Book 3 in the series wasn't available from my library but the audio book was. This review pertains to the audio- I am not sure if I would have rated it as high but will review when I read it myself. Normally I don't like audio books- with Harry Potter being the exception, but The Capture of The...
Luckily I knew from another review not to expect much regarding the last traitor's subplot. Even with the warning, I was surprised at how this subplot was handled. It did not feel right at all - the bright and evil genius turned suddenly into a crazed maniac. That was way too easy as a way out an...
3.8 Stars. Public Library 8/28/14. I wasn't sure how the last book was going to go. It's been a long journey with a lot of different moving pieces. Rafe up until this book has been a relative mystery. The author did a good job introducing a character we've heard a lot about but didn't really know...
The first Stephanie Laurens book I read was "Devil's Bride", it was one of the best I had ever read. The two main protagonists were strong but also had their vulnerabilites. The following five Bar Cynster novels were great. I own them all and like to go back and read them. This book is not worth ...
I really enjoyed the characters in this book. The hero and heroine fit so well together and I also loved the supporting cast of characters. The love his sisters, mother and sister-in-law have for him is touching and they thoroughly understand the sacrifice he has made for him and wish things coul...
Completely biased in favour of this - I live in a TINY village in Scotland - and Stephanie Laurens features it in this book! Never mind about the story, it's all about the name check.For those who want to know about the book - look, it's a Stephanie Laurens, only this time the hero is selflessly...
Library book. I LOVE IT!!!Tambah lagi deh satu pengarang hisrom fav.ku :)NEXT: DALZIEEEELLLL :* :* :*
Fabulous end to the series - much fun and mystery!! this was a great book... it had a good story line .... and lots of zing...
I really liked that Stephanie Laurens stories each have a different feel when you read it. It's been awhile since I've read a Cynster novel but I was able to catch up with this latest Cynster novel, The Taming of Ryder Cavanaugh and I found this quite an emotional read. It was still steamy but it...
I'm not sure why I placed a hold on this ebook from the library or when, but when I got the email that I could download it, I was ready for something new.i have not read any of the other works by any of the authors except for another novella by Stephanie Laurens. I thought the premise used was a ...
Same book as the first in series, just beta versions of the first's alphas.Jeremy Carling is a hieroglyphic scholar. Eliza Cynster is the middle sister, quiet and reserved.So when Eliza manages to catch Carling's attention during the kidnappers' run to Scotland, he must pull himself up by the boo...
I loved the whole series, This was my most favorite out of the series I can't find where my 1 yr old hid this book. I have to get a new one
A pleasant read - though the romantic storyline progresses really really quickly... "The Matchbreaker" Henrietta Cynster finds her match in James Glossup.... Only to find herself at risk unwittingly. Characters are rather mesmerizing, though the "romance" is couched in such obfuscation and gentee...
The second book in the series follow another of the 4 men who were given a mission to complete that was vital to the security of England, pitting his wits agains a cult that would stop at nothing to retrieve the message he carries. He takes a moment from his mission to help a lady with an assassi...
terbit Febuari 2012 I enjoyed this but at nearly 500 pages, it was just too long.
This third book in the series is very good! With a shipwreck and all that that leads to, it's one discovery after another. Then the run to a safe haven dodging cultists attacks is just as harrowing as the others have been, but with a surprise that lends quite the spirit to the whole story. And no...
This started out strong, but quickly fell apart for me.1. The plot was THE SAME EXACT PLOT Stephanie Laurens has used for countless books. Someone is trying to kill H or h or both? Um, seriously. SL needs to work on some fresh new story ideas. 2. The heroine is a virgin. But she acts like a well-...
intrik yg berliku2, penuh misteri. cerita diawali dengan kolonel del dengan 4 org rekannya yg mencari tahu keberadaan Black Cobra. tp salah seorang dr mereka mati demi menyelamatkan barang bukti tntg siapa dalang dibalik black cobra..barang bukti itu sampai ditangan 4 org lainnya. perjuangan mere...
เราอยากให้เปลี่ยนชื่อเรื่องมาก เพราะไม่มีอะไรที่ Masterful เกี่ยวกับคุณมอนเตกิวสักนิดเดียว (ซึ่งไม่ใช่เรื่องเลวร้ายนะคะ เราอ่านพระเอกแนวเบต้าได้ แต่การตั้งชื่อแบบนี้มันชวนให้เข้าใจผิด) เรื่องนี้ในแง่โรแมนซ์แล้ว ให้ความรู้สึกเหมือนงานแนว Traditional Regency ที่สำคัญเป็นเรื่องของคนธรรมดา พระเอกเป็น...
Half of this book is excerpts from future novels. What a crock! I pick up a book to read a story, not excerpts - it's like going to the movie theatre to watch an hour of previews and an hour of movie. No thank you. This is not how you sell books. These authors would benefit more from putting...
A gentle story, slow-moving, but romantic. To begin, a man is somehow tortured, then cast onto the shore just in time to be rescued by a monk and his charges reaping seaweed. After a long recovery, he re-enters society (very slightly) by returning to a house he had purchased under a second name...
This novella had it all. A little mystery, a little romance and some time spent catching up with some well loved characters. While it was short, it was not rushed. The story flowed nicely and the mystery kept me interested. It was typical SL, a bit too wordy but still a great story. And the las...
It's been a while since I read one of this author's historical stories about the Cynsters but I really enjoyed this one. The reader is now being introduced to the next generation of Cynsters and these young people are quite interesting. The family has gathered to celebrate the Christmas season at...
Tristan Wemyss, Earl of Trentham, never expected he'd need to wed within a year or forfeit his inheritance. But he is not one to bow to the matchmaking mamas of the ton. No, he will marry a lady of his own choosing. And the lady he chooses is the enchanting neighbor living with her family next do...
Three spectacular stories all set on New Year′s Eve. First, Stephanie Laurens enthralls us with a New Year′s scandal, when a rake awakens in the bed of the temptress who seduced him years before. Then, Victoria Alexander enchants with her tale of a love promised, then foiled and then rekindled on...
This is the third installment of the Bastion Club series. This time it follows the story of Charles St. Austell, Earl of Lostwithiel who returned to his home town in Cornwall to escape the tedious atmosphere of London and his gaggles of female relatives who were too enthusiastic in helping him lo...
New York Times bestselling Australian author Stephanie Laurens delivers the latest tale in the immensely popular Cynster series. When Chillington is elected an ′honorary Cynster′ at the end of All About Love, he knows he needs a wife , and an heir. His goal; a simple marriage without romance. He ...
Bold, passionate and possessive, the Cynster men let nothing stand in their way when it comes to claiming the women of their hearts. Gerrard Debbington, Vane Cynster's brother-in-law, is one of London's most eligible gentlemen. Uninterested in marriage, his driving passion is to paint the fable...
Amelia Cynster's twin sister has recently married and now she knows it is time to put her plans into motion. She has always loved Lucien Ashford, a good friend of the family's. She has known him since she was a little girl. While Lucian is fond of Amelia, she knows that he does not share the same...
Cynster time again! I liked this one decently enough. Not a favorite in the series, but I didn't dislike it. Was the odd man out in the group this month I guess. Sure, Pris got a bit annoying with her self-assurance in her looks, and the way the author kept rubbing it in our faces that she was so...
3.5 - better than the last one, but not as good as some of the original stories with the Bar Cynster. This plot at least involved intense adventure. It really did seem like a giant murder mystery party; like a fictional game of Clue with a romance. So, that was good. Definitely one of the better ...
Reviewed for THC Reviews"3.5 stars" I had previously read only one novella by Stephanie Laurens quite a while ago, but I absolutely loved it. Consequently, I've been looking forward to trying one of her full-length novels for a long time. Unfortunately, The Promise in a Kiss left me feeling somew...
Where are all the exciting men in London?After spending years in the glittering ballrooms of the ton, Amanda Cynster is utterly bored by the current crop of colorless suitors. Determined to take matters into her own hands, one night she shockingly goes where no respectable lady ever should, but w...
Framing her jaw, Devil lifted her face, looked down on pale cheeks, at eyes awash with tears, then he bent his head and kissed her set lips. "You'll never lose me," he whispered. "I'll never leave you."One of my favorite historicals This is the introduction to the Cynster family (and what a fam...
When the Earl of Merton suddenly finds himself playing the knight in shining armor to a damsel in distress, he knows his days as a notorious rake are numbered. But though the lady seems grateful for his assistance, she flees the scene without revealing her name. And though past scandals and prese...
3.5 Stars! One more Cynster book down! I wasn't thrilled with this one in the beginning, to be honest. It wasn't so much the characters themselves as it was their drawn-out 'getting to know each other' deal. All the sneaking away, and the baby-steps toward seduction... It took too long and was a ...
Publicado en Historias ImaginariasCreo que este es el primer libro de Stephanie Laurens que leo, pero ya se porque es una de las escritoras favoritas de romance histórico.Alathea Morwellan tiene un grave problema. La fortuna de su familia, o la poca que queda, pende de un hilo gracias a un mal ne...
This story is a little different from the previous books in this series. There is no hunting for traitors in this story just a little mystery that doesn't really start until close to the end of the book. This book is mostly about Jocely Deverall, Viscount Paignton trying to win over Phoebe Malles...
This was about a 3.5 Stars read. Because while by the last third of the book, I came to care about the characters and what was going to happen, I have to admit, the first half or so, I was not real fond of Catriona. But I was really glad she didn't have a wretched name like Honoria Prudence, or P...
Demon Cynster has seen love bring his brethren to their knees, and he's vowed that he will not share their fate . . . until he spies Felicity Parteger sneaking about his racing stable. Demon remembers Felicity as a mere chit of a girl, but now she stands before him, all lush curves and sparkling ...
They meet in a clash of swords, drenched in the moonlight of Britain’s rugged eastern coast: Captain Jack, his handsome features etched in silver and shadow, his powerful physique compelling “Kit” Cranmer to surrender. He is her dream lover come vividly alive, and his command of the smuggling gan...
"Ah," he murmured, his voice very low. He shifted fractionally closer. "But, you see, I'm not a gentleman. I'm a Cynster." As if letting her into some secret, he gently informed her: "We're conquerors — not gentlemen."This is the second book from the Bar Cynster series, and another great one too ...
Penelope Ashford, Portia Cynster's younger sister, has grown up with every advantage - wealth, position, and beauty. Yet Penelope is anything but a typical ton miss - forceful, willful and blunt to a fault, she has for years devoted her considerable energy and intelligence to directing an institu...
The Season has yet to begin, and Bastion Club member Anthony Blake, Viscount Torrington, is already a target for every matchmaking mama in London. But there is only one lady who sparks his interest... Desperate and penniless, but determined, Alicia will make a spectacular match for her ravishing...
Antonia Mannering refuses to become an old maid. She plans to separate childhood friend Lord Philip Ruthven from his too many frivolous female companions, and settle down. She will prove to him that she is capable of running his home, and will not disgrace him in society. Everything will be reaso...
Where in all of England will an exceptional man find the ideal bride? Aristocratic, elegant, and effortlessly charming, Michael Anstruther-Wetherby is a man destined for power. With his close connections to the influential Cynster family, Michael’s future in Parliament appears assured, except th...
The Duke of Twyford is forced to give up his hedonistic lifestyle when he is sworn to protect the four Twinning sisters. But he soon finds himself fighting to guard the oldest sister, Caroline, from the biggest rogue of all -- himself!
The Cynster ladies had chosen Celia’s long-scheduled event as Henrietta’s first foray into the wider ton as a formally affianced young lady. Several of those Cynster ladies—Honoria, Patience, and Alathea among them—were there in support, but the older ladies had deemed their presence unnecessary,...
She lifted her lids; through the nearby window she could see the sky. A gray light washed over the darkness, presaging dawn, but dawn was not yet here. Her lids fell; she snuggled deeper into the warm cocoon of the covers. Every muscle in her body felt stretched, released. The heavy arm across he...
Not only was the inn comfortable, but situated as it was just on the London side of the major posting town of Reading, it was generally overlooked by tonnish society. There were no members of the aristocracy or the upper echelons of the ton staying that night. A few well-to-do merchants, business...
Appalled, Lenore stared at the pages of her diary, her mind numb, her fingers trembling.She had woken early, but had lain, listless in her bed, for hours. Finally rising and ringing for Trencher, she had dressed for the day but had shied from facing her husband over the breakfast-table. Instead, ...
Diccon skipped ahead; the boy was, she felt, better at hiding his excitement than she was. It took effort not to openly search for Frobisher even while she was still within sight of the guards on the gates and the tower. As the jungle closed around her and she followed Dic...
Rehearsing his arguments, reaffirming his facts, his conclusions. That nothing had occurred to jolt the others — Martin, Celia, Tristan, Leonora, Royce, and Minerva — from the apparently universal view of his and Eliza’s pending relationship had been amply demonstrated over dinner and the two hou...
Peter Port, Guernsey The day was overcast, dense clouds in myriad shades of gray blocking out the weak sun. A cold wind strafed low over the sea, sending whipped gray-green waves spraying in plumes over the rocky breakwater. Standing beside Linnet at the helm, with the wind raking chill fingers t...
Following Henrietta and Geoffrey up Lady Caldecott’s stairs, Antonia on his arm, Philip cast a jaundiced glance over the crowd about them. Their first two evenings of the Little Season had been spent at mere parties, relatively quiet affairs at which the guests had concentrated on catching up wit...
The man had worked under him on several cases and was one of those officers on Stokes’s list for co-opting. O’Donnell’s particular talent lay in appearing unremarkable, and he was thus very effective in extracting information while working out of uniform. O’Donnell was quick to present himself at...
A month after he arrived at the manor, Thomas sat in the library, his financial work for the day not yet commenced; his admiral’s chair swiveled so his back was to his desk, to the letters and news sheets waiting piled upon it, he stared broodingly out of the window. The impatience in his soul re...
With their party, swollen by the presence of Jeremy and Gerald, who had been included by special dispensation, Sophie strolled beside Jack down the Grand Walk. She saw many familiar faces, all bright with expectation of the night’s revelries. None were as bright as hers. S...
Her eyesight wasn’t what it used to be, but her instincts were rarely wrong. And right now they were telling her that the gel who’d stumbled up to her cottage during this wretched storm wasn’t being entirely truthful. “Lost, you say?” Esme mused. “And here we thought…well, never mind that. It’s n...
Manachan had always ridden his acres, usually going out three or more times each week, regardless of the weather. He’d kept in close touch with all the clan families, had known how each of the farms was faring at any given time. Even when Thomas had last visited the manor some two years before, M...
He was sharing a room with Raven and Morris, and they all knew better than to leave their young charges to their own devices. They also knew that the promise of food was the most potent lure to get the lads out of bed, dressed, and ready to behave in a civilized fashion. On ushering the noisy mob...