On a Wild Night

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Summary: A WILD BOOK! Wonderful Read!!!
Review: I really loved this book! As a fan of Stephanie Laurens's Cynster novels, I wasn't disappointed at all with On a Wild Night. I truly enjoyed it from start to finish, and found myself savoring it like one would a chocolate dessert. Amanda has the Cynster Spark that I really love and was excited to see manifested in a woman. She is very determined from the start to find her soulmate - and once she discovers it's Martin, she goes on a very-Cynsterlike quest for his total surrender of love! He was so perfect for her - he had the similar traits that have made me adore the Cynster males (charm, a certain amount of possessiveness, honor, intelligence, sensuality, and of course great looks). I enjoyed the backdrop of the "less-than-respectable" venues that happen 'underneath' the Ton's entertainments - fun places to steal a few stolen moments together! I was also intrigued with some of the secondary characters (ie. Amanda's twin, Amelia) who will be future characters in On a Wicked Dawn. Readers get a glimpse of the other Cynsters, but they don't overwhelm the story in any way. All in all a wonderful way to spend a weekend: cuddled up with the Cynsters!!

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Summary: Great fluff!
Review: I have enjoyed each of the Cynster novels, and "On a Wild Night" delivered every bit as much as the others. I'm not sure what some other the other reviewers were expecting, but when I read a romance--especially historical romance--I expect some light escapist reading, and this is exactly what you get with Amanda Cynster's story.

Laurens primed readers for Amanda's (and Amelia's) story in the previous Cynster books. The twins both decide it's time to make their match, and each devise a plan for achieving that goal. Amanda decides to search the places young misses are never allowed to go. And while this is not realistic, it is truly entertaining how Amanda manipulates Martin, Earl of Dexter, into courting her.

I loved this book, and I look forward to Amelia's story.

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Summary: Quit while you're ahead!
Review: I loved the entire Cynster series, with only one exception, until now.

The two main characters weren't at all interesting and by the second half of the book I couldn't care less what happened to them. There really weren't any secondary characters to speak of. Basically the book went like this: Woman trawling for an exciting husband meets man she wants, spends all of her time trying to manipulate him into admitting he loves her (not sure why as she didn't love him for quite awhile), they have sex (ad nauseam), he tries to manipulate her into marrying him without admitting he loves her, they are both always plotting against each other to get what they want.

The "danger" in the book is him trying to overcome a "scandal" in his past & her acquiring a lukewarm warm stalker. All of that action is packed into about one tenth of the book. I knew who the killer was as soon as he was introduced into the book.

While I love Stephanie Laurens sex scenes, these were so repetitious and constant that they were boring!

It's time to put this series to rest. After this one I'm not wasting my time on Amelia's story.

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Summary: The best of the Cynsters- brace yourself
Review: Loyal fans of the Cynster series, will recall, with amusement, Amanda and Amelia Cynster, the two headstrong beauties who triggered the protective urges of their older male cousins, the inimitable Bar Cynster.
Now 23, and tired of searching the proper London ballrooms, Amanda Cynster has decided to descend into the proverbial "seedy underbelly" of the ton in order to find a suitable husband. When she gets in over her head in a card game, Martin Fulbridge, earl of Dexter, steps in to champion her. Banished from England by his father ten years ago for a murder he did not commit, Dexter has made an art out of staying out of the light of the respectable world. Amanda and Dexter make an agreement, Dexter will take accompany her to four of the raciest spots in the ton, and while they're together, Amanda will steal his heart. Dexter just doesn't know it.
This books was phenomenal-remember how Devil and Honoria's story stole your breath- prepare to be left breathless again.

Lauren's trademark sensuality, combinmed with a spectacular cast of supporting characters, not to mention a virtual tour of the places in London we Regency readers don't often get to see makes this the absolute best of the Cynster series. There are some spectacular scenes where we get to revisit with some of the other Cynsters, in particular one where Dexter is grilled by all six members of the Bar Cynster. Lady Osbaldestone ( I really wish she had her own story about her youth) has a pivotal role throughout.
While I had been dissapointed with some of the others stories, "Scandal's Bride" and " All About Passion" to be exact- in this one Laurens pulls out every stop- everything you ever loved about the Cynsters- the best of the Cynsters- is right here in Amanda and Martin's story.
Don't pass this one up- really.

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Summary: Really pretty dull and uninspired.
Review: Amanda is likable, but I don't see much that would have inspired an obsession like the one Martin developed for her. She was pretty conniving, but I don't fault her for that. If I met a handsome rake at a gaming hell I might try and snag him too. But she snags him in such a BORING way. There's no pizzazz to the way she goads him into escorting her to all of these supposedly scandalous outings. There was so much potential for sexual sizzle at the various outings, but instead they were really boring.

Stephanie Laurens is always wordy, but this book was out of control. The sex scenes were so boring and incredibly painful to get through. There's so much fluff that you can barely tell they are having sex! It's such flowery prose and totally pointless blather.

After reading an author like Robin Schone, this was lame. I still like S.L., but she's definitely not my favorite.

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Summary: I was hoping for so much more....
Review: Yes, I've read all the other Cynster books and if this had been the first one that I'd read, it would be the only one. Basically, the plot comes down to Amanda setting out to "capture" a male similar to her Cynster cousins; once he's interested, then to keep the story going, he must yield and tell her that he loves her. There's also a minor mystery element that is all too easily solved. Laurens keeps the book going through Amanda's trysts with the AlphaMale. Sounds good in theory, but in fact, the "sex" scenes are boring. While reading the first, big, "she looses her viginity" scene, I found myself wondering what to put on my grocery list. not good. I'll admit that I will peak into Amelia's story, but it will be while standing up in the bookstore. I've asked myself why this story doesn't work and all I can think of is the heroine is NOT engaging, there is little chemistry between the major characters, and I got tired of reading about them having sex in public - repetition takes away the edge.

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Summary: Boring!
Review: Dull, boring, awful book that I could not even finish...stupid plot and duller characters. The charm of the Cynsters completely escapes me.

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Summary: Nothing Special...
Review: Amanda Cynster, along with her twin sister Amelia, have been searching London ballrooms for six years looking for their perfect match. Each is bored with the uninteresting prospects, and both have decided to take matters into their own hands.

Amanda has concluded there are suitable husbands who circulate along the fringes of the ton, and do not attend polite society's functions. So she sets out to explore places where young ladies are never to go, but interesting men would frequent. One night she sneaks out to a notorious gaming hell looking for just such a man, and quickly discovers she's in over her head. Unexpectedly, a man comes to her rescue. Martin Fulbridge, earl of Dexter, is tall, dark, and mysterious, and just the type of man she is searching for. Wrongly accused of murder and banished from England by his father, Martin has just recently returned from living abroad for the past ten years. Since his return, he has avoided the social activities of the respectable.

Martin has no intention of courting the appealing but forbidden Amanda, nevertheless, he finds himself acting as her protector. Amanda is determined to experience adventure by frequenting scandalous venues no young lady should be attending. Eventually Martin succumbs to his growing desire for Amanda, then insists they marry. She will settle for no less than love, thus his honor-bound pursuit of her begins. Ultimately, their future together can only be secured by solving the ten-year old murder mystery.

This was my second read by this author, as well as my second Cynster novel. I felt this particular book was okay, but not great. As for the main characters, I did like Martin who seemed quite sexy and mysterious, if not a little emotionally deficient. Amanda was okay, but just a little too flawless to be real. The intrigue plot did add some interest, although it was rather obvious who the culprit was. The love scenes were erotic and numerous. Overall, it was just an average read for me. As for a recommendation, if you're a Laurens and Cynster series fan, then you'll probably want to read it, otherwise, I'd skip it.

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Summary: First book i read of Laurens...disappointing
Review: After reading and seeing the amazon listmania of people's fav. books and noting that steph. laurens kept comin up...i decied to borrow one of her books to read...

I have to admit well... amanda chasing dexter is rather interesting...plot is not bad.. but do they have to kiss and have sex every few pages?? every page i turned seems to have those scenes...after amandas rejection of dexter's proposal of marriage..its just dexter and her making out and then someone intrudes upon them...end...... Then this continues for like 2/3 time... i dont think the story is well developed

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Summary: Was Just an OK read
Review: Not the kind you want to read again. If you get past the sex, the story was good. Most of Ms. Laurens books are usually filled with wonderful romance and story...but this one starts with a zest, but it gets dull quick, and I was speed-reading over the sex.. To get to the story. I hate that in a book..sex is fine, but not 75% of the book. It is almost a sexual guidebook.

You have such talent Ms. Laurins, you do not have to fluff your books with sex to sell them..They sell on their very own with your name and wonderful talent....