Rating: 
Summary: Great Story - Highly Sensual
Review: I've read most of Stephnie Laurens work and it's still a toss-up to me as to which hero is the sexiest. Up til now, it was Sebastian in the Devil's Bride (Bar Cynster series), but Captain Jack (aka Lord Hendon) takes my breath away. On a scale of 1-10 for sensuality this is definitely a 10!Sensuality aside, I really liked the story! Lady Kit is fresh and alive. On a midnight ride,dressed as a lad, aboard her fabulous Arabian mare Delia, she inadvertently saves a small smugglers gang from being caught by the revenue men and becomes their leader, unbeknownest to them that she is a woman! After a few well devised and successful smuggling ventures, she runs into Captain Jack and becomes engaged with him in, of all things, a sword fight! Still disguised as a lad, Captain Jack is wondering why the slight lad is giving him uneasy thoughts. Well, and so it goes. The story is really quite good. Quite a lot of interaction (sex) between the two main characters, once Captain Jack figures out who Young Kit is. I love the strength and arrogance of Captain Jack, who really has a way of taming the beautiful, wild and passionate Lady Kit - very steamy sex scenes. If this was Ms. Laurens debut novel, it is no wonder she went on to such great success with her later entries! A definite keeper and one to be re-read and savoured again, and again.
Rating:
Summary: Great Story - Highly Sensual
Review: I've read most of Stephnie Laurens work and it's still a toss-up to me as to which hero is the sexiest. Up til now, it was Sebastian in the Devil's Bride (Bar Cynster series), but Captain Jack (aka Lord Hendon) takes my breath away. On a scale of 1-10 for sensuality this is definitely a 10! Sensuality aside, I really liked the story! Lady Kit is fresh and alive. On a midnight ride,dressed as a lad, aboard her fabulous Arabian mare Delia, she inadvertently saves a small smugglers gang from being caught by the revenue men and becomes their leader, unbeknownest to them that she is a woman! After a few well devised and successful smuggling ventures, she runs into Captain Jack and becomes engaged with him in, of all things, a sword fight! Still disguised as a lad, Captain Jack is wondering why the slight lad is giving him uneasy thoughts. Well, and so it goes. The story is really quite good. Quite a lot of interaction (sex) between the two main characters, once Captain Jack figures out who Young Kit is. I love the strength and arrogance of Captain Jack, who really has a way of taming the beautiful, wild and passionate Lady Kit - very steamy sex scenes. If this was Ms. Laurens debut novel, it is no wonder she went on to such great success with her later entries! A definite keeper and one to be re-read and savoured again, and again.
Rating: 
Summary: Definitely not Laurens' best
Review: Oh, dear. So many people recommended this book, saying that they had delayed reading it because of the cheesy title, but it was wonderful. In a word, no. Sure, Laurens is the queen of the panting, highly explicit sex scene, but this book took even that to the point of ridiculousness. Not that that's too hard to do. My biggest beef with this book is that the strong, independent heroine became a total wimp every time the hero came near her. Their relationship was about sex not love; I can't see them making it as a lifetime couple. Jack always has to have the upper hand and Kit always gives in the moment he touches her. Silly. The first books in the Cynster series are Laurens' best -- you know, the ones before she starts getting repetitious.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent as Always..It's on "The Must Read" list!!!
Review: Stephanie Laurens is an unbeatable author... While her Cynster Series was, by far, the best I've read , this book is worth reading also.."Kit"(Kathryn) & Jack are perfect foils...With adventure, Romance, a touch of comedy, their story is entertaining, and well-paced and holds your interest. (Which to me is VERY important.. I cannot tell you how many books I have partially read, found lacking but maybe worth a second try, and marked to come back to...and never did..) This book holds your attention, right from the beginning, and I definitely recommend it...In fact I recommend any book with Stephanie Laurens listed on the cover !! ^2-thumbs up^
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Summary: Quite a love story..
Review: The Cornish smugglers fascinate me as much as the Scottish reivers. Of course it wouldn't be complete without a young woman trying to fool all into thinking she is a man. Along with sword fights, running from the revenuers, great horsemanship. As it says, midnight gallops and trysts in the hidden cottage. Anyway, what can I say, I liked it and am glad I won the auction bid.
Rating: 
Summary: Interesting at first but too predictable at the end
Review: The story started off interesting with Kit masquerading as a leader of a gang of smugglers and her escapades challenging Captain Jack and gang. However, the story sort of went flat after Kit succumbing to Jack's charm. She loses her adventurous spirit. It was not surprising that after the marriage, she was like another person. Everything became too predictable at the end and I almost could not finish reading the book. Erotic and passionate - Yes, but not exciting enough to maintain the thrill throughout.
Rating:
Summary: good writing...BUT the characters hardly ever 'TALKED"
Review: The writing talent is very good but... the characters hardly ever talked!!All of you 4-5 starers.Think about it. We ALWAYS read the characters "thoughts' but there was hardly and verbal interaction.Did any of you notice that. It was very frustrating because the writing is very good .I skimmed a lot of pages. Being a "reader of many books. I don't want to skimm.
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Summary: This Book Had Potential
Review: This book had a lot of potential. In the beginning the heroine Kit, was very funny and I loved her wicked side. She was one of the first historical heroines that I read, who was sure of her sexuality. The book was off to a great start, but half way through it just died. Kit lost her vivaciousness and wild streak. I ended up skimming through the end. I recommend this book though, because the beginning of their relationship was a great read.
Rating:
Summary: Not good enough
Review: This book is a disappointment in many ways. It begins rather well, but the characters are not allowed to evolve, and the plot - which could have been excellent - fails miserably mainly because ms. Laurens time and again has her main characters jumping into bed instead of working out their problems. Don't get me wrong - I enjoy reading those scenes as much as the next person - but in this book they really get in the way. Frankly it feels as if the author tries to put as much erotic action into the story in order to avoid expanding the plot. Jack's personality also irritated me to the point of dislike. Obviously(!) he enjoys going to bed with Kit. But to do it constantly to avoid talking with and listening to his own wife? Sorry - "that don't impress me much!" In addition there is a certain feel of anachronism to the whole thing, which is very dissapointing considering ms. Laurens' other work.
Rating:
Summary: entertaining
Review: very entertaining book but got a little too ridiculous at times! i kept rolling my eyes because kit was always, always wearing men's clothing even when she didn't have to!
and amazingly enough, this book has too much sex. i love a sensual, passionate romance novel probably more than most, but too much is too much and takes the steam out of things.
jack was also a bit unlikeable at times.
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