On a Wild Night (Cynster Novels)
by Stephanie Laurens

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Book Review: Smart and Sexy
Summary: 5 Stars

Well, they're deserving of the Cynster name, that's for sure. They're beautiful, extremely intelligent, and determined to only marry for love. Only problem is, with six former rogues watching their every move, they're not meeting the sort of men they're looking for-men just like their cousins used to be. Now, at twenty-three, Amelia and Amanda have decided to take matters into their own hands.

Amanda chooses to frequent the less-than-reputable haunts the Cynster men preferred in their hell-raiser days. On her first foray out she's "rescued" by Martin Fulbridge, Earl of Dexter, and decides he might be the one she's been looking for. Right away, she knows it will take a great deal of patience and all her wit if she wants to tame this particular lion. But she can play the game, and she's determined to win it.

Accused ten years ago of a crime he didn't commit, Martin shuns the ton in favor of the demi-monde. However, his gargantuan protective streak makes him honor-bound to ensure that Miss Cynster doesn't land herself into any more scandals; grudgingly, he accepts that the best way to do this is to accompany her himself. Although it gets increasingly difficult each time they meet, Martin resists Amanda's charms-especially since he suspects she may be after more than a simple flirt. They have agreed to a certain number of outings, after which she is to return to the safe haven of the ton and he will wash his hands of her completely. Unfortunately, with Amanda, Martin is seldom in control of the situation.

It was a pleasure to get to know Amanda, although she belongs more in the 21st century than the 19th. She is seductive, resolute and self-possessed. Unlike so many heroines in historicals today, she is never brainless or silly or melodramatic, neither unrealistic or a spoiled brat. She is a master of the social scene, and can run rings around just about anyone. And Martin isn't bad either. Together they create passages so sensual that they will leave you panting.

There isn't much to the murder-mystery thrown in, but the appearance of characters like Lady Osbaldestone, the familiar old martinet, and impossible-to-shake Percival Lytton-Smythe, fiance in his own mind, more than make up for the paper-thin whodunit.

ON A WILD NIGHT is also peppered with subtle hints about Amelia's pursuits, and leaves the reader little doubt as to her unsuspecting quarry. By the way, many who know her say that Amelia is just like Amanda, except quieter...and more stubborn.

Summary of On a Wild Night (Cynster Novels)

Where are all the exciting men in London?

After spending years in the glittering ballrooms of the ton, Amanda Cynster is utterly bored by the current crop of colorless suitors. Determined to take matters into her own hands, one night she shockingly goes where no respectable lady ever should, but where many an intriguing gentleman might be found.

But titillating excitement quickly turns to panic when Amanda discovers she?s quite out of her depth. She looks around for help -- and is unexpectedly rescued by the Earl of Dexter. Lean, sensuous, and mysterious, he has delayed re-entering society, preferring instead a more interesting existence on its fringes.

He?s the epitome of the boldly passionate gentleman Amanda has been searching for, but although his very touch makes it clear he?s willing to educate her in the art of love, Amanda has to wonder if such a masterful, lionized rake can be sufficiently tamed into the ways of marriage.

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