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Devil's Bride is the first of several novels by Laurens that feature the members of the noble Cynster family in Regency England. The larger-than-life hero is bold, brave, daring and determined and meets his perfect match in the heroine, who is plucky, intelligent, practical and wise. Lush sensuality, deft plotting and charming secondary characters make this novel a stellar beginning for the Bar Cynster series. --Lois Faye Dyer
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When Devil, the most infamous member of the Cynster family, is caught in a compromising position with plucky governess Honoria Wetherby, he astonishes the entire town by offering his hand in marriage. No one dreamed this scandalous rake would ever take a bride. And as society mamas swooned at the loss of England′s most eligible bachelor, Devil′s infamous Cynster cousins began to place wagers on the wedding date.
But Honoria wasn′t about to bend society′s demands and marry a man "just" because they′d been found together virtually unchaperoned. No, she craved adventure, and while solving the murder of a young Cynster cousin fit the bill for a while, she decided that once the crime was solved she′d go off to see the world. But the scalding heat of her unsated desire for Devil soon had Honoria craving a very different sort of excitement. Could her passion for Devil cause her to embrace the enchanting peril of a lifelong adventure of the heart?
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5.0 out of 5 stars
I Loved It,
By Sasha (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Devils Bride (Mass Market Paperback)
Witty banter, mutual possessiveness, sexual tension, strong-willed heroine and ultra sexy hero, Whats not to love about this.
I've read it numerous times and can never tire of it. The first book in the Bar Cynster Series was brilliant, and although the second was just okay for me I love all the Cynster men. Devil, Vane, Richard, Demon, Gabriel and Lucifer. So far only Devil and Gabriel's story lead my fav list! But who cares... these will help pass the time all the more faster.
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Devil's Bride,
By Becky Lee (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Devils Bride (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the first book in Stephanie Laurens Bar Cynster series, and what a way to begin.Devil Cynster, the Duke of St. Ives, is the man that dreams are made of: arrogant, handsome, titled and rich. Honoria Wetherby is just a governess, trapped by society when she's caught alone in a cabin with the dashing Duke. With the murder of one of their family, the Bar Cynster - a group of men that rival the Duke in arrogance and handsomeness - band together to hunt down his killer. Meanwhile, Devil must convince Honoria that wedding him is a better idea that searching for adventure. This book should not be missed! It's a stunning combination of adventure and love, where you'll sympathize with the heroine and fall in love with the Duke.
4.0 out of 5 stars
fun but ahistorical,
By Lanja Samsdottir (Utrecht, Holland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Devils Bride (Mass Market Paperback)
To be brief, the plot centers around Honoria Anstruther-Wetherby, a finishing governess of high birth who sets out to help her latest charge, Melissa, snare a duke as husband. It so happens that she gets caught in a storm, finds a murder victim, and meets her future husband - the aforementioned duke who is of no mind to marry Melissa. He forces her to abandon her plans for governessing; she in turn decides to help him and his cousins solve the murder mystery. On the way, they get married and fall in love. Like many of Laurens' heroines and heroes, Honoria is almost "on the shelf," and of a mind of her own; she's stubborn and strong-willed, though not shrewish. Devil Cynster (the duke) is a rake who's sworn that he'll never fall in love. As a reader, you MUST suspend historical reality to believe that a story like this could ever take place in Regency England. The setting provides a wonderful backdrop - it's elegant, sumptuous, and kind of vapid - but the actions of the characters don't gel with what was historically acceptable. If you can get past these discrepancies, then it's an entertaining read. I'm not sure that the intimate scenes are very realistic, and they contain a lot of what I consider hyperbolic metaphors. The murder mystery itself is very transparent. Personally I don't think that the characters are very well-developed, but then again, Regency is not part of the established canon. Despite all these shortcomings, I did enjoy this book.
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