SLIGHTLY SERIES di MARY BALOGH

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Lauren Edgeworth is the bride abandoned at the altar by the hero in One Night for Love. She is the heroine of A Summer to Remember.

Lauren Edgeworth è la moglie abbandonata sull’altare dall’eroe di One Night for Love. È l’eroina di A Summer to Remember.

One Night for Love – Indimenticabile (1999): 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.

Neville Wyatt, conte di Kilbourne, sta per salire all'altare per la seconda volta, quando la cerimonia viene interrotta da una giovane mendicante. E' Lily Doyle, la donna che il conte ha sposato due anni prima in Portogallo e che poi ha perduto, serbando nel cuore il ricordo di una meravigliosa notte di passione. Nonostante le umili origini, Lily può finalmente assumere il titolo che le spetta, ma la felicità avrà breve durata...

A Summer to Remember - Un'Estate da Ricordare (2002): "Matchless storyteller" (Romantic Times) Mary Balogh is at her spellbinding best in a new novel that features Lauren Edgeworth from One Night for Love as her heroine. The nationally bestselling author of More than a Mistress and No Man's Mistress weaves a tantalizing web of seduction, wit, and intrigue sure to delight her legions of devoted fans. Here she brings together an unlikely duo-a notorious rake and a very proper lady-who plot to scandalize society and win freedom from matrimony for them both. It was merely a partnership. Love had nothing to do with it. But then again, nothing is ever as it seems in the irresistible novels of Mary Balogh.

He may be a lord, but he is no gentleman. Kit Butler, Viscount Ravensberg, is cool and dangerous-one of London's most infamous bachelors. Marriage is the last thing on his mind. But Kit's family has other plans. Desperate to thwart his father's matchmaking, Kit needs a bride...fast. Enter Miss Lauren Edgeworth.

A year after being abandoned at the altar, Lauren has determined that marriage is not for her. When these two fiercely independent souls meet, sparks fly-and a deal is hatched. Lauren will masquerade as Kit's intended if he agrees to provide a passionate, adventurous, unforgettable summer. When summer ends, she will break off the engagement, rendering herself unmarriageable and leaving them both free. Everything is going perfectly-until Kit does the unthinkable: He begins to fall in love. A Summer to Remember is not enough for him. But how can he convince Lauren to be his...for better, for worse, for the rest oftheir lives?

Not even the most devoted gambler would take odds on this match as Mary Balogh surprises and delights yet again in an unexpected love story that will hold you in thrall until the last glorious page is turned.

Kit, visconte di Ravensberg, non è certo un gentiluomo: dopo aver abbandonato la carriera militare trascorre le sue giornate a Londra impegnandosi a scandalizzare i benpensanti. Lauren, dopo essere stata abbandonata sull'altare, è decisa a non commettere più l'ingenuità di innamorarsi. Quando i due si incontrano stringono un patto: fingeranno un fidanzamento che accontenti il padre di Kit e trascorreranno l'estate insieme, divertendosi. Ma non hanno fatto i conti con un ospite non invitato: l'amore...

The six brothers and sisters of the Bedwyn family are introduced in A Summer to Remember. Aidan's story is told in Slightly Married, Rannulf's in Slightly Wicked, Freyja's in Slightly Scandalous, Morgan's in Slightly Tempted, Alleyne's in Slightly Sinful, and Wulfric's in Slightly Dangerous. Characters from One Night for Love and A Summer to Remember appear in some of these books.

I sei fratelli e sorelle della famiglia Bedwyn compaiono la prima volta in A Summer to Remember. I personaggi di One Night for Love e A Summer to Remember compaiono in alcuni dei seguenti libri.

Slightly Married - Sposa a Metà (2003): Meet the Bedwyns…six brothers and sisters--men and women of passion and privilege, daring and sensuality…Enter their dazzling world of high society and breathtaking seduction…where each will seek love, fight temptation, and court scandal…and where Aidan Bedwyn, the marriage-shy second son, discovers that matrimony may be the most seductive act of all.…

Like all the Bedwyn men, Aidan has a reputation for cool arrogance. But this proud nobleman also possesses a loyal, passionate heart--and it is this fierce loyalty that has brought Colonel Lord Aidan to Ringwood Manor to honor a dying soldier's request. Having promised to comfort and protect the man's sister, Aidan never expected to find a headstrong, fiercely independent woman who wants no part of his protection…nor did he expect the feelings this beguiling creature would ignite in his guarded heart. And when a relative threatens to turn Eve out of her home, Aidan gallantly makes her an offer she can't refuse: marry him…if only to save her home. And now, as all of London breathlessly awaits the transformation of the new Lady Aidan Bedwyn, the strangest thing happens: With one touch, one searing embrace, Aidan and Eve's "business arrangement" is about to be transformed…into something slightly surprising.

Come tutti i nobili della famiglia Bedwyn, il colonnello Aidan è tanto orgoglioso quanto pieno di coraggio. Ma in più ha un cuore fedele e appassionato; ed è proprio la fedeltà alla promessa fatta a un amico sul punto di morte ad averlo portato a Ringwood Manor per proteggerne la famiglia. Mai si sarebbe aspettato che Eve, sorella del defunto, rifiutasse ostinatamente la sua protezione. Ma quando Eve rischia di restare senza casa, Aidan è costretto a fare l’unica offerta che lei, nelle sue condizioni, non può permettersi di rifiutare……

Slightly Wicked - Incidente d'Amore (2003): Meet the Bedwyns…six brothers and sisters--men and women of passion and privilege, daring and sensuality…Enter their dazzling world of high society and breathtaking seduction…where each will seek love, fight temptation, and court scandal…and where Rannulf Bedwyn, the rebellious third son, enters into a liaison that is rather risqué, somewhat naughty, and…Slightly Wicked.

With his laughing eyes and wild, rakish good looks, Lord Rannulf Bedwyn is a hard man to resist. To Judith Law, a woman in need of rescue when her stagecoach overturns, Rannulf is simply her savior, a heroic stranger she will reward with one night of reckless passion before she must become a companion to her wealthy aunt. Imagine Judith's shock when the same stranger turns out to be among England's most eligible bachelors…and when he arrives at Harewood Grange to woo her cousin.

Certainly, they had made no vows, no promises, but Rannulf never did forget his uninhibited lover…nor did she forget that one delicious night. And as scandal sets the household abuzz, Rannulf proposes a solution…but when Judith refuses to have him--in love or wedlock--Rannulf has only one choice: to wage a campaign of pure pleasure to capture the heart of the woman who has already won his.

Con i suoi occhi profondi e l’aria vissuta, lord Ranulf Bedwyn è un uomo cui è difficile resistere. Lo sa bene Judith Law che con lui, dopo essere stata salvata in seguito all’incidente della diligenza su cui viaggiava, ha passato una notte di sconsiderata passione prima di tornare alla triste vita di dama di compagnia. Lo rincontrerà presto, ma per lei sarà un vero shock scoprire che il suo salvatore è il nuovo ricco pretendente della cugina, ben deciso a farle perdere la testa…

Slightly Scandalous - Una Lady Scandalosa (2003): Meet the Bedwyns…six brothers and sisters men and women of passion and privilege, daring and sensuality.

Enter their dazzling world of high society and breathtaking seduction…where each will seek love, fight temptation, and court scandal…and where Freyja Bedwyn, the wild-hearted daughter, meets her match in a man as passionate, reckless, and scandalous as she.

Growing up with four unruly brothers has made Freyja Bedwyn far bolder than most society ladies. From feisty manner to long, tumbling hair, Lady Freyja is pure fire, a woman who seeks both adventure and freedom.

Adventure soon finds her on a visit to Bath, when a handsome stranger bursts into Freyja's room and entreats her to hide him. His name is Joshua Moore, Marquess of Hallmere, a man with a hell-raising reputation of his own who is quickly intrigued by the independent beauty. So intrigued, in fact, that he makes her a surprising request: to pose as his fiancée and help thwart his family's matchmaking schemes. For two people determined to be free, it's the perfect plan…until passion blindsides them both. For as Joshua sets out to achieve his complete seduction of Freyja, a woman who has sworn off love is in danger of losing the one thing she never expected to give again: her heart…

Coraggiosa e piena di brio, Freyja, è stata allevata al di fuori dei canoni dell'alta società. La sua vita scorre serena finchè, durante una visita a Bath, un uomo irrompe nella sua stanza e la implora di nasconderlo. Lui è Joshua Moore, marchese di Hallmere, che affascinato da Freyja le propone di fingersi sua fidanzata e aiutarlo a mandare all'aria i piani matrimoniali organizzati dalla sua famiglia. Per due persone determinate a restare libere sarebbe un piano perfetto.....se la passione non si mettesse in mezzo....

Slightly Tempted - La Tentatrice (2003): Meet the Bedwyns - six brothers and sisters - men and women of passion and privilege, daring and sensuality.

Enter their dazzling world of high society and breathtaking seduction...where each will seek love, fight temptation, and court scandal...and where Morgan Bedwyn, the willful youngest daughter, discovers that true love is a temptation no woman can - or should - resist.

Young. Ravishing. Exquisitely marriageable. From the moment he spies Lady Morgan Bedwyn across the glittering ballroom, Gervase Ashford, Earl of Rosthorn, knows he has found the perfect instrument of his revenge. But wedlock is not on the mind of the continent's most notorious rake. Nor is it of interest to the fiercely independent Lady Morgan herself...until one night of shocking intimacy erupts in a scandal that could make Gervase's vengeance all the sweeter. There is only one thing standing in his way: Morgan, who has achieved the impossible - she's melted his coolly guarded heart. For Gervase, only the marriage bed will do, but Morgan simply will not have him. Thus begins a sizzling courtship where two wary hearts are about to be undone by the most scandalous passion of all: glorious, all-consuming love.

Lady Morgan Bedwin si trova a Bruxelles durante i giorni convulsi che precedono la battaglia di Waterloo; qui conosce il conte Gervase Ashford, appena giunto dopo nove anni di esilio e pieno di rancore verso quello che considera il responsabile delle sue disgrazie: il duca di Bewcastle, fratello di Morgan. Per vendicarsi di lui, Gervase decide di sedurre la donna, senza immaginare che se ne innamorerà davvero. Ma Morgan scopre di essere stata solo uno strumento di vendetta ed il conte dovrà lottare con ogni forza per riconquistare il suo cuore...

Slightly Sinful - Innamorarsi di un Lord (2004): Meet the Bedwyns--six brothers and sisters--men and women of passion and privilege, daring and sensuality....Enter their dazzling world of high society and breathtaking seduction...where each will seek love, fight temptation, and court scandal...and where Alleyne Bedwyn, the passionate middle son, is cut off from his past--only to find his future with a sinfully beautiful woman he will risk everything to love.

As the fires of war raged around him, Lord Alleyne Bedwyn was thrown from his horse and left for dead--only to awaken in the bedchamber of a ladies' brothel. Suddenly the dark, handsome diplomat has no memory of who he is or how he got there--yet of one thing he is certain: The angel who nurses him back to health is the woman he vows to make his own. But like him, Rachel York is not who she seems. A lovely young woman caught up in a desperate circumstance, she must devise a scheme to regain her stolen fortune. The dashing soldier she rescued from near-death could be her savior in disguise. There is just one condition: she must pose as his wife--a masquerade that will embroil them in a sinful scandal, where a man and a woman court impropriety with each daring step...with every taboo kiss that can turn passionate strangers into the truest of lovers.

Disarcionato in battaglia e ridotto in fin di vita, lord Alleyne Bedwyn si risveglia senza più ricordi in un bordello: chi è, come è finito lì? Sa soltanto che la donna che si sta prendendo cura di lui è un vero angelo, da amare. Ma Rachel York non è un angelo, e nemmeno una prostituta, è solo una ragazza sfortunata, depredata dei suoi averi. E quell’affascinante soldato che lei ha appena salvato da morte certa è forse l’uomo che le permetterà di riguadagnarli. Perché il suo audace piano funzioni, però, dovrà fingersi sua moglie...

Slightly Dangerous - Il duca di ghiaccio (2004): All of London is abuzz over the imminent arrival of Wulfric Bedwyn, the reclusive, cold-as-ice Duke of Bewcastle, at the most glittering social event of the season. Some whisper of a tragic love affair. Others say he is so aloof and passionless that not even the greatest beauty could capture his attention. But on this dazzling afternoon, one woman did catch the duke?s eye?and she was the only female in the room who wasn?t even trying. Christine Derrick is intrigued by the handsome duke?all the more so when he invites her to become his mistress.

What red-blooded woman wouldn?t enjoy a tumble in the bedsheets with a consummate lover?with no strings and no questions asked. An infuriating lady with very definite views on men, morals, and marriage, Christine confounds Wulfric at every turn. Yet even as the lone wolf of the Bedwyn clan vows to seduce her any way he can, something strange and wonderful is happening. Now for a man who thought he?d never lose his heart, nothing less than love will do.

With her trademark wit, riveting storytelling, and sizzling sexual sparks, Mary Balogh once again brings together two polar opposites: an irresistible, high-and-mighty aristocrat and the impulsive, pleasure-loving woman who shows him what true passion is all about. A man and a woman so wrong for each other, it can result only in the perfect match.

Tutta Londra è in subbuglio per l'arrivo imminente di Wulfric Bedwyn, il solitario e glaciale duca di Bewcastle, al ricevimento che sarà l'avvenimento più sensazionale della stagione mondana. C'è chi mormora che abbia avuto una storia d'amore conclusasi tragicamente, mentre altri dicono che nemmeno la bellezza più affascinante sarebbe capace di catturare la sua attenzione... Ma in questo sfavillante pomeriggio, una donna è riuscita ad attrarre lo sguardo del duca - ed era l'unica presente in sala che non ci stava nemmeno provando. Christine Derrick è affascinata dal bel duca... e lo è ancora di più quando lui le chiede di diventare la sua amante. Ma Christine è una donna con opinioni molto precise sugli uomini, la morale ed il matrimonio e riesce a sconcertare Wulfric anche in questa occasione. E così, anche se il lupo solitario del clan Bedwyn giura di sedurla con qualsiasi mezzo, ecco che succede qualcosa di strano e meraviglioso... perché proprio l'uomo che pensava di non innamorarsi mai, si rende ora conto che non potrà accontentarsi di niente di meno dell'amore.