Book Review
Apr. 29th, 2026 01:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariA Summer to Remember
by Mary Balogh
This historical romance is a sequel to One Night for Love and follows Lauren, the jilted bride from that novel, as she is sidetracked from her plans for a quite life of spinsterhood by Kit Butler. They end up in something of a sham engagement and spend a summer at Kit's family estate. Their shame betrothal becomes less and less of a sham and Lauren finds herself with a choice she never thought to have.
I loved this novel. Lauren and Kit's story is rather complex emotionally. They both have fraught histories with their families. Lauren, as a result of both this history and her previous broken engagement, has learned to see herself as only worthy of love if she lives up to an ideal of well-bred gentility. Kit has similar issues due to guilt over past family tragedies and estrangement. Their romance not only counters both Lauren and Kit's feelings of unworthiness, but provides a path for mending their family relationships. Their love also provides the catalyst for each of them becoming better versions of themselves. Balogh weaves all of these emotional journeys together beautifully, and made me feel so much for both Kit and Lauren.
by Mary Balogh
This historical romance is a sequel to One Night for Love and follows Lauren, the jilted bride from that novel, as she is sidetracked from her plans for a quite life of spinsterhood by Kit Butler. They end up in something of a sham engagement and spend a summer at Kit's family estate. Their shame betrothal becomes less and less of a sham and Lauren finds herself with a choice she never thought to have.
I loved this novel. Lauren and Kit's story is rather complex emotionally. They both have fraught histories with their families. Lauren, as a result of both this history and her previous broken engagement, has learned to see herself as only worthy of love if she lives up to an ideal of well-bred gentility. Kit has similar issues due to guilt over past family tragedies and estrangement. Their romance not only counters both Lauren and Kit's feelings of unworthiness, but provides a path for mending their family relationships. Their love also provides the catalyst for each of them becoming better versions of themselves. Balogh weaves all of these emotional journeys together beautifully, and made me feel so much for both Kit and Lauren.
