3.5 stars. 
 I put off reading Stephanie Laurens' Cynster series because I somehow had it in my head that I am not quite a fan of her writing style. I bought the ebook upon a recommendation at Dear Author, and...... 
 I am glad I did buy it. It does not quite hold a candle to more recent historical romances, but it is not bad at all, and I suspect that had I read it when it first came out, I would have thought it was wonderful. As it is, it is still quite a good read. 
 The heroine's name, however, is awful: Honoria Prudence Anstruther-Wetherby. Why?