Devil's Bride

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 family it is). I was actually re-reading this one, so it was kind of funny to see all those men and women who'll get their own books :) Most of the time, I was like: Oh look, that's Vane, I love his book! OMG [...]

This is sort of how the plot of this book went:- *Random person dies*- "You are going to marry me."- "There is no way I am going to marry you, so get away from me!"- "I am going to MAKE you marry me." (Hotness inserted here)- "Er, wtf? Back off!"- "Ooh, I smell a challenge." >:) *begin seduction tactics* (Insert make-out scenes)- "Are you going to marry me?"- "Nuh-uh, I am going to go to Egypt!"- "What about now?" *making-out, etc.*- Oh wow, maybe I will just have sex with this guy and then l [...]

i love devil with an intensity that terrifies my husband. i can't help it.

I thoroughly enjoyed the first quarter of this book. I was thinking "yes! I'm gonna love this" but it, disappointingly, fell apart for me afterwards.In the beginning, we meet the sensible, governess heroine. She comes upon a mortally wounded young man on a dark woods road. Later, our hero arrives, and they work together to try to help the young man. After POV switches to our hero, we are immediately treated to his insight that he has just met his future wife. I LOVED THAT!!! No pussy-footing aro [...]

Reading Devil's Bride was a very confusing experience. I usually have good instincts when it comes to stories; I can normally sense, even early on, whether I'll end up liking or disliking it. But this book just totally floored me. I was so, so sure that I'll end up giving this a 4 or 5 star rating, but I was wrong. Issues with the book just kept on piling up the more I read it, and at the end, they were far too much to ignore. The said issues are as follows:First, the writing style was unbalance [...]

English woodsman’s cottage★★★★½ (This is a review of the audiobook.) When someone wanted to do a “buddy read” (which you know I can’t resist!) of this one, I decided I’d listen this time, even though I’m not a big fan of Simon Prebble’s. (I just couldn’t get into an older man reading the love scenes to me. However, now that I’m older, he isn’t so bad. LOL!) Nevertheless, Mr. Prebble does an admirable job of this one. The old biddies of the ton are hilarious and the d [...]

What? This book is apparently a favorite of many romance readers, but I didn't get the appeal. Sentence structure was definitely more sophisticated than most, but character development was not believable (even by romance novel standards). Disappointingly, it is not titled Devil's Bride because it is about the bride of Satan, Lucifer, the Prince of Darkness, lord of hell and all evil, but the bride of some jerk with "Devil" as an improbable nickname. The mystery was ridiculously obvious even as i [...]

I love the alpha/gamma hero who’s all Mr I’m in Charge with his swagger and hotness, his nothing-stands-in-my-wayness, basically his total babe-ness BUT he has to have some depth to him unlike the hero of this novel, Sylvester “Devil” Cynster. The guy is as flat as brown cardboard and never really develops into anything else. This story just didn’t work for me because I didn’t like the jerk alpha who needed a good shaking for a wakeup call.The story grabs your attention relatively we [...]

I wish I could rate this higher. Unfortunately, my tolerance for characters who refuse to communicate, are constantly making (incorrect) assumptions, and being standoffish for no real reason abysmally low. I liked Devil. I liked that he was quiet and decisive and in charge, and that he knew almost from the moment he met Honoria that he was going to marry her. That was extremely refreshing. No shilly-shallying from this hero. Regrettably, since the hero is so amenable to the match, the author the [...]

*gasp* Where's my "I love you?" I never realized how important this was until I finished this book and realized our hero never says it to his heroine. I even went back and skimmed through the book again, sure I had missed it. Grrrr. Besides that, this was a really good book. I enjoyed it, immensely. Devil was adorable, with his puffed up sense of importance, and Honoria was exactly the type of no nonsense woman he needed to keep him in line. These two have quite a love affair and the fact that i [...]

Some thoughts on this novel1) The mystery was very thinly veiled. I figured out who the murderer was with no issue.2) I have never heard of an orangery that contains a daybed and full length mirror. However, for the horny Cynster family, it seemed very appropriate! ;)3) I still can't get over the nicknames of all the Cynster cousins. Who would chose to call themself "LUCIFER"!?!??!?!4) I can see why the book Beyond Heaving Bosoms The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels called this series "hum [...]

I wanted to like this book. I really did. But while it was good enough from a technical standpoint, it was not the most wonderful read. The mystery, from the beginning, is painfully obvious. Horrifyingly obvious. It is as though the author is beating you over the head with a brick, telling you who the killer is. It was so painfully obvious, in fact, that I actually managed to convince myself that the obvious answer could not have been the killer - that this kind of painful lack of subtlety could [...]

Very different from what I'm used to. Reminds me a lot of books I read about 20 yrs ago. Devil was so serious yet at times I just laughed at how he tried to tame Honoria. Lots of suspense and the passion was beautiful. Very sexy historical romance.

Devil's Bride4 StarsHonoria Prudence Anstruther-Wetherby (quite a mouthful, isn’t it?) is just settling in to her new governess position when she inadvertently stumbles upon a dying man. To confound matters, the victim’s cousin soon puts in an appearance and the two spend the night together in a cottage. The problems begin the next morning when Honoria’s reputation is place in jeopardy and her companion turns out the be none other than Sylvester “Devil” Cynster, 6th Duke of Ives. So be [...]

I was excited when I found this at the library's used book sale because it had been praised so highly by people whose opinion I respect. "What a steal!" I thought. After trying to read it, though, I felt the $0.50 sale price was a waste of quarters. The book got off to a good start, with a smart, independent heroine who had unconventional but well-planned ambitions and could keep her cool in a difficult situation. The book rapidly went downhill, though. The story is supposed to be built around a [...]

July 13,2012 - just finished rereading this and I loved it as much as the first time! I LOVE DEVIL! In case you couldn't understand that cause I was yelling, let me say it in a calmer voiceI LOVE DEVIL! Sorry, I just can't help the way I feel and I need to express it appropriately.Devil Cynster is arrogant, overbearing, possessive, and HOT. He meets Honoria and immediately knows he'll marry her, even though he's claimed he wouldn't marry. Honoria is in her own right just as arrogant and possessi [...]

3.5 'Devilish' StarsYes, I gave this series a try, since one of my fav authors raved to me so much about it. Devil really was a fantastic H - apart from his constant emphasis on his über experience in all matters sexual - and Honoria as a strong and sassy h. Overall was a great read, but it was always tainted, like I expected, by his father's actions in the past (since supposedly all family men are loyal, and even the motto is even 'To have and to hold'), and then they all - specially his mothe [...]

Historical romance. 4 stars.Some books inspires you to write amazing reviews and some books just leaves you with nothing to say. This book falls for me in the latter category. I liked it and I could see all the qualities, I just did not connect to it. Let me sum it up.What I loved:1. Devil. Handsome, reckless, fiercely loyal to his family. How can you not love a hero named Devil?2. The writing. It was beautiful and at times I really felt inside the story. I can see it so clearly even now - and e [...]

This book rather depends on you suspending disbelief a lot in order to enjoy it. The mystery isn't really much of one (I don't think, I didn't actually get to the reveal, but you can practically hear a villain theme song start up anytime a particular character enters a scene and since the rest of the book isn't exactly subtle, I doubt it's being coy here). And the main characters take turns being kind of stupid. And the steam level is way past my preferences. I'm going to chalk this one up to a [...]

This was my first Stephanie Laurens book and it was a fabulous surprise. Very real, kind of graphic chemistry but believable connections between the main characters. If you want HR with heat, this is where to start.

I found various things about this book super irritating and not to my taste, but the series is about a huge tightly knit family and how each member ultimately finds love AND THAT IS MY KRYPTONITE.Soooo, I'll probably read the rest.I hope they don't have "mystery" plotlines though. Since the mystery taking up a good portion of the 400 page of this book was simplistic and obvious to the point of silliness.Cynsters: "Oh no, our youngest cousin has been mysteriously murdered!! Whoever could have don [...]

This book was published in 1998, but I must say, it is simply delightful. Humor and two very strong willed people, a murder and the little indiscretion of spending the night alone with each other make for a wonderful start to this book. For me, this book has it all: romance, humor and a touch of mystery.Devil Cynster has decided that Honoria is to be his future wife. He is very impressed with her and as sad as the murder of Devil's cousin Tolly is, he takes full advantage of the circumstances an [...]

I have to say one thing first. The sex scenes in this book were just out-of-this-world HOT. The story itself didn't exactly have me at the edge of my seat. I really didn't empathise much with Honoria and I really felt like hitting her on the head for half the book. You'll never find a more infuriatingly stubborn and proud heroine. I loved Devil though. He was a perfectly sexy hero ♥ The book is mostly about Devil convincing Honoria to marry him after they meet during a storm in the middle of n [...]

Miss Honoria Anstruther-Wetherby has plans, plans for adventure and excitement, so what she doesn't need is the unwanted attention of a Duke. Especially when that Duke is a Cynster, the head of a family notorious for being wild, but Devil Cynster, Duke of St. Ives is determined to have Honoria as his bride and the more she stubbornly denies him, despite the attraction and passion between them, the more he wants her. But, he must also keep her safe, there is a murderer intent on doing harm to his [...]

I'd say that there are minor spoilers in this review but I think the book is so predictable that I'm not really ruining anything least nothing important.2.5 stars.I was a little disappointed with the lack of plot in this book and the "mystery" could have been handled better (or at all). Instead it was: make-out, slip in the tiniest crumb of information about what Devil was doing to solve the murder but not enough to actually tell you anything worthwhile, sex scene, repeat. I don't mind when a bo [...]

19/3 - I've been reading about the Cynsters for years, now I've finally gotten a hold of a copy of the original book from the library. Can't wait to see where it all started, the book that spawned 22 further books, so far (I wouldn't be surprised to see more Cynster stories featuring the younger set's children in the future, series like that can be never-ending). To be continuedSPOILERS FROM NOW ON!!!!!!20/3 - Tolly's (what on earth is that short for?) half brother, Charles, is looking a little [...]

I've read a few book by Stephanie Laurens now and while at first I enjoyed them, I now find myself pretty fed up. It's amazing that no matter how many books she writes, no matter how many different characters she dreams up, they all make the exact same decisions. It's uncanny. It would be as if we were reading about the same people over and over again except that in trying to come up with subtly different pasts, what actually happens is that in some books the decisions they make are more logical [...]

3.5 stars This was a very nice book. That's in spite of the murder and mystery that was suppose to grip me (I knew who did it from the get-go, so will you). This book was very well written and would no doubt be happily received with gusto by many a romance lover out there. For me, it all came too easy. I did love me the hero, at least physically, though (nom, nom ;D). He was hot and dark (in color, not personality, though I guess he was bossy), and the dude who read the story on the audiobook ma [...]

From the moment that Sylvester "Devil" Cynster sees the lady hovering over his cousins listless body, he is intrigued. Devil has seen enough of war to know his cousin is dying, but the lady who is calling him a variety of names is intent on protecting him. Little does Honoria Anstruther-Wetherby realize that in that moment, she is sealed her fate to become Devil's Bride.Honoria has no intention of marrying, in fact she has been working as a finishing governess, despite her status in the ton. Whe [...]

This took me a ridiculously long time to read, but I really did enjoy it. I was first put off because Devil (silly nicknames, but I think 'Scandal' is worse) was such a pighead. I don't generally find hardheaded alpha males really very exciting. It reminded me of my friend's ex, which could only be because she was trying to break up with him while I was reading. My opinion only changed when Honoria (another silly name) started taking charge in their physical exchanges. There is a lot of sensual [...]