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Summary: Disaster
Review: I have never written an online-review before, but I am inclined to do so now in order to warn others not to buy this book. It seems that one is reading the same pages over and over. The book seems computer-generated (just string all clichés and platitudes together). The main characters are one-dimensional (she: blond, blue eyed, porcelain skin, he tall, dark, handsome as sin (yawn) and of course haunted by past injustice). She has no character at all, we only know about her that she tries with blatant come-ons to seduce him, he - of course - resists (yawn). This book is so boring, I did not finish it (not even my discipline of reading books to the end could make me) but threw it in the trash.
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Summary: Another Cynster Family Winner
Review: If you enjoyed the Bar Cynster books to date then this one will be no exception. Amanda Cynster after 6 years of being "out" in the ton has decided that her choices are rather bleak. Oh she has people that want her dowery but she longs for the "love mate" that all of her cousins and uncles have found. What would we expect. She and her twin decide to take different approaches and are basically separated for the first time in their man hunt. Amanda decided to take things into her own hands and live a bit on the wild side. Though she is tempting fire she decided to visit a few of the less approved of establishments. There she meets Martin (Dexter) who she doesn't even know is an Earl when she first meets him. But she decides he is the one for her. Following her "game" and watching her both learn and fall in love are fun. This is a true sensual Stephanie Laurens classic.
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Summary: The same book over and over and over
Review: I won't describe the plot since others have done that well. Rather I have a question:
Is it just me or is it true that every Cynster male in every Cynster book (with the exception of Scandal's Bride) is exactly the same man? Moreover, the tension in every relationship in these books revolves around the man's refusal to say "I love you" and the woman's refusal to marry until he does so. And then of course there is the requisite attempted or actual murder or some mystery to solve.
By the time I read this book, I felt like saying 'Enough already! Come up with a new problem for the men or make the woman fearful of saying the words or...well, something, anything...this is getting really boring!" If I had not read the previous books, I would have enjoyed this book more, but since it is one in a long series, the lack of diversity in male character development was glaring.
Moreover, I never felt that we "knew" Amanda ' her entire goal from beginning to end was to marry a man just like her male cousins ' this does not suffice for an entire character in a book of this length. Her ability to mislead her parents, or rather the lack of parental involvement in her life, seems a little unlikely in this time period. The couple's ability to find empty rooms for sex or to slip away to Martin's home for sexual assignations also seemed unbelievable. The scene I found most hard to believe was the swing scene in someone's conservatory while Amanda's male cousins guarded the room from the outside. If they are SO protective, why are they not only complacent about her premarital sexual escapades, but actually assist in the assignations? ( I just did not buy the argument that they did so to further Martin's courtship, for crying out loud just tell the guy he needs to say "I love you.".) Please, Ms. Laurens, devise some new male characters.
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Summary: Boring..........
Review: I am generally a fan of Stephanie Laurens and the Cynster series but this book is so boring. It has almost no plot and no character development. It took me over a month to finish this book, usually I finish a book in a day or two, because I could always find something better to do.
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Summary: Amanda Cynster's Story
Review: I love this family and all of the books that I have read. This is Amanda's story and she is all grown up now! Amanda is not thrilled with the men of the ton and sets out to find the perfect mate. She goes to the dark and shadowy side of the ton to find the man strong enough to be her husband. A Man like her cousins. She finds Martin Earl of Dexter. Martin has his own skeleton in the closet and has left the fashionable world for the shadows of the ton. He resucues Amanda and finds himself drawn to her against his better judgement. Amanda and Martin's story is typical Stephanie Laurens tale and there are plenty of characters that make a reapperance in this story. At times it seemed to slow down but for the most part is was a good story. If you are a fan of this family you won't want to miss this story.
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Summary: A Fun and Exciting Read
Review: I love the Bar Cynster series and have enjoyed each book that came after the initial 6. One of the truly strong points in a Laurens novel is that the supporting characters have been developed, loved, nurtured, and featured in such a way that you come to anticipate their own story. And yet the author has a remarkable talent for creating a story that will stand on its own and allow the reader to jump into the series without feeling lost. This particular book as all the fancy, romance and sensuality of a Laurens novel. It also had some new twists, intriguing hurdles for the characters to overcome. There does come a moment when you just want to hit the hero on the head and say, get over it already!, and yet just as you reach that pinnacle, Laurens does it for you through the witty dialogue and fast-paced story line. A good fun read!
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Summary: Sigh...blah
Review: Whereas "Devil's Bride" remains one of my all-time, won't-ever-loan-it-out, dog-eared favorites, this was a sad disappointment. Character development was non-existent and I skipped the sex because it couldn't hold my attention. I gave this book away at the first opportunity.
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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: On a wild night reaches a feverish pitch
Review: Stephanie Laurens continues her thriving Cynster saga with Amanda Cynster crossing the borders of convention to find her soul-mate in the debauched gambling hall at Mellors - and finds herself captivated by her saviour, Earl of Dexter who rescues her from being compromised to a rake. He makes Amanda promise that after he satisfies her whim for adventures - she will stop her foolish plans for husband-hunting. Yet in the process, Martin Dexter finds himself attracted to the energetic and totally irrepressible Amanda. After a night of wild passion, Amanda and Martin finds themselves conflicted by lust and ultimately love... Ms. Laurens tells the Regency romance with a passionate style - and her languid sensuality moves the bold characters along. Spiced with a muted mystery that makes Martin a murder suspect, On a wild night is Ms. Laurens at her most dazzling best. If only the wild repartee and witty dialog had manifested in this charming read, Ms. Laruens would have scored perfection. Nevertheless her sizzling narration has elevated to a wild feverish pitch here.
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Summary: Highly Sensual - You Better Believe It
Review: If you read the description of this book ....Cynster family saga with this highly sensual tale featuring 23-year-old Amanda Cynster, cousin of the six former rogues who starred in Laurens's earlier entries...... Well, they are not kidding! This tale featuring Amanda Cynster is something else. Hard to believe that a young lady of that period could actually pull off some of the stunts she did to lasso her object of desire, the fabulously elusive Earl of Dexter! Amanda was bored with the men she was meeting out in the ton and was looking for something a bit more wild. She found it in Martin. From the first night she met him her feelings sizzled. The chase was on, and yet she had to make it seem that she was not one of the many who had set their sights on him. - Ladies, one could take lessons from this book on how to pursue without making it look as though you were! Martin actually was intrigued by Amanda, and his protective instincts came out even though he knew that it would come to naught as he was banished 10 years before by a deed that he was innocent of, but couldn't prove at the time. If you have read the other books from the Bar Cynster series, then this is a continuation of a feast that Ms. Laurens presents to you of a highly sensual nature. Nobody, does this better! Great book - another keeper!
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