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 ton by offering his hand in marriage.
Great Escapes: An Avon Romance Summer E-Book Sampler (FREE!): It’s alive! GREAT ESCAPES, the second Avon Romance free e-book sampler (our first one It Happened One Valentine’s Day is still around, btw) is now available for pre-order. Available to download on May 21, 2013, Great Escapes features excerpts from upcoming releases as well as old favorites (we went way back!). Check out the cover! Do you like? And do go to our Pinterest board to see all the jackets from the books sampled.
It seems like I’ve been waiting an eternity to read Stephanie Lauren’s latest novel, And Then She Fell. Which is really just a gross hyperbole, as this woman churns out novels at an alarming rate (eat your heart out, Nora Roberts). Nevertheless, finally having the book in my hands, I read with great swiftness. To varying reactions. Dubbed The Matchbreaker by the ton, Henrietta Cynster is renowned for breaking up ill-fated pairings. But when she urges her friend to turn down the delectable James Glossup, despite her best intentions, she makes a muddle of things. For James needs to marry within the month, if he wishes to keep his inheritence. And so The Matchbreaker becomes Matchmaker, offering to find James a wife. What Henrietta didn’t expect was to want the man for herself. The path to happily ever after is made all the murkier with a murderer intent on silencing...
Format read: ebook provided by Edelweiss Formats available: ebook, mass market paperback, large print paperback, audiobook Genre: Regency romance Series: The Cynster Sisters Duo, #1 Length: 385 pages Publisher: Avon Date Released: March 26, 2013 Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Publisher’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository The only thing more troublesome than a Cynster man…is a Cynster lady who belives love is not her destiny. Famously known in London society as “The Matchbreaker,” Henrietta Cynster’s uncanny skill lies in preventing ill-fated nuptials – not in falling victim to Cupid’s spell. But then she distrupts one match too many and feels honor-bound to assist dashing James Glossup in finding a suitable bride for a marriage of convenience. A task infernally complicated by the undeniable, unquenchable attraction that flares between James and Henrietta, who continues to believe she will never fall… My Review: And Then She Fell is the first...
Title: And Then She Fell (Cynster Sisters Duo) Classification: Adult Fiction Genre: Historical Romance Format: Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Avon (March 26, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062068644 ISBN-13: 978-0062068644 Henrietta Cynster is known throughout London society as "The Matchbreaker". With her family's high standing in society she is privy to information the majority of Londoners are not. When approached by a woman or family who wishes to know if their said fiance/future son-in-law is marrying for love, money, or other nefarious reasons, Henrietta is just the person to uncover any unpleasantries associated with them. She's never counseled anyone on what to do with the information she discovers; she just makes sure they have the information they need to make an informed decision. The most recent request made of her was to discover what she could about her brother's best friend, James Glossup, for one of her friends, Melinda Wentworth. When James discovers what Henrietta has done, he quickly...
I dream of taking a Viking river cruise through Europe some day. Until then, Stepahnie Laurens’s The Reckless Bride was the next best thing. The dashing military man, Rafe, and Loretta, the about-to-come-into-her-own heroine, sail the Danube and the Rhine. Since Loretta is writing surreptitious travel columns to send home, there are lots of descriptions of the towns along their route. For much of the journey, the twosome is accompanied by Loretta’s Great Aunt Esme, Lady Congreve. This indomitable lady is reminiscent of the Dowager Countess of Downton Abbey. She, of course, knows a romance is afoot well before the lovers do. This novel is the last of the Black Cobra Quartet series. By the end of the book, various and sundry characters from several of Laurens’s earlier series have gathered to tie up all the loose plot ends. This review is being presented today as a part of...
Ta da! Here's a snippet of AND THEN SHE FELL by Stephanie Laurens. The book is not out until March 26th, but we've got a sneak peek now, just for you. PS: Check in for more snippet to come.! From CHAPTER 1 (Part I of excerpt) April, 1837 London It was time to dress for what was sure to prove a trying evening. As she climbed the stairs of her parents' house in Upper Brook Street, Henrietta Cynster mentally rehearsed the news she would have to impart to her friend Melinda Wentworth when they met as arranged at Lady Montague's ball. Henrietta sighed. Reaching her bedroom door, she opened it, and halted on the threshold, arrested by the sight of her younger sister, Mary, riffling through the jewelry box on Henrietta's dressing table. Mary acknowledged Henrietta's arrival with a flick of her eyes, and continued pawing through the jumble of...
Throughout your reading career, so to speak, you come across a hero who instantly becomes your yard stick. From that moment on, you find yourself comparing other heroes to him, wondering if they are as dashing, as brave, as Alpha-male as he is. I found my yard stick in Devil Cynster. Now, Devil’s Bride was one of the first romances I read. Ever. Almost ten years later, Devil is still my vision of a possessive, protective hero. That has to say something about him, right? The first book in Stephanie Lauren’s Cynster series starts with a death. Not just any death, but a murder. Honoria Anstruther-Wetherby, a finishing governess vehemently opposed to the institution of marriage, stumbles across the body in the middle of the countryside. Our plucky, practical heroine encounters the victim’s dark, mesmerising cousin, who hustles them off to a cottage (did I mention the raging storm?). Unfortunately,...
Avon September 25th, 2012 978-0-06-206863-7 Historical Romance Mass Market Paperback Reviewed by Dawn (love2read28@gmail.com) Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Lady-Risks-All-Stephanie-Laurens/dp/0062068636/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1352840774&sr=1-1&keywords=stephanie+laurens Obtained by Publisher Miranda Clifford has respectability down to a T and for Miranda, Neville Roscoe is one man she wants to avoid at all costs. He is unpredictable, lives outside society and a rake to the core, or so she thinks. After being the caretaker for her two elderly aunts, who have kept her on a tight leash and raised her little brother Roderick, Miranda is at a crossroads. She knows she needs to let her brother go, to find his path in life but she has no idea what to do without him to take care of. When Roderick disappears, well let’s just say Miranda knows her disreputable neighbor, Neville is behind it. Neville Roscoe is a man with secrets, a man who has, over time, lost bits of himself...
So proud and excited for our authors! Our nominees in RT's Historical categories: Historical Romance of the Year A LADY BY MIDNIGHT by Tessa Dare SINS OF A VIRGIN by Anna Randol + Historical Love and Laughter ALONG CAME A DUKE by Elizabeth Boyle SCANDAL WEARS SATIN by Loretta Chase TROUBLE AT THE WEDDING by Laura Lee Guhrke BETWEEN THE DUKE AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA by Sophia Nash SEDUCING MR. KNIGHTLY by Maya Rodale A WEEK TO BE WICKED by Tessa Dare + Innovative Historical Romance THE UGLY DUCHESS by Eloisa James A ROGUE BY ANY OTHER NAME by Sarah MacLean + British Isle-Set Historical Romance LORD OF TEMPTATION by Lorraine Heath A LADY RISKS ALL by Stephanie Laurens + Regency-Set Historical Romance HOW THE MARQUESS WAS WON by Julie Anne Long + Scotland-Set Historical Romance A WARRIOR’S PROMISE by Donna Fletcher A SCANDALOUS SCOT by Karen Ranney +...
