Her novels are primarily historical romances set in the Regency time period. After achieving a level of success with her novels, Laurens "retired" from scientific research and became a full-time novelist. That manuscript, Tangled Reins, was the first of her books to be published. After years of thinking about writing her own novel, during nights and weekends for the next several months she began crafting her own story. One evening she realised that she did not have any more of her favourite romance novels to read. Their own cottage was built in the 16th century, while next door were the protected ruins of an early Roman villa, and nearby was a 14th-century castle.Īfter four years in England, Laurens and her husband returned to Australia, where she continued to work in cancer research, eventually heading her own research laboratory. They lived in an area surrounded by history. Once in London, Laurens and her husband both began work as research scientists in Kent. After continuing through school and earning a PhD in Biochemistry in Australia, Laurens and her husband moved to Great Britain, taking one of the last true overland journeys from Kathmandu to London. When she was 5, her family moved to Melbourne, where she was raised. Stephanie Laurens was born on 14 August 1953 in Sri Lanka. But as they unravel the mystery of the missing orphans, they uncover a trail leading to the upper echelons of society and a ruthless and clever criminal adept at pulling strings who, becoming aware of them and their efforts, is only too ready to destroy all they hold dear, including their newfound understanding of the intrigues of the human heart.Stephanie Laurens (born in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka), is a best-selling Australian author of romance novels. 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. Throwing caution to the wind, defying every rule for unmarried ladies, she appears on his doorstep late one night determined to recruit his talents.īarnaby is intrigued-both by her problem and her. Despite his skills-or perhaps because of them-he makes Penelope distinctly uncomfortable, but the stakes are too grave. His pedigree, relentless intelligence, and discretion make him a deadly avenger in an elegant guise. Handsome scion of a noble house, Adair has made a name for himself in certain circles where his powers of observation and deduction have seen him solve several serious and unsavory crimes within the ton. Desperate, Penelope turns to the one man she knows who might help her-Barnaby Adair. Yet Penelope is anything but a pretty face in a satin gown-forceful, willful, and blunt to a fault, she has for years devoted her considerable energy and intelligence to caring for the forgotten orphans of London's sooty and seamier 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. ![]() and Laurens pulls back the curtain that has hidden it from us-until now. But outside that glittering circle lay another world. especially the exclusive enclave of luxury in which the aristocracy lived in wealth and comfort. New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens knows the world of Regency London.
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