Stephanie Laurens
Author of Devil's Bride
About the Author
Stephanie Laurens was born in Sri Lanka, which was at the time the British colony of Ceylon. Her family moved to Melbourne, Australia, where she eventually received a Ph.D in biochemistry. She and her husband moved to London for four years where they worked as research scientists. They returned to show more Melbourne where she worked in the field of cancer research and eventually ran her own research laboratory. She began writing romance novels as a hobby, but due to her success she became a full-time novelist. Her first book, Tangled Reins, was published in 1992. Her other works include the Cynster Family series, the Cynster Sisters series, and the Bastion Club series. Stephanie's book's, By Winter's Light and The Lady By His Side made the New York Times bestseller list. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Stephanie Laurens
Rough Around the Edges: 4-in-1 (Melting Ice / Playing With Fire / Once Burned / Simple Sins) (1998) — Contributor — 105 copies
A Family of His Own 6 copies
3 Cynster Novels 4 copies
Im Feuer der Nacht: Roman 1 copy
The masterful Mr. Montague 1 copy
Long, Live, Love: Omnibus — Contributor — 1 copy
Lady Osbaldestone's Christmas goose (Lady Osbaldestone's Christmas chronicles. Volume 1 : 1810) 1 copy
1. Devil's Bride - 2. A Rakes' Vow - 3. Scandal's Bride - 4. A Rogue's Proposal - 5. A Secret Love (The Cynster Series… (2003) — Author — 1 copy
Turning Your Life into Fiction, or, You Used to Do What? — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Laurens, M. S.
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- 1953-08-14
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- Ceylon
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- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
London, England, UK - Education
- (PhD|Biochemistry)
- Occupations
- biochemist
romance novelist
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Historical romance maybe regency, England in Name that Book (September 2015)
Historical Romance - Masked lady seeking justice in Name that Book (June 2014)
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Well, we’ve come to the end of this Cynster generation – and the end of this series. Not sure when, or if, there will be an additional Cynster series, but they are about to cross the mark into the 1900s and I’m not sure I’ll be interested in those. The author is going back to add more books to the Casebook of Barnaby Adair series and I am happy to see that because I really enjoyed those.
Toby, the last unmarried Cynster of his generation, is now undertaking his last mission for the Crown. Talk about miffed – not only is Drake, Marquess of Wilchelsea, buckling to pressure from all of the Cynster ladies who want Toby married, but he is also sending him on a babysitting mission. So, rather than ending his career with an exciting mission, he’ll be escorting a doctor, his daughter, and a packet of intercepted German dispatches back from Vienna. Ho-Hum!
However, by the time he makes it to Vienna, he finds everything has changed. The doctor is deceased, perhaps not naturally, and both the Germans and the Austrians are trying to retrieve the packet of dispatches. Heinrich Maier, an Austrian, is a longtime foe of Toby’s and is almost as good as Toby. While the Austrians are a threat to the mission, it is the Germans who are dangerous. The two German agents operate by force and brute strength rather than intellect.
The babysitting mission Toby expected turns out to be as exciting as he’d want his last mission to be. That certainly wouldn’t be a problem except he is now escorting the doctor’s daughter and three children she refused to leave behind. Their escape through Austria, Germany, and Italy is fraught with danger. It also has a delightful set of children who make the book – you will love them. You’ll also love the descriptions of the beautiful countryside – and the idyllic time spent hiding on a lovely island in a beautiful Italian lake.
It was lovely to see Toby – who always wanted to be the bachelor uncle to his nieces and nephews – find the true meaning of family and love. I recommend this book and hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I also hope you are looking forward to those new Barnaby Adair books starting in July 2024. Happy Reading!… (more)