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 reading again. I barely made it through to the end. In this book the her hero and heroine were almost boring. Where is the Alpha male that went after the women he wanted and did not take no for an answer. The hero's in her earlier books were rakes and rogues but they also had values and integrity. The heroines were also strong and knew what they wanted and went after it. The plot just dragged along with no real excitement, even the villian was kinda blah! Another thing that drives me crazy is how she drags out the bedroom scenes for pages and pages, I wind up skipping to the end of the scene. Who wants to read about a kiss that lasts four pages long. Don't get me wrong, Stephanie is a great writer and has written some great books over the years, but her last few have not lived up to her standards. I need to see the characters develop and grow and lose myself in the story. That is why I read historical romance novels. What is really missing is the conflict and resolution between the hero and heroine. I love to see the Alpha males of old and the heroines who in the end truimph and get the hero to admit their feelings but do not lose any of their macho personalities. Enough with the Cynsters, lets try something new!!! This book was a bit of a struggle to get through. I never felt really connected to the characters and i really wasn't immersed into the attraction of the main characters. I liked the Heroine and that she wasn't a prudish or insufferable debutante and that once they realized their attraction they didn't fight it too much which i dislike. I would have preferred the villain to be a more notable character cause i felt no surprise in finding out who it was.
2.5 I have enjoyed her Cynster books in the past, but this one felt slow and labored.
—Sydney
Nice next edition to the Cynster series. Wonder how the last chapter will turn out?!
—Thinley
Her usual excellent work. One of my favorite romantic authors.
—priya89
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—Cassie
Vacation read.
—Dreyer
