The banter is fabulous the setting, social customs, and behavior felt very authentic. Their relationship developed slowly and exceptionally believably. Our heroine is exceptionally feisty, our hero especially domineering. The characterizations are strong, just on the edge of being over-the-top (which I enjoyed). They are much steamier and more graphic than most, and in plenty (though neither gratuitous nor repetitive). 'Classic traditional regency, until you get to the love scenes somewhere around a third of the way through. Tension levels run high as Honoria plots to thwart Devil's marriage plans and tries to help him find his cousin's killer.the same madman who is now plotting to murder Devil. Narrator Simon Prebble tantalizes listeners as he breathes life into these intriguing characters. He insists that their unchaperoned night together has compromised her honor, and, therefore she must marry him.

When the stranger dies, she is trapped in a cabin with his body and with his newly-arrived cousin, Devil, whom she soon learns is aptly named. She stumbles upon a mortally wounded young man in the woods. Then one stormy evening fate changes all her plans. She would rather travel the world than marry and give some man control of her life.

Governess Honoria Wetherby values her independence. Devil's Bride is rich with engaging plot and sensuous character development. Bold, daring, larger-than-life heroes and feisty, intelligent heroines burst from the pages of Stephanie Laurens' exciting historical romance novels.

Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens