where the heart leads stephanie laurens ok for teens

Mostyn had been foisted on him by his mother when he'd first come up to town in the fond hope that the man would instil some degree of tractability into a son who, as she frequently declared, was ungovernable.

Straining his ears, Barnaby heard the door shut. I'll wish you a good night.' The epitome of his calling, Mostyn bowed and silently withdrew.

'Thank you, Mostyn.' Slumped at ease in an armchair before the fire in the parlor of his fashionable lodgings in Jermyn Street, Barnaby Adair, third son of the Earl of Cothelstone, lifted the crystal tumbler from the salver his man offered. 'Unique characters, historical knowledge and a flare for dramatic suspense-and great love scenes!-make a great story with depth and breadth, sure to appeal to readers across the genres.' Night Owl Romance Well worth twice the five-rose review I can endow upon it.' 'Another sensuous story worthy of the Cynsters.' 'The sensual tension simmers.and, as always, Laurens delivers the delicious heat as they fall in love.' Michelle Buonfiglio, 'An interesting and absorbing plot.an exciting and appealing romantic mystery.' 'In an Amanda Quick-style suspense/romance, Laurens never loses touch with her characters' deep emotions or the haunting mystery.' Romantic Times 'A satisfying blend of mystery and romance.' Publishers Weekly Nominated for a prestigious RITA® AWARD for Best Historical Romance from ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA®. And that criminal knows of them and their efforts, and is only too ready to threaten all they hold dear, including their new-found knowledge of the intrigues of the human heart.Ī New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA-Today & Publishers Weekly Bestseller! But as they unravel the mystery of the missing boys, they uncover the trail of a criminal embedded in the very organization recently created to protect all Londoners. And as he's in dire need of an excuse to avoid said insipid misses, he accepts her challenge, never dreaming she and it will consume his every waking hour.Įnlisting the aid of Inspector Basil Stokes of the fledgling Scotland Yard, they infiltrate the streets of London's notorious East End. Her bold beauty and undeniable brains make a striking contrast to the usual insipid ton misses. Although he makes her irritatingly uncomfortable, Penelope throws caution to the wind and appears on his bachelor doorstep late one night, determined to recruit him to her cause.īarnaby is intrigued-both by her story, and her. His powers of deduction and observation combined with his pedigree has seen him solve several serious crimes within the ton. Handsome scion of a noble house, Adair has made a name for himself in political and judicial circles. Desperate, Penelope turns to the one man she knows who might help her - Barnaby Adair. Yet Penelope is anything but a typical ton miss - forceful, willful and blunt to a fault, she has for years devoted her considerable energy and intelligence to directing an institution caring for the forgotten orphans of London's streets.īut now her charges are mysteriously disappearing. Penelope Ashford, Portia Cynster's younger sister, has grown up with every advantage - wealth, position, and beauty. But beyond that glittering circle lay another world…and in this book Laurens pulls back the curtain that has hidden it from us - until now. New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens knows the world of Regency London, especially the exclusive enclave of luxury and wealth in which the aristocracy lived and loved.

Where the heart leads stephanie laurens ok for teens