The Promise in a Kiss

A Cynster Novel

By: Stephanie Laurens

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

New York Times best-selling author Stephanie Laurens delights her many fans with steamy tales of Regency-era seduction and intrigue.

In a quiet moonlit courtyard, Helena encounters a handsome and mysterious Englishman. Before parting, he rewards her with a special kiss - a delicious, enticing, unforgettable kiss that makes her whole body shiver with desire. Helena doesn't yet know that she has met her destiny - and he is Sebastian Cynster, Duke of St. Ives.

This luxurious tale of passion features a potent reading by narrator Simon Prebble.

Savor another Cynster novel.©2001 Savdek Management Proprietory Ltd. (P)2004 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"With an exquisite finesse, Laurens manipulates the sexual tension between her dark, dangerous hero and her clever heroine into sensually charged love scenes, and the book's swashbuckling climax, worthy of Dumas, should please readers who like a bit of adventure along with a passionate love story." ( Booklist)

Couldn't Get Past the First Few Chapters

While the narration is quite good, the book... not so much. I made it a third of the way through, but that's all. Boring. I hope I didn't use a credit up on this one.

Really good plot

I like the plot of the story it was unusual. Many regency romance stories are interesting and amusing, but lack a solid and interesting plot like this one.

The performance was nice. Most regency romance stories have a female main character whereas this series is mostly male and I like that the reader is male to give it the right feeling.

Romance, mystery and intrigue!

The story move at a good pace even though it was a long book. I enjoyed all the characters and the h/h did not disappoint in the sizzle department. When you fall in love of course there is strong attraction and romance, if the scenes were too much for some readers I don’t understand, romance and intimacy is normal and is one special way to say I want you and I love you.

Good! Unique for a historical romance.

Good story. I do find the writing to be elequent but a bit highbrow. (advanced vocabulary). I also find the story a bit too long. I attribute much of the unnecessary time to overly descriptive prose and repetitions. I wasn't thrilled with the FMC's character, as I see a difference between a strong woman and an arrogant one. The author did not. No matter the few negatives, the storyline was original, and intriguing. The romance, while frustrating at times, was very sweet on the MMCs part. We knew he was honorable despite his reputation, and that he always planned to do right by her. That made the falling in love so much more swoonworthy! The story becomes exciting toward the end. But there are a few threads left hastily and unsatisfying closed. I found this rather humorous given the drawn out story telling of the courtship. Ergo, either a detailed epilog would have been welcome or less buildup during the 1st half of the book and more elaborationon the villians and the consequences was needed. Finally, what saves it all is the extraordinary talent of the narrator! HE WAS EXCELLENT!
The book ovetall was above average, especially in comparison to other historical romances on the market. Therefore I can honestly reccommend this book!

Such potential but...

On the surface this was a good read/listen. If this was the first book in the series I had read it would have had a higher rating. Knowing what happens later sours the whole romance.