Lord Satan's Bride

by Anne Stuart

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440147875
• ISBN13: 9780440147879
• Release Date: April 1981
• Publisher: Dell Publishing
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Wonderful and Frustrating!

Lord Satan's Bride proves why "If you've got it...you've got it!", and Anne Stuart certainly "has it!" This is one of her earlier works, but the quality of writing is still there and very strong. Sylvie Wetherall, a vicar's daughter, had come to stay with her Aunt during the "season" in hopes of landing a husband. On her journey there, she comes across a dark, hooded man in a cemetary who is accompanied by a group of mysterious and dangerous men. He states that his name is "Satan" and he lets Sylvie go. Sylvie meets "Satan" again while at a gathering with her aunt. She requests a meeting although "Satan" has been outcast from all of respectable society. This begins a very unique courtship. Sylvie is intrigued by "Satan" and wants to be near him as much as possible. "Satan" is constantly telling her to leave him alone, while often times following the command up with a kiss. We come to learn that although "Satan" has done bad things in the past, he is ready to "turn over a new leaf", but only needs the chance to do that. Sylvie, whom is always looking for the best in people, is just the girl to give him that chance. What makes this book so frustrating is that Stuart never let's the reader into Satan's head. We never know what he's thinking, what his motivation's are, or what most importantly what he's thinking about Sylvie. So while I liked this book, I felt that an entire part of the storyline was missing...and because of that, I didn't love it. 3 1/2 stars is more how I feel, but Stuart always gets the benefit of the doubt!

Spectacular!

Wonderful story! I was enchanted with the heroine, Sylvie. For a vicar's daughter, she was refreshing. She wasn't afraid to say what she meant and wasn't afraid to go after what she wanted. The fact that she wanted a man known as "Satan" just made her all the more likeable. :) I loved that she could see the good in people, no matter how much they tried to hide it. Oh, and "Satan". Wow. Nicholas Wyndham. He was beautiful. Not really physically, just as a whole, he was spectacular. He was the quintessential tortured hero, gravely misunderstood by society. How can you not love that? Yet, he was imperfect and admitted he had done some things that were shameful even if he wasn't, technically, ashamed of what he'd done...hmmm... My only complaint is never getting inside Nick's head. The book was written primarily from Sylvie's point of view with a few branch-offs into her cousin Amanda's head, who, by the way, was in love with her aunt's Irish coachman, a mouth-watering piece of man, as well as a definitely ineligible partí in Regency England.

brilliant Stuart magic in an old Gothic Regency

Anne Stuart continually amazes me, turning out such strong works for decades. Many top writers of today such as Linda Howard, Nora Robert and Jayne Anne Krentz started in series romance years ago, and we have watched them grow into the talent they are now. However, you notice with Anne Stuart she was always great - right from the very start. Go back to her earliest works of Gothic and Regency Romances, and you'll see the same magic voice weaving solid tales in the same brilliance. Lord Satan's Bride is a prime example of this talented writer's works. Written in 1981 for Candlelight Regency Special (Dell) it originally sold for $1.50, and now you find it for nearly $10.00 used. Frankly, it's worth every penny! Sylvie Wetherall is off for a season in London. Not that she's thrilled with the idea of the Ton, but at nineteen she's decided it's time she finds a nice comfortable husband, settle down and give her Father the Vicar grandchildren. She goes to London to live with her Aunt Tibelda and her cousin Amanda. Her Aunt Tibelda, in her 70s, is a Duchess. But once that Duchess was an actress. While she's more sedate these days, she still dresses like an ingenue, and in very vivid colors. She hopes having her two niece will liven up her life, but she gets a bit more than she wished. On the trip to London, Sophie stopped at certain graveyards along the route to report to her father upon the age and historical details of each. However, a late night trip to one catches her up in a bizarre situation. She hears chanting and sees men dressed as Monks, then a woman screaming. As she rushes to see if she can help, she's caught by a tall man, who tells her to flee the place, and forget what she saw. He says the men are called the Heavenly Host and he s he is Satan. Days later when someone begins to warn Sylvie to stay away from Nicholas Wyndham and that he is called Satan, Sylvie but cannot help but wonder if Wyndham is the same man she met in the graveyard. Odd things begin to happen to Sylvie. One the way to a ball, a highwayman stops her carriage. In the nick of time, (no pun intended!) Nicholas Wyndham arrives to save her life. Later, he dances with her at the ball shocking the whole ton. Sylvie is in a dither. She knows Nicholas is the man calling himself Satan, knows he has a reputation that would rival Satan himself. But she sees a deep sadness within the handsome man. He keeps warning Sylvie to stay away from him, but then he repeatedly turns up in her life. If her falling in love with the dangerous man is not distracting enough, she learns her cousin Amanda is in love with Aunt Tibelda's handsome Irish coachman. Sylvie is determined to play cupid. The secondary romance between Amanda and Tynan is just as enchanting as the growing love between Sylvie and Nicholas. It's a super Regency with a strong Gothic touch, and done with Stuart's typical Bad Boy you cannot resist. What more can you want from such a classic story