But destiny intervenes, leaving him to face the greatest Cynster challenge - wooing a reluctant bride. Lucifer tries to deny the desire Phyllida evokes - acting on it will land him in a parson's mousetrap, one place he's sworn never to go. But an escape to Devon leads him straight to his destiny in the irresistible form of Phyllida Tallent, a willful, independent beauty of means who brings all his masterful Cynster instincts rioting to the fore. Known to his intimates as Lucifer, Alasdair had decided to rusticate in the country before the matchmaking skills of London's mamas become firmly focused on him, the last unwed Cynster. Yet one by one, each has fallen in love and married the woman of his heart, until only one of them is left unclaimed.Alasdair Cynster.
Six notorious cousins, known to the ton as the Bar Cynster, have cut a swath through the ballrooms of London. But an escape to Devon leads him straight to h. 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.Six notorious cousins, known to the ton as the Bar Cynster, have cut a swath through the ballrooms of London.
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.Enlisting 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.Barnaby 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. Desperate, Penelope turns to the one man she knows who might help her-Barnaby Adair.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. 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.But now her charges are mysteriously disappearing. and Laurens pulls back the curtain that has hidden it from us-until now.Penelope Ashford, Portia Cynster's younger sister, has grown up with every advantage-wealth, position, and beauty. 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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