended-by-goodreads-friends, 4-to-5-stars, challenge-2011-rrrc-a-to-z-heroes, hr-role-reversal-of-standard-hr

My thanks to Catherine, whose review spurred me into getting this book from the library after avoiding it when it first came out. I so loved Seven Secrets of Seduction , my first Anne Mallory book, that I didn't think anything could live up to it. While I still prefer SSoS, I really enjoyed One Night Is Never Enough and am very glad that I read it.

The book was a mix of SSoS's-type plot, Dreaming of You 's Derek Craven + Mine Till Midnight 's Cam Rohan, and Notorious Pleasures 's Hero (but better...more

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Aug 27, 2011 Viohlet rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Anyone

Shelves: 3rd-person-pov, barbie-heroine, bets-wagers, 11-books-i-own, career-entrepreneur, younger-siblings-to-look-after, unresolved-subplots, issues-reader-didnt-know-existed, sucky-family, stars-3-5, slow-to-start, set-in-london, series-follows-family, secret-love-lovers, read-in-2011, read-3-liked, publisher-avon, series, non-aristocracy-historical, no-transitions, no-scene-setting, lust-at-first-sight, historical-1800s, heroine-shitty-past, heroine-poor-destitute-etc, heroine-i-liked, heroine-annoyingly-proud-stubborn, heroine-1-a-f, heroine-5-blonde, hero-underworld, hero-shitty-past, hero-orphan, hero-protective-possessive, hero-i-loved, hero-has-bucket-loads-of-charm, hero-jerk, hero-3-m-r, hero-ciminal, hard-to-follow, disjointed, being-forced-to-get-married, heroine-sold, hero-blonde

I liked this. The author's writing style is a little hard to follow, often leaving out transitions, and sometimes it doesn't make sense, but it's still enjoyable. Although I must admit near the end when Roman said he'd set Charlotte up and Charlotte said 'I know', I said, 'Huh?'. There were a few underlying issues that it seems the reader wasn't made aware of, or I simply missed it. Doesn't matter.

I liked Roman, though he could be a bit of a jerk sometimes. I also liked Charlotte, although I wis...more

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Apr 22, 2012 Lady Wesley rated it 1 of 5 stars

I need a new shelf.

A shelf called Why Did I Waste My Time?

A shelf for for books with the lowest ratio of complete to incomplete sentences.

Trant had waited for just the right hand to make the bet. Had waited for Chatsworth to get into his cups and to have some decent cards.
Had waited to place the bet when only two men would witness the wager. One, a man who was utterly devoted to his wife, and whose wife was a close friend of the lady of the bet. Who would hold the scandal secret. The other, a

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Mar 11, 2011 Has rated it 4 of 5 stars

Joint review with Has from The Book Pushers was originally posted here:
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Publisher: Avon
Publish Date: Out Now!
How we got this book: NetGalley

Has: Anne Mallory is fast becoming an autobuy author for me, I really have enjoyed her last few books and grabbed the chance to request this via Netgalley when it was posted. The premise of a hero who was outside of society and was from a working class background really appealed to me because it is a refreshing c...more

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Jun 04, 2011 Sharon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2nd-in-series, alpha-male, england, good-sex, historical-romance, regency, reviewed, series, violence

Another series I jumped in the middle of. Damn, I'm getting too good at this.

Place & Time Period : England, Regency
Set Up for the Plot: Drunken fool father offers 1 night with his oldest daughter in a card game. His winning hand, hum, against a 10,000 pound wager. (I'll wager 10,000 pounds you'll guess right how this bet played out.)
Characters: Roman Merrick (H), lord of the underworld, owner of the gaming establishment the wager takes place at.
Charlotte Chatsworth (h), the drunken fool's ol...more Another series I jumped in the middle of. Damn, I'm getting too good at this.

Place & Time Period : England, Regency
Set Up for the Plot: Drunken fool father offers 1 night with his oldest daughter in a card game. His winning hand, hum, against a 10,000 pound wager. (I'll wager 10,000 pounds you'll guess right how this bet played out.)
Characters: Roman Merrick (H), lord of the underworld, owner of the gaming establishment the wager takes place at.
Charlotte Chatsworth (h), the drunken fool's oldest daughter. Perfect daughter..Perfect in every way (in the eyes of the Ton). Extraordinarily beautiful, perfect manners - comportment - carriage - dress - timber of voice - etcetera, etcetera...she has been trained for this all her life as she enters her 3rd session on the marriage block. (Drunken fool has been holding out for the highest bidder). But, Sweet Charlotte is ready to blow her perfect ruse and with it, her "perfect" mind.

"A distended feeling, full of panic and weariness, pushed outward from her belly, pushing against her ribs, reaching for her throat, to choke her...emotions...chains that were settling more firmly over her...growing tighter around her wrists and neck....it had been growing inside her for so long that she didn't know if anything would be left of her true self.."

Great secondary characters.

Roman has a brother, and these two together are dangerous, deadly, bad ass gangster hunks.

I gave this a 5 star rating because Anne Mallory did not follow the beaten well used path in this much used plot. It is original, page turning, intelligent and witty, character driven, and smokes up the pages... "I'm going to press you against this wall and you won't be able to walk for a week"...

Anne Mallory expertly takes the reader straight into the heart and mind of "Perfect" Charlotte and likewise, does a wonderful job with Roman. I loved both of their characters.

I probably won't read a regency again without thinking of Sweet Perfect Charlotte and what was required and went in to making her so. A different time, different set of mores that where thoroughly covered in this story giving great insight.

Definitely going to pick up bad ass brother's story, which is next.

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Mar 27, 2011 Cleffairy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Published at: Over A Cuppa Tea

Date reviewed: 10 March 2011

Review link: http://cleffairy.com/?p=4924

Harper Collins is not exactly easy-going when it comes to approving reviewers to review their ARC, and so, I am truly honoured when my request to review One Night is Never Enough by Anne Mallory, published by Harper Collins publisher was approved. Finally.

I’m glad that they approved my request, for if they did not, I would be denied the pleasure of reading such a sinfully delicious story.

One Night...more

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Mar 17, 2011 April rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance-regency-england

ONE NIGHT IS NEVER ENOUGH by Anne Mallory is a delightful historical romance set in Regency England. This story of love,romance,sweet sensuality,finding the courage to follow your dreams and family betrayal. The characters are interesting,with witty banter,and intriguing. The hero is sexy,dangerous,to follow anywhere kind of guy,with deep ties to the back side of town,and is a really great guy. The heroine,is beautiful,sexy,courageous in more ways than one. She is determined to give her younger...more

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Feb 28, 2011 Karyn Gerrard rated it 3 of 5 stars

The characters in this book were a real puzzle to me. And frustrating. But they were fascinating enough for me to keep reading.

Charlotte is the epitome of the perfect lady of the ton, proper, upstanding and beautiful. Her father dangles her before society, hoping to ensnare a titled bachelor for her to marry. Charlotte's father is a degenerate gambler. So much so, he enters into a a high stakes wager, 10,000 against one night with his jewel of a daughter.

The man who instigated the bet? Roman Mer...more The characters in this book were a real puzzle to me. And frustrating. But they were fascinating enough for me to keep reading.

Charlotte is the epitome of the perfect lady of the ton, proper, upstanding and beautiful. Her father dangles her before society, hoping to ensnare a titled bachelor for her to marry. Charlotte's father is a degenerate gambler. So much so, he enters into a a high stakes wager, 10,000 against one night with his jewel of a daughter.

The man who instigated the bet? Roman Merrick, ruthless, dangerous, almost like a Golden God Regency Tony Soprano. Only way better looking. He runs the London underworld with his equally stunning dark haired brother, Andreas. Roman is a walking innuendo, he flirts and snarls with the predatory skill of a jungle cat. Needless to say, he wins the bet.

Charlotte is whisked away to Roman's lair, and after a sensually charged chess game, He promptly falls asleep, not what the innocent Charlotte expected.

For Charlotte has seen Roman before, on a shopping expedition with her maid to a ribbon shop, she witnessed Roman and his brother 'collecting' money owed by the shop owner. Charlotte is immediately struck by all the golden male beauty offset by his feral smile and brutish ways. And Roman is brutish, he is 'shaking down' the owner, this guy is a thug.
Thug or no, his cultured voice sends chills down Charlotte's spine. And now, she must assist her father and keep his end of the bet.

Roman is a little hard to pin down, personality wise. There is no doubt he is dangerous, you have to be to be part of the underworld. He mockingly says to his brother in the shop upon seeing Charlotte, 'brother, I have fallen in love.' I think Roman did, though he did not realize it. He is so cool and detached you wonder if any passion burns in the man. But he finds Charlotte enchanting during their chess game, she does not shrink from answering him back, nor intimidated by his innuendos and warm, passionate touches. After she leaves, Roman decides, one night is not enough, it is never enough. And next they see each other at a social event, he slips a note into her hands that says simply, 'soon'.

This book was very well written, almost poetic in its flow. But I felt somewhat detached from the hero and heroine for some reason. It's hard to know if Roman is simply playing a seduction game here or if he is truly smitten with Charlotte, but perhaps that is the whole point. For I don't think Roman himself knew.
Charlotte succumbs to the game, for she longs to be free from the constraints of society, and her father. She leaves her bedroom window open at Roman's request, and hence begins the torrid affair. It is far beyond what either imagined. Although some of Roman's blunt talk is supposed to be sensual, it comes off as dumb as his request that she suck him...dumb. Yeah. *cringe*

There are many outside forces that culminate to tear this couple apart, but if I was puzzled and felt detached from them through part of the book, by the end, I admit I got caught up in this passionate, intimate love story.
Roman comes alive finally, ( to me, anyway) vulnerable, and heart breathtakingly honest. Charlotte becomes stronger, freer for loving Roman.

Ultimately, I found this an enjoyable enough read, peeling back the layers of passion. I just wish we were able to be party to Roman's inner thoughts more, he had potential to be a great hero.He ultimately emerges as average or very slightly above hero, too bad. As it was, he redeems himself to me at the end, but only a little.

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Dec 30, 2010 Becca rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, netgalley, arc-s, historical

**ARC provided by NetGalley**

Charlotte Chatsworth is the perfect lady. She says all the right things, and exudes a cool aura of confidence. She is beautiful and has the highest reputation in the ton, and she is expected to marry someone high with an immense amount of money and preferably a title. Charlotte despises the cool person she has become but she does all this so that her sister will not suffer the same fate. A mother her doesn't care for her and a father who is trying to sell her for the...more

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Mar 11, 2013 Roberta rated it 5 of 5 stars

Completely wonderful. It stuns me that anyone would give this book less than a four star rating. This was my second book by this author (the first in the series being my first, also wonderful), and probably the best book I've read in quite some time. I found myself enthralled from the first page, and I just loved the progression of Charlotte and Roman's romance. I loved how you can see Charlotte's icy exterior start to crack bit by bit. Not just with Roman, but with her social interactions, and...more

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Jun 24, 2012 Rane rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: regency-romance-napoleonic-era, keeper

There's nothing I adore and love more then a a self-made man as a hero in HRs, and the charming rouge that is Roman Merrick stole me heart with a smile and wink. Behind his mask lays a man whose seen darkness and death and fights it with ruthlessness hiding a gentle soul deep down.
Charlotte is a cold ice queen, fighting off sharp dragger like words as she holds her head up high as her father flushes all her family, her sister and her chances along with their family money down the drain. Charlo...more

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Mar 23, 2011 Jess the Romanceaholic rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical, wanna-make-a-bet, favorite-heroes, favorites, family-issues, starcrossed-lovers, affair-turned-to-love, tortured-hero, 2011-read

This is a Quickie Review. For the full review, please visit The Romanceaholic.

Oh my! Let me start my review with a slight tangent: One of my all-time favorite regency romance heroes, is Lisa Klyepas’ Derek Craven from Dreaming of You. Born in the gutters, he’s pulled himself up by whatever means necessary — thievery, deceit, violence, you name it, and at the time the heroine meets him, is a successful, albeit somewhat shady, owner of a gaming hell.

Well, I’m sorry Derek, but you need to step asid...more This is a Quickie Review. For the full review, please visit The Romanceaholic.

Oh my! Let me start my review with a slight tangent: One of my all-time favorite regency romance heroes, is Lisa Klyepas’ Derek Craven from Dreaming of You. Born in the gutters, he’s pulled himself up by whatever means necessary — thievery, deceit, violence, you name it, and at the time the heroine meets him, is a successful, albeit somewhat shady, owner of a gaming hell.

Well, I’m sorry Derek, but you need to step aside for my new favorite hero, Roman.

*swoon* Oh Roman is absolutely everything I adore in a regency romance – a self made man, ruthless, cunning, at times gleefully violent, but also incredibly loyal and protective. Lowborn and from the streets of London, he is never afraid to get his hands dirty, cheerfully admits to bribing the police force, and in fact, the first time we meet him, he’s beating the holy hell out of someone (who in the end, deserved it, but still). He rubs elbows with men from all walks of life, from whoremongerers to royal dukes, and has no qualms about using whatever means are at his disposal (regardless of legality) to manipulate those around him as needed.

Then we have Charlotte. I’m not typically a fan of the stuffy-young-miss-turned-wanton heroine in romances, but I have to make an exception for Charlotte. The way Ms. Mallory writes this character, with her slowly cracking facade, makes it so you can’t help but to sympathize with her. She has known her entire life that she is to have a loveless, strategic marriage, just like her parents, and that it is up to her to be absolutely perfect in everything. Outside of saving her family from her father’s uncontrolled gambling, such a marriage will ensure that her vibrant younger sister will be accepted into society, and as such will have the freedom to, well, choose.

I have to say, that while I’m not necessarily going to go back and read the first book in the series, Seven Secrets of Seduction, I am dying to read Andreas’ book, In Total Surrender, due out September 27, 2011.

Overall, I loved it. This is probably one of the best regency romances that I have read all year, and Roman is firmly (heh) tucked away as one of my all-time favorite regency heroes. A VERY solid 5/5 Stars.(less)

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Jan 31, 2011 Janga rated it 4 of 5 stars

Anne Mallory’s Seven Secrets of Seduction was one of my top 25 reads of 2010. I loved the book-loving heroine and the hero with his seductive words. I applauded the character growth of both the hero and heroine and was delighted to read a romance that was different, even at times unpredictable. My expectations for the next book in the Secrets series were high, but I found the book disappointing. One Night Is Never Enough is a well-written book. The premise is promising: an acknowledged beauty is...more

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Oct 16, 2011 Silver James rated it 3 of 5 stars

I picked up this book because mention of it on a review site piqued my interest. This is a Regency romance, which I normally don't read. Yeah, yeah, I know. :P This story "pits" Charlotte Chatsworth, a member of the ton and being shopped by her father for marriage, against Roman Merrick, a king of London's underground world of gambling, criminals and violence.

The author has a rather unique voice--dreamy and very introspective but with a deft turn of phrase and engaging dialogue. I enjoyed her ch...more

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Mar 11, 2011 Nicole rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, review, read-in-2011

Joint review with Has from The Book Pushers was originally posted here:
http://thebookpushers.com/2011/03/10/...

Publisher: Avon
Publish Date: Out Now!
How we got this book: NetGalley

Has: Anne Mallory is fast becoming an autobuy author for me, I really have enjoyed her last few books and grabbed the chance to request this via Netgalley when it was posted. The premise of a hero who was outside of society and was from a working class background really appealed to me because it is a refreshing change f...more

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Feb 17, 2011 Daisy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: netgalley

I'm still trying to figure out what my feelings are towards this book, I hope it'll be clearer when I reach the end of this review.

See, what I look for in a historical romance is tension and stolen kisses and scandal looming ahead. And this did have that. But I also want a heroine I can relate to. And a swoonworthy man to fall in love with myself for a bit and who I can understand in his ways. And I think that's where I felt things were missing out.

I didn't connect with Charlotte or Roman. And t...more I'm still trying to figure out what my feelings are towards this book, I hope it'll be clearer when I reach the end of this review.

See, what I look for in a historical romance is tension and stolen kisses and scandal looming ahead. And this did have that. But I also want a heroine I can relate to. And a swoonworthy man to fall in love with myself for a bit and who I can understand in his ways. And I think that's where I felt things were missing out.

I didn't connect with Charlotte or Roman. And though he sounds really handsome, he was also a bit odd. And though I know he's not a gentleman of the ton like most rogues in historical romance are, I still didn't get him. Or his annoying brother. Who I'm sure we'll see in another novel, possibly falling in love with Charlotte's sister?

But I'm making silly predictions here, when what this really is about is this particular book. Let me tell you the things I did like about the book.
There was definitely tension and towards the ending, I swear, I would have cried had I connected more with the characters. Everyone should know by now what a huge sap I am, I cry at romance novels all the time and I mention it all the time too..

I also liked how Charlotte felt responsible for her family, she really wanted all the best things in the world for her sister Emily and wasn't afraid to sacrifice her own happiness and reputation in the process. The sisterly affection was heartwarming. I also really liked Emily, she had spunk and I hope as I said above, that we'll see her and Roman's brother have their very own story, but we'll just have to wait and find out what comes next.

Roman was, well.. I'm not sure what to make of him. And I'm not sure exactly why I should be falling in love with him and therefore I didn't. I enjoy falling in love with the men in romance novels, that's part of the fun. There was a lot of angst, though it probably had more to do with him brother than Roman himself.

I'm not really sure what caused me to feel disconnected from this story, but I did and that is in the end why this story doesn't get more stars, cause it was a nice story, it just wasn't for me somehow.

My rating: 2,5 stars (less)

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Mar 15, 2011 Eggletina rated it 2 of 5 stars

Meh... I didn't warm to the characters. Charlotte is understandably cold, but cold and controlled nevertheless, and Roman needed further development to flesh out his character and his fascination for Charlotte. I thought the writing itself was trying too hard to give the characters depth, but never really achieved it -- makes a great pretense toward that, though. This is partly because there isn't a lot of plot. It's mainly focused on Roman's goal to have Charlotte and Charlotte's battle with he...more

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Mar 01, 2011 Laura rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook, netgalley, 2011

3.5 stars
Sensuality: Hot
POV: 3rd person: Charlotte, Roman

Charlotte Chatsworth is a lady. She must maintain the honor of her family and marry well to set her sister up to do well. Her father is a gambler and is nearly broke, but has to maintain appearances. She is in her 3rd season and her father has yet to accept one of her marriage proposals because he is waiting for a better offer.
When her father gamblers her honor away in a card game, Charlotte pays his debt and finds herself more than intri...more

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Jun 27, 2012 CrazyPenguinLady added it

Shelves: dnf

“In many cases when a reader puts a story aside because it 'got boring,' the boredom arose because the writer grew enchanted with his powers of description and lost sight of his priority, which is to keep the ball rolling.” -Stephen King

I could not have described my experience with this book any better. That quote is sheer genius.
The author lingered a lot in all the wrong parts (for me), jumped from one thought to another paying little attention on keeping the plot moving, and skipped right thr...more

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Apr 01, 2013 Lover of Romance rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, regency

When Charlotte, accompanied by her maid, comes across Roman Merrick, she feels as if the earth as titled underneath her very own feet. He is dangerous and mysterious and she feels like he can see right through her to her soul. When her father loses to a card game, she is shocked to discover that her father gave her up for one night to the winner of the game. Charlotte is furious with her father but she also knows she must go and get it over with. When she arrives at her destination that evening,...more When Charlotte, accompanied by her maid, comes across Roman Merrick, she feels as if the earth as titled underneath her very own feet. He is dangerous and mysterious and she feels like he can see right through her to her soul. When her father loses to a card game, she is shocked to discover that her father gave her up for one night to the winner of the game. Charlotte is furious with her father but she also knows she must go and get it over with. When she arrives at her destination that evening, she is stunned when she finds out the man she is to spend her night with is none other than Roman Merrick. What surprises her most is that something within the deepest part of her awakens, not only a sensual desire, but a powerful love that makes her want to keep him in her life. Charlotte knows that their worlds are so far apart, she doesn't know if they could have a future together. She also is afraid of being hurt, she knows that all she wants is to hold Roman in her arms and hold him forever...One Night Is Never Enough is the second in the Secrets series by Anne Mallory. Now I am not sure if I have ever read from this author before now. I want to say I have, but if I had it would have been many years ago. So I am still unsure, but I am curious as to why I haven't read more from her. She is fantastic. I loved every moment of this, I felt like I was totally involved in the story and it was so enthralling at some points it was a challenge to put it down. I read it within a day easily, and I just fell in love with this captivating tale of sensual passion and a tender love that could just break your heart. Merrick is such a dangerous hero, he doesn't apologize for anything and from the beginning we see that once he wants Charlotte, he does everything to secure her. He has no regrets and I loved seeing such a bold hero, never afraid of anything. Charlotte is a fighter, she doesn't cower in fear when she is suppose to spend a night with a stranger. She has no idea who he is and what will happen, and just boldly goes in, with courage and zest and doesn't hold anything back. Frankly what happens that night really surprised me in a way. I never expected that certain outcome, but was definitely pleased and heart warmed to see such a strong hero be so tender and caring toward Charlotte. I just loved the way these two sparked and sizzled toward each other. It was such fun seeing them interact. The descriptions in the story weren't too bad, definitely made me almost feel like it was real. I did feel like there was a strong plot that takes the reader on a wild adventure. I was totally have a jolly good time from the first page to the last page. There was such a fresh and invigorating appeal to this story that had me charmed all the way through. A Page turner that will make you feel like you are falling in love for the very first time. A True Masterpiece!!! Definitely a must read for any who loved a sensual and adventurous love story.
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Feb 11, 2012 Patricia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: _adult, genre-historical-romance, 2012, review-planned, setting-historicals

Dear Future Self,

you really enjoyed this book, but thought that once in a while something was missing to make it better. You are sure that several people will have similiar issues, e.g. won't be able to relate to the heroine and hero, or think that parts of the story should have been changed, cut, or longer.

BUT Mallory wrote a nice story here and since the only other Historical Romance novels you've read so far were written by Julia Quinn, it also made you view certain hings differently: One Ni...more

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May 05, 2011 Stella rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, for-review, historical, romance, did-not-finish

I have never read any novels of Anne Mallory, the only reason I immediately wanted to read this book was because of its exciting premise! I mean look at it: rake player wins maiden in a card game, doesn't that sound like something you know would be explosive and full of delicious scenes with the hero's sensual seduction trying to win over the heroine's resistance? I had such high hopes for this novel but unfortunately it let me down.

I gave up reading it after 57%, and I got there after long week...more

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Mar 30, 2011 Gail rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: e-book, historical-romance

When I started this book, I didn't quite know what to think about it. I really thought it might be a steampunk book, because the heroine was moving so forcefully through the city, and thinking rather unusual thoughts, and there weren't a lot of grounding details. But it's not. It's just a "regular ol' historical" (those of you who aren't fond of fantasy/speculative elements can relax). But it's a really good historical.

The heroine is a beauty who's supposed to save her family from its debts, but...more

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Jan 24, 2011 Heather rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historicalromance

Anne Mallory’s latest has surprising depth, given its paperback length. I appreciated the continuing story of Miranda and the Viscount, and the role they play in Charlotte and Roman’s relationship. What I liked about Roman: his insecurity. He has achieved great wealth and status in his world, and it’s what he knows. His world is built on showing no emotion. He’s afraid of losing that security blanket and caring about someone. That kind of vulnerability was very well written. What I liked about C...more

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May 27, 2012 Mysterious rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical, genre-romance

I usually find "ice princess" heroines unsympathetic and uninteresting, and Charlotte Chatsworth is no exception. I *never* bought the attraction between her and Roman.

On top of that, the plot is structured SO awkwardly. Nothing would happen for chapters at a time, and then characters would impulsively do something and the story would lurch forward. Mallory works up to a big disaster for the heroine that just fizzles out and never happens. The story limps to an ending where all the problems esta...more

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Nov 14, 2012 Courtnie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, romance, historical-romance, kick-the-author-in-the-shins, reviewed

This book should have a warning attached. "Could cause hair loss". I spent more time pulling at my hair in utter frustration while reading this book than any other in recent memory.

Here's why; the story, plot, and premise, all of those could have easily gotten 5 stars from me. So much promise for fun, so much potential for steamy encounters, so much hope for catty banter and confrontations that could have easily been made legend.

Never before as the word "soon" been so alluring. And I am an abs...more

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May 21, 2011 Jackie rated it 2 of 5 stars

All About Romance gave this high ratings, but I'm afraid that one night was far too much for me to spend reading something this badly written. The author has interesting ideas, but her prose is so problematic that I had a difficult time following the storyline. Her writing is not grammatically incorrect, but her word choices are so often off, it made me wonder if she wrote with a thesaurus in hand, plugging in words that could be synonyms but clearly were not the right words for what she had in...more

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Mar 14, 2011 Michele Weiler rated it 2 of 5 stars

I had high hopes for this book. It got a good review on all about romance website. I unfortunately didn't agree. The plot wasn't bad, just done many time before. What I didn't enjoy was the way it was written. There seemed to be a lot happening in the background and it ended up in the dialogue but I had no idea what was happening. I was hoping that all of it would eventually be sorted out and explained but it rarely was. The reader had to inference A LOT. I had a hard time keeping up with what w...more

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About Anne Mallory

Some people have always known they wanted to write. Others fall into it and discover its inherent joy. I’m somewhere in between. As an avid reader, writing a novel had always tickled the back of my mind. There seem to be a lot of people who say, “Someday I’ll write a book.” For me, the feeling tickled, moved into an incessant knocking and finally became a dull roar. All I needed was to make that “...more Some people have always known they wanted to write. Others fall into it and discover its inherent joy. I’m somewhere in between. As an avid reader, writing a novel had always tickled the back of my mind. There seem to be a lot of people who say, “Someday I’ll write a book.” For me, the feeling tickled, moved into an incessant knocking and finally became a dull roar. All I needed was to make that “someday” into “today.”

I’ve always considered myself a creator, so transitioning to writer was not as grueling as it might have been. From creating two minute stories for people on the street, to creating jewelry, crafts, stained glass, pottery, music, crazy art projects… the list of things I like to create (and buy all the necessary materials for) keeps getting longer amidst my family’s exasperated groans. I love to start something from scratch, and then mold and shape it into a finished project. Writing books provides a challenge I accept with relish (and a bit of hair pulling). Building a world, populating it with characters and giving them a script and satisfying ending - what more could a creative type ask for?

I’ve always loved romance novels, ever since I started sneaking them from my Mom in elementary school. I mean, what’s not to love? Rakish men and smart, feisty women, adventure and mystery, the love and loyalty between two people. Give me a roomful of romances, some Agatha Christie, some Edgar Allan Poe, the Harry Potter series and an armful of other fantasy novels, (and steady meals with chocolate) and I’m in heaven.

And heaven is what I consider a particular cottage on an inland lake in northern Michigan during the summertime. If you are headed “up north” this summer, maybe I’ll see you on the way…

Anne Bytes (or pseudo trivia)

Started writing on September 11th, 2001 as an escape from the day (needed an escape with a happy ending).
Thinks that 11pm is a perfectly normal time to begin reading a 400 page book.
Escaped from Alcatraz (story here).
Got a hole-in-one on a Par 3 and was just happy to have beaten her Dad on a hole for once. After a quick rotating hip dance, she was surprised to see her Dad still looking from the tee to the hole where the ball had bounced once and dropped in. His mouth was hanging open. Anne’s response? “What?” (In coding terms, Anne != golfer. That’s “Anne is obviously not a golfer” for you normal people).
Loves tubing (behind a boat) and roller coasters (Cedar Point, here we come!).
Loves paddleball, especially “extreme” paddleball. In the normal variety of paddleball, she helped score 432 hits with Cousins J and Mg one summer day.
Played at Carnegie Hall and was so excited she launched her violin bow across the stage when she got to the picking section of the piece. Thankfully said bow was recovered in time to start bowing once more.
Saw a Great White Shark in real life (at Monterey Bay Aquarium, thankfully).
Wrote her first (and only until Masquerading) book in sixth grade. It was a thriller/mystery centering around two sixth grade detectives. Her Mom assures her it is still well loved (read: stashed in the attic).
Began Masquerading the Marquess on Good Friday 2002, sold it on Good Friday 2003.
Considers herself a hobby collector. Friends and Family like to call her hobby “pack ratting.”
Can relate to the line in Office Space, “Um, I’m gonna need you to go ahead and come in tomorrow. So if you could be here around nine, that would be great. Oh, oh, yea… I forgot. I’m gonna also need you to come in Sunday too.”
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