The Brazen Bride

I really enjoyed this. I love SL and her books are always entertaining. This series is great because you revisit so many well loved characters, plus the romance and adventure that is so much a part of Laurens' writing. Fantastic escapism

I really liked this installment of Laurens' Black Cobra quartet. The villains are nasty, the heroes heroic and the heroines have that essential combination of being assertive and independent, yet wanting to be swept off their feet by the dashing man of their dreams. I can't wait for the conclusion!

I have many many of S.L. books. I read them over and over again and enjoy them each and every time. The books in the Black Cobra Quartet are just a bit different in the style of writing. It was surprising at first but with each subsequent book in the series I have enjoyed it more. The Brazen Bride is quite good and it's wonderful to revisit the characters from the Bastion Club series and the Cynsters. If you like Stephanie Laurens you will definitely like the Black Cobra Quartet. I can hardly wait till the final book comes out!

In 1822, Logan Monteith and three others fled Bombay using four different routes to reach England with information that will destroy a traitor to the Crown. Only one of the four has the genuine proof, but the Black Cobra Cult must go after each one as they have no way of knowing who carries the real evidence. Logan reaches Lisbon, a hot bed of Black Cobra Cult agents waiting for him. He manages to get on the Heloise Leger, a Portuguese merchant vessel bound for Portsmouth, but in the English Channel they run into trouble from the weather and from cult assassins. On Guernsey, another shipwreck leaves many dead with one survivor. Linnet Trevission takes in the amnesiac and heals his other injuries. He admires her courage and skills, but as his memory returns he knows he must complete the mission. However having been seen with Linnet by the Black Cobra assassins, he takes her with him as he travels to the estate of the Duke of Wolvestone. The late Regency romantic suspense story line is refreshed by having most of the adventure in England yet also contains constant exciting action as the tough yet seemingly inept Cult mount attack after attack. Fast-paced throughout, fans will enjoy this engaging Black Cobra entry as the lead couple is another delightful pairing of a brave man with a brazen woman. Harriet Klausner