One evening Stephanie realized that she did not have any more of her favorite 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, Stephanie 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, Stephanie and her husband both began work as research scientists in Kent. in Biochemistry in Australia, Stephanie and her husband moved to Great Britain, taking one of the last true overland journeys from Katmandu to London. After continuing through school and earning a Ph.D. When she was 5, her family moved to Melbourne, Australia, where she was raised. Stephanie Laurens was born in Sri Lanka, which was at the time the British colony of Ceylon. 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. 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.
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