On a Wild Night (Cynster #8)
by
Stephanie Laurens (Goodreads Author)
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 qu...more
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 qu...more
ebook, 432 pages
Published
October 13th 2009
by HarperCollins e-books
(first published 2002)
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I wrote a general review below that covers all the Stephanie Laurens books I’ve read thus far. To add to that, this book, On a Wild Night, is not only my favorite of her books, but it’s one of my Top 5 Picks of all time. I’ve read this book at least three times and refer back to it on occasion for some of my favorite parts. It’s my go-to for the “perfect” romance story with hot sex scenes and a satisfying ending.
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Story and Writing Style
I love, love, love Stephanie Laurens. She is one I look up t...more
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Story and Writing Style
I love, love, love Stephanie Laurens. She is one I look up t...more
This was not my first time reading this book, in fact, On a Wild Night by Stephanie Laurens is one of my all time favorite reads and rereads. Anytime I'm sick (as is the case of this reread), in the mood for familiar characters, or simply because I want to, I often reread my all time favorites, and this book is on that short (or not so short) list.
Amanda Cynster has been searching the ballrooms for a man she can love, a man she can marry, but she has not had any success. At the age of 23, she's...more
Amanda Cynster has been searching the ballrooms for a man she can love, a man she can marry, but she has not had any success. At the age of 23, she's...more
Such a protracted courtship-slash-equivocation. And I do have respect for Laurens' writing, but this novel, for all its steamy-sexcapades, left a bitter aftertaste, as the premise is somehow an insult to any woman of reasonable intellect; as well as an affirmation for any misogynist.
It wouldn’t have been so bad, really, if it posed as a suspense novel instead--one that just happened to have an awful lot of naked scenes.
Amanda came off like a spoiled, coldly calculating, I’ll-have-it-all-laid-at-...more
It wouldn’t have been so bad, really, if it posed as a suspense novel instead--one that just happened to have an awful lot of naked scenes.
Amanda came off like a spoiled, coldly calculating, I’ll-have-it-all-laid-at-...more
This is apparently part of a series about the Cynster family. Regency England, natch. I thought it was tremendously silly, and not necessarily in a good way. Maybe outrageous is a better adjective. It’s one of those books where the heroine does things that are just slightly risqué by modern standards, but by period standards, they would basically turn her into an outcast from society. Naturally, the only consequence she suffers is being married to the man she loves, which is really what she was...more
This is Amanda Cynster's story. The twins have decided they are never going to find the husband they want in the ballrooms of London. They each come up with a plan to find their mates and set out to make sure they get what they want. Amanda's plan is to go to the less desirable places within society. She meets Martin Fulbridge and decides that this is the man who will be her future husband.
Amanda is a clever girl and intelligent enough to know that she has to be careful to not let Martin know wh...more
Amanda is a clever girl and intelligent enough to know that she has to be careful to not let Martin know wh...more
Mar 27, 2012
Grete
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Review originally published at http://www.bookthing.co.uk (Reviewed by Tracey Risebrow)
Amanda Cynster cannot find a man worthy of her love in the ballrooms of the ton. Taking matters into her own hands she ventures where no self respecting young lady should ever go, but where eligible gentleman can always be found!
Martin, the Earl of Dexter has shunned the ton since the scandal surrounding him 10 years previously. After rescuing Amanda from a risky situation, one of her own making, he finds he c...more
Amanda's book.
Bored with all the polite gentlemen in the ton, none of which are suitable husband material since she is used to Cynster males, she drags a childhood friend to a gaming hell and meets her hero, the newly returned Earl of Dexter.
Who she then ropes into squiring her around while she seeks out a more "dangerous" man to make her husband. Things get hot (if you like your romances hot, Laurens definitely turned it up in this one, IMO, which is a little icky since the twins have featured...more
Bored with all the polite gentlemen in the ton, none of which are suitable husband material since she is used to Cynster males, she drags a childhood friend to a gaming hell and meets her hero, the newly returned Earl of Dexter.
Who she then ropes into squiring her around while she seeks out a more "dangerous" man to make her husband. Things get hot (if you like your romances hot, Laurens definitely turned it up in this one, IMO, which is a little icky since the twins have featured...more
Mar 08, 2012
Tracey Risebrow
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Review originally posted at www.bookthing.co.uk
Amanda Cynster cannot find a man worthy of her love in the ballrooms of the ton. Taking matters into her own hands she ventures where no self respecting young lady should ever go, but where eligible gentleman can always be found!
Martin, the Earl of Dexter has shunned the ton since the scandal surrounding him 10 years previously. After rescuing Amanda from a risky situation, one of her own making, he finds he cannot avoid her at his usual haunts. Is...more
Amanda Cynster cannot find a man worthy of her love in the ballrooms of the ton. Taking matters into her own hands she ventures where no self respecting young lady should ever go, but where eligible gentleman can always be found!
Martin, the Earl of Dexter has shunned the ton since the scandal surrounding him 10 years previously. After rescuing Amanda from a risky situation, one of her own making, he finds he cannot avoid her at his usual haunts. Is...more
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Jul 11, 2012
LaFleurBleue
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I did not like the whole book.
It starts with Amanda deciding to find potential husband material outside of the ballroom. I liked this idea, even though I had trouble convincing myself a demure young woman could do as much without staining her reputation. However she soon seems extremely vindicative about getting all or nothing and adamantly refusing Martin's marriage offer, as long as he does not tell her "I love You". This part I really did not like and I had the feeling it lasted really too lo...more
It starts with Amanda deciding to find potential husband material outside of the ballroom. I liked this idea, even though I had trouble convincing myself a demure young woman could do as much without staining her reputation. However she soon seems extremely vindicative about getting all or nothing and adamantly refusing Martin's marriage offer, as long as he does not tell her "I love You". This part I really did not like and I had the feeling it lasted really too lo...more
After reading the Cynster sisters trilogy, this book was very very hard to read. I get that the twins have a huge problem with their protective male relatives but also finding someone that also lived up to the Cynster paradigm. However, Amanda Cynster just comes off as a bratty manipulative reckless self-centered girl rather than a strong willed heroine who doesn't fit the mold of her world. Martin is the more sympathetic character.
Martin is the better character in this pairing and his developme...more
Martin is the better character in this pairing and his developme...more
Nov 04, 2012
Ashley
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May 13, 2013
Kay Bolton
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Recommends it for:
Historical Romance Fans
Review taken from my Blog in October 2010:
I won't bore you with all the details on these, except that they do live up to the usual expectations.
A Cynster Twin, Amanda hasn't found anyone to tempt her into marriage during her several seasons, and so takes matters into her own hands and descends to the demi-monde to tempt out a suitable mate.
Suffice to say Martin Fullbridge, Earl of Dexter now returned from banishment after ascending his title proves to be exactly the thing once he has declared hi...more
I won't bore you with all the details on these, except that they do live up to the usual expectations.
A Cynster Twin, Amanda hasn't found anyone to tempt her into marriage during her several seasons, and so takes matters into her own hands and descends to the demi-monde to tempt out a suitable mate.
Suffice to say Martin Fullbridge, Earl of Dexter now returned from banishment after ascending his title proves to be exactly the thing once he has declared hi...more
Amanda Cynster is one of the Cynster twins. After five years in the ton, she's tired of looking for a husband. She knows what she wants, a man strong enough to stand up to her family, someone who will love her forever. But she hasn't found that man so she decides to go into the shadows. There, she discovers Martin, the Earl of Dexter. Many years ago, the earl was accused of murder (which he, of course, didn't commit) and he was banished. He spent years in India and has recently returned but not...more
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booksonboard.com this is another novel in the cynster family series. stephanie laurens writes regency romance novels. her books always follow a certain pattern. the hero loves the heroine but does not want the heroine to know. he wants her to just marry him. during the story there is some suspense and the hero saves the heroine and admits to loving her. even though they are very predictable i still like her books especially the older ones. anyway, this one...more
booksonboard.com this is another novel in the cynster family series. stephanie laurens writes regency romance novels. her books always follow a certain pattern. the hero loves the heroine but does not want the heroine to know. he wants her to just marry him. during the story there is some suspense and the hero saves the heroine and admits to loving her. even though they are very predictable i still like her books especially the older ones. anyway, this one...more
It is the finer details of Laurens novels which really make the stories for me. The characters are always complex but believable, while the plots themselves are wonderfully written and well-developed. More importantly Laurens captures the air of the Regency period without boring the reader with long verses in social stucture or politics, nor are her novels bogged down with the language of the time.
This installment was a bit flatter than others for me. Usually there are two plots, a criminal plot...more
This installment was a bit flatter than others for me. Usually there are two plots, a criminal plot...more
Well, time again for the monthly series read of this. I was really, really looking forward to this one (and still am the next one a little bit), but though it was off to a pretty good start, it took a turn downhill somewhere around the middle or so. It wasn't really a bad read in the end, just some stuff happened that was almost unbelievable. I did like the characters pretty well for the most part. I think Dexter was one of the best men yet in the series. I found him to be a good hero, and I don...more
This was my first Stephanie Laurens book, and it will be my last. I read about 200 pages and NOTHING happened beyond a really dull 'romance' between the hero and heroine. I actually stopped reading it after about 200 pages, because I didn't want to waste my time on it anymore.
The heroine seemed like a spoiled teenager. I never had any sympathy for her. And I didn't understand her compulsion to target the hero as her future husband.
The hero was likeable enough, but there was a mystery in his past...more
Nov 20, 2011
Patty
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I put this book in my suitcase for my return flight from Vietnam. I knew I would want something to keep me company on the long flight home. Laurens met my expectations as always. I was entertained, I got to live in another world very different from where I was and it all ended happily ever after.
My mom does not think romances are worthy of a reader's time. I find that there are times when romances are the perfect book. Just like a good piece of chocolate or a hot fudge sundae. I couldn't live on...more
My mom does not think romances are worthy of a reader's time. I find that there are times when romances are the perfect book. Just like a good piece of chocolate or a hot fudge sundae. I couldn't live on...more
Aug 20, 2009
Deirdre
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This story is part of the Cynster series, this time one of the Cynster Females. Amanda is 23, pretty much on the shelf but she wants someone like her cousins as a love, however that isn't easy to find. She decides that she's going to find love in unusual places and delves into the underbelly of the Beau Monde, visiting those places considered a bit risky.
Yes, there are sections of the book and the plot that are great fun, but there are also chunks thata just made me want to beg the writer why? I...more
Yes, there are sections of the book and the plot that are great fun, but there are also chunks thata just made me want to beg the writer why? I...more
an enjoyable shallow angsty regency romance.
parts of the plot were predictably weak (such as the "mystery" murder), but that's pretty normal for the romance genre. but i did enjoy reading about the calculating heroine trying to snare her hero. reading what was going on in the hero's vs. the heroine's heads was funny at times. although i agree it did drag on too long. and i admit to skimming through the majority of the "sensual" scenes
as for the criticism about the heroine demanding too much (a...more
parts of the plot were predictably weak (such as the "mystery" murder), but that's pretty normal for the romance genre. but i did enjoy reading about the calculating heroine trying to snare her hero. reading what was going on in the hero's vs. the heroine's heads was funny at times. although i agree it did drag on too long. and i admit to skimming through the majority of the "sensual" scenes
as for the criticism about the heroine demanding too much (a...more
3.5-4 stars
While I really enjoyed this, I had to deduct some stars due to the inconsistent way the Cynster family behaved in this book. As close as they are, there's no way I can believe that NO ONE realized Amanda was going to the undesirable places she was going in search of a husband. There is also no way I'll ever believe that the Bar Cynster would accept Martin telling him about Amanda's actions and letting it be assumed they've slept together and they wouldn't be outraged, much less that t...more
While I really enjoyed this, I had to deduct some stars due to the inconsistent way the Cynster family behaved in this book. As close as they are, there's no way I can believe that NO ONE realized Amanda was going to the undesirable places she was going in search of a husband. There is also no way I'll ever believe that the Bar Cynster would accept Martin telling him about Amanda's actions and letting it be assumed they've slept together and they wouldn't be outraged, much less that t...more
Tired of the foppish gentlemen of the ton, Amanda Cynster decides to try her search for a husband outside of it. During a visit to a gaming hell, Amanda finds herself over her head and gains an unlikely protector. Martin, Earl of Dexter, has recently returned to society after being banished for a murder he didn't commit. Now, thrown together with Amanda, he might just have to reform his rakish ways.
Quite an unusual tale, but very satisfying. We always knew the twins would raise hell to get their...more
Quite an unusual tale, but very satisfying. We always knew the twins would raise hell to get their...more
On a Wild Night is my least favourite Stephanie Laurens book so far. Definitely in the Cynster series. I just felt that Amanda and Dexter fell in love too quickly; he asked her to marry him and then about 3/4 of the book was just him asking her over and over to marry him, and her refusing. I think what would have made this book better was more on the scandal which had almost ruined Dexter, and this affected their relationship. Or spun out the beginning more, and condensed the middle. However, I...more
Another re-read of Cynster series. Amanda's book was not a favorite of mine in the past, but I couldn't wait to get to the twins' books, after reading so many Cynster males in the last weeks. Amanda still comes across as spoiled, but while last time I didn't buy her "come rescue me from my dangerous idiocy" approach to snaring Martin, this time I did think it made sense to stimulate his protective Cynster-style streak. I still don't think it will make for a good long-term relationship, though. A...more
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Stephanie Laurens was born in Sri Lanka, which was at the time the British colony of Ceylon. When she was 5, her family moved to Melbourne, Australia, where she was raised. After continuing through school and earning a Ph.D. in Biochemistry in Australia, Laurens and her husband moved to Great Britain, taking one of the last true overland journeys from Katmandu to London.
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“And that's my point," Richard stated. "Do you remember when you stood there, in a ballroom or whatever, and watched her stalk off - and wondered what the hell was going on?”
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