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Devil's Bride (Cynster Novels)

by Jayne Ann Krentz

Published 1999388 pagesISBN 978-0-3807-9456-0

Cynster #1 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. No one had dreamed this scandalous rake would so tamely take a bride. As society's mamas swooned at the loss of England's most eligible bachelor, Devil's infamous Cynster cousins began to place wagers on the wedding date. But Honoria wasn't about to bend to society's demands and marry a man just because they'd been found together unchaperoned. No. She craved adventure. Solving the murder of a young Cynster cousin fit the bill for a while, but once the crime was solved, Honoria was set on seeing the world. But the scalding heat of her unsated desire for Devil soon had Honoria craving a very different sort of excitement. Could her passion for Devil cause her to embrace the enchanting peril of a lifelong adventure of the heart? Cynster Series: The Promise in a Kiss (Cynster, #0.5) Devil's Bride (Cynster, #1) A Rake's Vow (Cynster, #2) Scandal's Bride (Cynster, #3) A Rogue's Proposal (Cynster, #4) A Secret Love (Cynster, #5) All About Love (Cynster, #6) All About Passion (Cynster, #7) On a Wild Night (Cynster, #8) On a Wicked Dawn (Cynster, #9) Lost and Found (Cynster, #9.5) The Perfect Lover (Cynster, #10) The Ideal Bride (Cynster, #11) The Truth About Love (Cynster, #12) What Price Love? (Cynster, #13) The Taste of Innocence (Cynster, #14) Temptation and Surrender (Cynster, #15) Cynster Sisters Trilogy: Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue (Cynster #16; The Cynster Sisters Trilogy, #1 ) In Pursuit of Eliza Cynster (Cynster, #17; The Cynster Sisters Trilogy, #2) The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae (Cynster, #18; The Cynster Sisters Trilogy, #3) The Cynster Sisters Duo: And Then She Fell (Cynster, #19; The Cynster Sisters Duo, #1) The Taming of Ryder Cavanaugh (Cynster, #20; The Cynster Sisters Duo, #2) Cynster Next Generation: By Winter's Light (Cynsters Next Generation, #1) The Tempting of Thomas Carrick (Cynster Next Generation, #2) A Match for Marcus Cynster (Cynsters Next Generation, #3) The Lady By His Side (Devil's Brood Trilogy, #1; Cynster Next Generation, #4) An Irresistible Alliance (Devil's Brood Trilogy, #2; Cynster Next Generation, #5) The Greatest Challenge of Them All ( Cynster Next Generation #6) A Conquest Impossible to Resist (Cynster Next Generation #7) The Inevitable Fall of Christopher Cynster (Cynster Next Generation, #8) The Games Lovers Play (Cynster Next Generation, #9) The Secrets of Lord Grayson Child (Cynster Next Generation, #10) Foes, Friends and Lovers (Cynsters Next Generation #11) The Time for Love (Cynsters Next Generation #12) Related: Hero, Come Back (Contains- "Lost and Found" Cynster, #9.5)(Governess Brides, #6.5)

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Reading lengthA standard-length read388 pages in this edition
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 1999
Primary categoryFictionAlso cataloged under Romance
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978-0-3807-9456-0
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A comfortable full-length choice for steady daily reading.

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