FICTION · ROMANCE
Stephanie Laurens
Also known as: STEPHANIE LAURENS, Laurens Stephanie
Stephanie Laurens was born in the British colony of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. When she was 5, her family moved to Melbourne, Australia, where she was raised. After continuing through school and earning a Ph.D. in Biochemistry in Australia. Stephanie married, and the marriage moved to Great Britain, taking one of the last true overland journeys from Katmandu to London. Once in London, they began work as research scientists in Kent. They lived in an area surrounded by history. 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. After four years in England, the marriage returned to Australia, where she continued to work in cancer research, eventually heading her own research laboratory. One evening Stephanie realized that she did not have any more of her favorite romance novels to read. After years of thinking about writing her own novel, during nights and weekends for the next several months she began crafting her own story. That manuscript, "Tangled Reins", was the first of her books to be published in 1992 by Mills & Boon. After achieving a level of success with her novels, she "retired" from scientific research and became a full-time novelist. Her novels are primarily historical romances set in the British Regency time period. Stephanie and her husband live in a leafy bayside suburb of Melbourne with their two daughters, Stephanie and Lauren, and two cats, Shakespeare and Marlowe.
"Andra didn't tell you about the marriage kilt?"
Most acclaimed
Hero, Come Back:(Governess Brides#6.5/Danvers Family #4.5/ Cynster #9.5)
Two superstar New York Times bestsellers, Stephanie Laurens and Christina Dodd, join forces with one exciting rising star, Elizabeth Boyle, to create this sexy anthology with an exciting new theme. In an innovative new twist for anthologies, each author is reintroducing a secondary character from a previous book to star in his own story! Governess Brides Series (Christina Dodd): That Scandalous Evening (Governess Brides #1) Rules of Surrender (Governess Brides, #2) Rules of Engagement (Governess Brides, #3) Rules of Attraction (Governess Brides, #4) In My Wildest Dreams (Governess Brides, #5) Lost in Your Arms (Governess Brides, #6) Hero, Come Back (Governess Brides, #6.5) The Third Suitor (Governess Brides 6.5) My Favorite Bride (Governess Brides, #7) My Fair Temptress (Governess Brides, #8) In Bed with the Duke (Governess Brides, #9) Taken by the Prince (Governess Brides #10) A Pirate's Wife for Me (Governess Brides, #11) Danvers Family Series (Elizabeth Boyle): Danvers Family: One Night of Passion (Danvers, # 1) Stealing the Bride (Danvers, #2) Once Tempted (Danvers, #3) It Takes a Hero (Danvers, #4) Hero, Come Back (Danvers, #4.5) The Matchmaker's Bargain(Danvers, #4.5) Cynster Series ( Stephanie Laurens)
Devil's Bride and A Rake's Vow
In Devil's Bride, the head of the dynasty, Devil Cynster, 6th Duke of St. Ives, is caught in a compromising position with a governess. He astonishingly offers marriage, but Honoria Anstruther-Wetherby has no interest. Devil is convinced, yet someone is not so enthused, and accidents start to occur. Can Devil convince Honoria that marrying him will be a more exciting adventure than anything she's dreamed? And if he succeeds, will they both survive? In A Rake's Vow, Vane Cynster, Devil's cousin and closest friend, determined to avoid Cupid's dart, takes refuge at his godmother's country house, where fate throws Patience Debbington literally into his arms. Vane is impressed; Patience is not. But as both become embroiled in a mystery involving ghosts, thefts, and ultimately attempted murder, Patience learns that she can place her trust in this rake's vow, because it's one that comes from the heart.
In pursuit of Eliza Cynster
Arguably Regency England's most scandalous family of misbehaving rogues and ladies, the Cynsters are back! New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens continues her delectable new historical romance series with In Pursuit of Eliza Cynster, focusing on the first of three Cynster sisters, each on a determined quest to find a hero who's her match in every way possible. When Eliza is kidnapped from her sister's engagement ball, the plucky miss refuses to be daunted - and her escape leads her straight into the arms of a most unlikely champion. Devoted Laurens and Cynster fans, as well as readers of the acclaimed romance fiction of Lisa Kleypas, will find pursuing Eliza Cynster to be an exceptional delight!