![]() ![]() “Where the Heart Leads” introduces the lead character and his friends who form strong bonds that will result in firm friendships and marriages. He is introduced in the debut novel of the series where he works alongside Griselda, Stokes, and Penelope who also appear in subsequent titles. As such, when there are mysterious crimes Barnaby Adair a man of incredible discretion and gentleman that is comfortable in all manner of social situations is called in. The novels are set in the London underworld, a mysterious place where reputation is everything. The “Casebook of Barnaby Adair” series is an outgrowth of the “Cynster” series of novels. Somewhere along the line, she had gotten tired of being a research scientist and decided to quit to become a full-time romance author. She would go on to write seven more Regency-era fiction for Mills & Boon. The manuscript is what would later become her debut novel, “Tangled Reins,” that she published under Mills & Boon. To her surprise, she finished her manuscript even though she is the type that lets projects lie unfinished for years. She had always wanted to become an author and took the time during the weekends and night just to entertain herself. With nothing worthwhile in the book stores, she decided to write one herself. Once her family went back to Australia, she read all her novels but soon ran out of Regency-era romance. When she lived in England, she had the chance to find and stock her library with Victorian-era romances she could not get hold of in Australia and the US. Growing up, Stephanie Laurens was a huge reader of romances and would often raid her mother’s library or Georgette Heyer’s romances. Stephanie’s Cynster series of novels have been critically acclaimed novels that are now deemed classics in historical romance. She has also won many awards including the RITA for her novella “The Fall of Gerrard” that won the Best Romance Novella in 2008. Her novels are available in digital and print formats and have been translated into several languages. With more than fifty titles in historical romance, she has been an award-winning novelist with twenty-nine of her novels making the New York Times bestselling list. She published her debut novel “Tangled Reins” in 1992 and has turned prolific, publishing more than seventy novels in twelve series of novels, novellas, collections, and omnibuses. Laurens is an American author best known for writing novels set in the British Regency era with her settings ranging from India to Scotland. Where the heart leads As Barnaby and Penelope unravel the mystery of the missing children, they uncover a shocking trail that leads to the upper echelons of society, and a ruthless criminal who is ready to destroy all they hold dear, including their newfound understanding of the irresistible intrigues of the heart.“Casebook of Barnaby Adair” is a series of mystery and romance novels by Stephanie Laurens. She turns to Adair for help, never dreaming shell discover in him a man who matches her appetite for life and passion. An undaunted woman More than a pretty face in a satin gown, Penelope has devoted her will and intelligence to caring for Londons orphans. When Penelope Ashford appeals for his aid, he is moved by her plight-and captivated by her lush beauty. An intriguing man Handsome, enigmatic, and deliciously dangerous, Barnaby Adair has made his name by solving crimes within the ton. When Penelope Ashford appeals for his aid, he is moved New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens knows Regency London, and outside the exclusive enclave in which the aristocracy lived in wealth and comfort, lay another world. ![]() ![]() New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens knows Regency London, and outside the exclusive enclave in which the aristocracy lived in wealth and comfort, lay another world. ![]()
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