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by Stephanie Laurens (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 426 pages
  • Publisher: Avon Books; Reprint edition (4 Oct 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0380812029
  • ISBN-13: 978-0380812028
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 236,546 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Gyles Rawlings, fifth Earl of Chillingworth and an honorary member of the Cynster clan, is determined not to marry for love in Stephanie Laurens' All About Passion. To that end, he makes an offer of marriage, sight unseen, to the niece of an old friend. He believes he's chosen a docile, biddable lady who will bear him an heir and leave his emotions uninvolved. He arrives for his own wedding without having ever actually met his fiancé--and at the chapel's altar is astonished to discover that he's offered for the wrong woman. His wife is the cousin of the woman he thought he was marrying. The two ladies share the same name but the woman he has married is a passionate female that makes his head spin. Francesca isn't docile, certainly not biddable and she has no intention of settling for anything less than her husband's heart.

The battle lines are drawn in this war of love, with both parties well aware of the stakes. Will Giles continue to barricade his heart or will Francesca's love and loyalty tear down the walls that keep him from her? And if Giles can't thwart the strange threats to Francesca's life, neither may live to see the end of their contest of the heart.

This instalment in author Stephanie Laurens' beloved Cynster series has been eagerly anticipated by fans and All About Passion doesn't disappoint. Taut with sexual tension between the hero and heroine, rich with details of the world of Regency England, and well-supported with a solid plot, this latest Cynster tale is an excellent read. --Lois Faye Dyer, Amazon.com

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"Stephanie Laurens never fails to entertain and charm her readers". -- Romantic Times

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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this! well worth the wait!, 27 Sep 2001
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Having read all of the Cynster series so far I was desperate for the next one! The tale deals with the honorary cynster the Earl of Chillingworth. Like the Bar Cynster before him, he decides to marry and concocts this ridiculous notion of marrying a quiet obedient girl who will not interfere with his life. As fans of Stephanie Laurens will know - he doesn't exactly get what he orders! Definately worth buying and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes historical romance - but start at the beginning if you haven't read the others in the series. "Devil's Bride" is the first book - but I warn you - once you start you'll get hooked!
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A WONDERFUL EXTENSION OF THE BAR CYNSTER SERIES, 17 Sep 2001
After reading the Bar Cynster series I fell in love with the Earl of Chillingworth for all his sarcasm in regards to the marriages of the Cynsters which ended up as a love matches. In this book The Earl has sweet revenge visited upon him by a character full of life and a sense of her sensuality. The book has a nice twist to it that is not too much of a surprise but it leaves you wondering throughout the book of when will it happen and how it will it be orchestrated and what will the end product be.

Overall if you loved the Cynsters you will love All About Passion, now I am waiting for the next three books that will extend the series. Buy it and enjoy it!

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3.0 out of 5 stars An honorary Cynster, but for once not a carbon-copy hero, 1 Sep 2003
By Dr W. Richards "wmr-uk" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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Gyles Rawlins, the Earl of Chillingworth, was a minor character in several of the earlier Cynster books. Now that the Bar Cynster members are all married off, Laurens turns her attention to other characters in their environs, and her first - and very welcome - choice is Chillingworth. Of course, this development was trailed very clearly when, at the end of All About Love, the Duke of St Ives declares Chillingworth to be an honorary Cynster. He’s determined not to go the same way as his friends, however, when it comes to matters of the heart.
So, yes, it’s another hero who is determined not to fall in love. But Chillingworth seems to mean it; he has decided to contract an arranged marriage with a suitable female, and preferably the sort who will be indistinguishable from the wallpaper in his various homes. If she happens to come with strategically-important land, such as the segment which was cut out of his own lands some years ago, so much the better. Such as his distant cousin, Francesca Rawlins.

Francesca, he believes, is quiet and dull; the kind of woman he can marry, bed and then leave safely buried in the country while he carries on with his normal lifestyle. What Chillingworth doesn’t know is that the young woman he saw wasn’t Francesca but her cousin Frannie (why Laurens felt the need to give the two women such similar names is beyond me. It certainly wasn’t necessary for the plot).

Anyway, Chillingworth and Francesca marry, and are very attracted to each other - this is not the kind of marriage Chillingworth was looking for, however! He’s determined not to fall in love, and so his behaviour towards Francesca is very odd; he keeps sending her mixed signals. He’s warm and passionate in bed, and yet very distant elsewhere. She, on the other hand, is finding her new husband more and more irrestible. But if he doesn’t want her, is there any hope of happiness?

My sneaking liking for Chillingworth in the earlier books was confirmed in All About Passion, and I also liked Francesca very much. This is quite a bit better than a number of the other books in the Cynster series, largely because it’s *not* a carbon copy of the other books. It’s still similar, but at least this time I didn’t feel as if I was reading exactly the same book yet again. This could have been a very enjoyable and interesting study of an arranged marriage which turned out to be something other than what Chillingworth had intended. But, as usual, Laurens had to bolt a dramatic plot onto it, in this case murder attempts. The villain, as ever, was predictable, and in this case it was a particularly offensive use of stereotypes. I wish this book had been purely about the relationship; if it had been, I would have rated it more highly.

wmr-uk

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3.0 out of 5 stars disappointing
i think this novel fits in after all the cynster men have found their ladies but before amanda and amelia find love. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant read.
Having never read any of Stephanie Laurens books before, I found this to be a pleasant read. Lots of period details and characterisation. I would be inclined to read others by her.
Published on 29 May 2007 by Emma Hawker

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but obviously predictable
This is actually one of the few Cynster novels I've read; for some reason I've been avoiding them. There's already a good synopsis and a detailed review by another reader... Read more
Published on 10 April 2007 by LEP

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