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Title: Scandal's Bride by Stephanie Laurens ISBN: 0-380-80568-5 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.51 (53 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Sensual and sweet
Comment: My favorite of Ms. Laurens Bar Cynster series, this book contains both the sensual love story and the sweet partnership that develop between the lead characters. After Richard and Catriona marry because of the stipulations of a will, they struggle to create a relationship that will satisfy both her responsibilities and his need to be needed. Using the theme of a "hero without a cause", this book is more thoughtful than some of Stephanie Laurens' other novels. It's a satisfying very satifying, gentle book to read on a rainy day.
Rating: 3
Summary: The effort of writing a book
Comment: I would just like to say that this book doesn't differ much from Lauren's past books, but that doesn't mean that it's not a good book! It's basically heroe trying to persuade heroine to fall in love with him, but hey there is some appeal in that and as for the whole 'Lady of the Vale' thing I deeply simpathise with Laurens in trying to make her books different from her others by adding that something different. Truth be told: I don't like magical books unless they are fantasy novels and so the whole idea of 'the lady of the vale' in a historical romance was a bit far-fetched. I also found it qiute hard to believe that Richard would actually fall for his wifes witchcraft. In my oppinion he should have sent her to a psychiatrist to get her checked out! Apart from these few things that I didn't like I think Laurens did make an effort to make a good book. She just wanted to make it different from her other books and went about doing it all wrong!
The last thing I would like to mention is that some reviewers should watch what they are writing. One reviewer said that there is no such word as 'witchy' in the dictionary. Well, so what if there isn't. The word is used in many books and there is no law that says we can't make up words. A lot of people's surnames aren't in the dictionary, so what are you getting at?!
Anyway, even though this book didn't appeal to me that much I must say that I adored 'A rakes vow' and 'On a wild night'. Keep writing, Stephanie, you're doing a great job!
Rating: 4
Summary: Loved Richard. Not so crazy about the story.
Comment: The only reason I'm giving this book 4 stars is because I loved Richard's character, but I can't say the same thing about Catriona. I think I would have liked it better if she were more of a healer and less of a witch. Personally, I could have done without all the mystic and supernatural stuff this book is full of.
Another thing, the book started out great, but after Richard and Catriona got married, the story slowed down tremendously. Everything was about them trying to get along and deciding how to run the Vale. It would have been so much more interesting to have some intrigue, some villain to unmask, like in all the other Cynsters books. OK, there was Algaria poisoning Richard, but the way they handled that situation is yet another thing I did not like about this book. The woman tried to kill him, for goodness sake! How on hell are they going to simply forgive her on the absurd basis that she thought she was doing "The Lady's" will? And not only that, but put her in charge of their future children?! That's very hard to digest. No sane person would behave like that.
Anyway, I think Richard is my favorite Cynster, and this could have been my favorite Cynster book, it certainly had the potential. It's a shame that because of a poor development of the story the book did not live up to it.
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Title: A Secret Love by Stephanie Laurens ISBN: 0380805707 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: All About Love by Stephanie Laurens ISBN: 0380812010 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: All About Passion by Stephanie Laurens ISBN: 0380812029 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 04 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: On a Wicked Dawn by Stephanie Laurens ISBN: 0060002050 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: On a Wild Night by Stephanie Laurens ISBN: 0380812037 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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