Gareth Hamilton is stunned when he recognizes Emily Ensworth on his ship. The veil she wears is not enough to disguise her from him - or from the man hired to kill her. Whisking Emily to safety, Gareth realizes that the Black Cobra is on to them. In order to protect her, Gareth must let Emily in on the dangerous plot she is now intimately involved in. Emily Ensworth is no wilting flower. She knew the packet the dying soldier thrust upon her held vital information, and she has every intention of seeing it into safe hands. But she is also determined to bring the men trying to kill her to justice. Together, she and Gareth do their best to lure the Black Cobra and his men into the open. Putting their lives at risk draws Emily and Gareth ever closer together, the constant danger sparking a passion neither one can resist. But with threats lurking around every corner, Gareth and Emily must work harder than ever to make sure that their newfound love isn't snuffed out before it ever has a chance.
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The second book in a new quartet or Regency Romances from Historical Romance Queen Stephanie Laurens.
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Stephanie Lauren's last twelve titles have been NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY bestsellers. Stephanie lives with her husband and two daughters, along with two cats, Shakespeare and Marlowe.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By M. Gomeze
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Let me start by saying that I am a S. Laurens fan, and I have all her books (including the original stories written for Mills & Boon historical series). I think when she's at her best she writes clever, witty and interesting stories: there is drama, romance and humour in much of her work. This book however is really poor. To start with, I could not believe that a gently reared young lady, as Emily Ensworth was supposed to be, would run after some strange man she had met just ONCE, and then for such a short time.
So I suspended my disbelief to see how the story would develop. I was not rewarded for my efforts. The use of the diary was a great idea, but I got particularly fed up with this artifice. It lent nothing to the story and simply portrayed Emily as an "air-head".
Then of course the hero Gareth, was one of the most one-dimensional charters Laurens has ever written about. I could not get excited about him, the situation, the story or the supposed danger they were all in.
The biggest shame for me was that the previous book in this quartet ( The Untamed bride) was so much better in character development, plot and story.
Please Stephanie: no more romance by numbers. You can do, and have done, much better.
So I suspended my disbelief to see how the story would develop. I was not rewarded for my efforts. The use of the diary was a great idea, but I got particularly fed up with this artifice. It lent nothing to the story and simply portrayed Emily as an "air-head".
Then of course the hero Gareth, was one of the most one-dimensional charters Laurens has ever written about. I could not get excited about him, the situation, the story or the supposed danger they were all in.
The biggest shame for me was that the previous book in this quartet ( The Untamed bride) was so much better in character development, plot and story.
Please Stephanie: no more romance by numbers. You can do, and have done, much better.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Lomfise
Format:Paperback
As a big fan of Stephanie Lauren's other books, I was extremely disappointed by this second installment in the Black Cobra Series. The characters are too stereotypical, too bland and not at all interesting. There's no spark between them and the love story is completely unbelievable. About three chapters in I was ready to strangle the heroine for all her talk about "the one". Also, her diary entries are silly, I can't believe anyone would write like that.
The hero is like all the other heros in Stephanie Lauren's books, only much less symphatical, much less interesting and it seems he's only interested in the heroine out of duty, because he has too be.
The pace of the book starts off much too fast, and if you haven't read the first book you'll be completely lost as to what is going on. Then it slows too much and the same things happen again and again, and when the hero and heroine finally reaches England (after having been attacked uncounted times by what must be thousands of bad guys)it ends in a similar way as the first book in the series (and I suspect the last two will be the same).
If you haven't read Stephanie Lauren's before, DON'T start with this one, buy Devil's Bride instead, it's much more worth your money.
The hero is like all the other heros in Stephanie Lauren's books, only much less symphatical, much less interesting and it seems he's only interested in the heroine out of duty, because he has too be.
The pace of the book starts off much too fast, and if you haven't read the first book you'll be completely lost as to what is going on. Then it slows too much and the same things happen again and again, and when the hero and heroine finally reaches England (after having been attacked uncounted times by what must be thousands of bad guys)it ends in a similar way as the first book in the series (and I suspect the last two will be the same).
If you haven't read Stephanie Lauren's before, DON'T start with this one, buy Devil's Bride instead, it's much more worth your money.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
The first in the Black Cobra Quartet, and what a read .... I thoroughly enjoyed it ~other than the about the first chapter which was a bit difficult going.
Emily Enworth, Niece of the Governor of Bombay has to unexpectedly ride for her life when one of her military escorts it seems is carrying vital information about the Black Cobra and his cult. Capital Macfarlane elects to stand and fight it out with the cultists and Emily does her duty and get the information back to the barracks in Bombay. Here she meets Gareth Hamilton, a colleague of Macfarlane's, and the dangerous and thrilling journey back to England begins for both of them. With lots of steam and indecision about whether they were made for each other along the way.
I love the way all of her books inter-mingle and the plots run along side each other, but it really doesn't matter in what order you read them. Actually, they would be perfect for a set of films.
Lots of twists and turns in the plot, as well as their journey. Unfortunately Amazon don't half half stars, but they they did it would have been awarded 4.5 stars. The main reason it didn't make a full 5 stars is the first difficult going in the first chapter.
Emily Enworth, Niece of the Governor of Bombay has to unexpectedly ride for her life when one of her military escorts it seems is carrying vital information about the Black Cobra and his cult. Capital Macfarlane elects to stand and fight it out with the cultists and Emily does her duty and get the information back to the barracks in Bombay. Here she meets Gareth Hamilton, a colleague of Macfarlane's, and the dangerous and thrilling journey back to England begins for both of them. With lots of steam and indecision about whether they were made for each other along the way.
I love the way all of her books inter-mingle and the plots run along side each other, but it really doesn't matter in what order you read them. Actually, they would be perfect for a set of films.
Lots of twists and turns in the plot, as well as their journey. Unfortunately Amazon don't half half stars, but they they did it would have been awarded 4.5 stars. The main reason it didn't make a full 5 stars is the first difficult going in the first chapter.
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The Elusive Bride.
The book was full of excitement with a huge amount of love and caring. But then all Stephanie Laurens books are worth collecting. Read more
Published 6 months ago by fifs
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Most interesting definition of 'elusive' I've ever come across!
I have recently become a fan of Stephanie Laurens, having stumbled across the Cynster sisters trilogy whilst on the hunt for a new audiobook. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Danielle
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Cookie Cutter Romance
Have you already read The Untamed Bride, the first of this quartet of stories? If the answer is yes, then you have pretty much read this book as well. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Marion Marchetto
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sucked me right in
in this book we meet gareth hamilton and emily ensworth and i enjoyed this one as the story focussed mostly on their journey from India to england, was great fun as they met some... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Lindymck
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Well Buckle My Swash!
The Elusive Bride is the second in Laurens' The Black Cobra Quartet.. I've been looking forward to sinking my teeth into these as Laurens always delivers, plus this series had the... Read more
Published on 2 April 2011 by Mrs. D. J. Smith
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disappointed
It should have been the Black Cobra Trio. Don't bother with this one - you wont miss anything by not reading it - and you'll be spared the dire diary entries (which I stopped... Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2010 by LW
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Truely dire!
Don't get me wrong I'm a great fan of Ms Laurens work but this book is just dreadful, it really should heave been given away as a FREE e-book not stretched out into a 400 page... Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2010 by A. Walker
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Yet again I found myself both intrigued and frustrated!
This was the second of the Cobra Quartet and unlike the first where you were not sure whether the document was the original or a copy, they set the scene for the next two books. Read more
Published on 21 April 2010 by June Marie Birch
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Definition of the word "Elusive"
I always thought elusive meant hard to find/ difficult to pin down. I fail to see how following a man half way round the world makes you "elusive". Read more
Published on 19 April 2010 by Gillycat
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Very Disappointing!
I have been a fan of Stephanie Laurens since discovering "Devil's Bride" while browsing in a book store. Loved the "Cynster" novels, the Bastion Club, and her early works. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2010 by Julie Stensness
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