Stephanie Laurens

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens brings you a heartwarming tale of a long-ago country village Christmas, a grandmother, three eager grandchildren, one moody teenage granddaughter, an earnest young lady, a gentleman in hiding, and an elusive book of Christmas carols. Therese, Lady Osbaldestone, and her household are quietly delighted when her younger daughter's three children, Jamie, George, and Lottie, insist on returning to Therese's house, Hartington Manor in the village Little Moseley, to spend the three weeks leading up to Christmas participating in the village's traditional events. Then out of the blue, one of Therese's older granddaughters, Melissa, arrives on the doorstep. Her mother, Therese's older daughter, begs Therese to take Melissa in until the family gathering at Christmas-otherwise, Melissa has nowhere else to go. Despite having no experience dealing with moody, reticent teenagers like Melissa, Therese welcomes Melissa warmly. The younger children are happy to include their cousin in their plans-and despite her initial aloofness, Melissa discovers she's not too old to enjoy the simple delights of a village Christmas. The previous year, Therese learned the trick to keeping her unexpected guests out of mischief. She casts around and discovers that the new organist, who plays superbly, has a strange failing. He requires the written music in front of him before he can play a piece, and the church's book of Christmas carols has gone missing. Therese immediately volunteers the services of her grandchildren, who are only too happy to fling themselves into the search to find the missing book of carols. Its disappearance threatens one of the village's most valued Christmas traditions-the Carol Service-yet as the book has always been freely loaned within the village, no one imagines that it won't be found with a little application. But as Therese's intrepid four follow the trail of the book from house to house, the mystery of where the book has vanished to only deepens. Then the organist hears the children singing and invites them to form a special guest choir. The children love singing, and provided they find the book in time, they'll be able to put on an extra-special service for the village. While the urgency and their desire to finding the missing book escalates, the children-being Therese's grandchildren-get distracted by the potential for romance that buds, burgeons, and blooms before them. Yet as Christmas nears, the questions remain: Will the four unravel the twisted trail of the missing book in time to save the village's Carol Service? And will they succeed in nudging the organist and the harpist they've found to play alongside him into seizing the happy-ever-after that hovers before the pair's noses?

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens brings you a heartwarming tale of a long-ago country village Christmas, a grandmother, three eager grandchildren, one moody teenage granddaughter, an earnest young lady, a gentleman in hiding, and an elusive book of Christmas carols. Therese, Lady Osbaldestone, and her household are quietly delighted when her younger daughter's three children, Jamie, George, and Lottie, insist on returning to Therese's house, Hartington Manor in the village Little Moseley, to spend the three weeks leading up to Christmas participating in the village's traditional events. Then out of the blue, one of Therese's older granddaughters, Melissa, arrives on the doorstep. Her mother, Therese's older daughter, begs Therese to take Melissa in until the family gathering at Christmas-otherwise, Melissa has nowhere else to go. Despite having no experience dealing with moody, reticent teenagers like Melissa, Therese welcomes Melissa warmly. The younger children are happy to include their cousin in their plans-and despite her initial aloofness, Melissa discovers she's not too old to enjoy the simple delights of a village Christmas. The previous year, Therese learned the trick to keeping her unexpected guests out of mischief. She casts around and discovers that the new organist, who plays superbly, has a strange failing. He requires the written music in front of him before he can play a piece, and the church's book of Christmas carols has gone missing. Therese immediately volunteers the services of her grandchildren, who are only too happy to fling themselves into the search to find the missing book of carols. Its disappearance threatens one of the village's most valued Christmas traditions-the Carol Service-yet as the book has always been freely loaned within the village, no one imagines that it won't be found with a little application. But as Therese's intrepid four follow the trail of the book from house to house, the mystery of where the book has vanished to only deepens. Then the organist hears the children singing and invites them to form a special guest choir. The children love singing, and provided they find the book in time, they'll be able to put on an extra-special service for the village. While the urgency and their desire to finding the missing book escalates, the children-being Therese's grandchildren-get distracted by the potential for romance that buds, burgeons, and blooms before them. Yet as Christmas nears, the questions remain: Will the four unravel the twisted trail of the missing book in time to save the village's Carol Service? And will they succeed in nudging the organist and the harpist they've found to play alongside him into seizing the happy-ever-after that hovers before the pair's noses?

Tres h roes, tres rescates, tres bodas. Nos complace invitarle a la boda de la se orita Angelica Cynster, aunque antes su h roe y ella deber n enfrentarse a un taimado enemigo y poner fin a una antigua rencilla en las Tierras Altas de Escocia Angelica Cynster es una dama obstinada que est convencida de que reconocer a primera vista al hombre destinado a convertirse en su esposo. En cuanto sus ojos se encuentran con los de un misterioso caballero en un sal n de baile iluminado por la luz de las velas, sabe sin lugar a dudas que l es el elegido, pero su coraz n palpita acelerado poco despu s por una raz n muy distinta: su h roe la ha secuestrado El octavo conde de Glencrae se ve obligado a secuestrar a Angelica, la nica hermana Cynster con la que no hab a querido tener que lidiar. Para salvar su castillo y su clan, debe convencerla de que le ayude, y est dispuesto a ofrecerle matrimonio para sellar el trato." El estilo de Laurens es brillante". Publishers Weekly

Cuando Max Rotherbridge, duque de Twyford, supo que, junto con el t tulo y las propiedades de su t o, acababa de heredar la custodia de cuatro j venes ricas y casaderas, se qued estupefacto. Max era el calavera m s famoso de todo Londres, por lo que la empresa no resultaba muy apropiada para l. Pero, cuando estaba a punto de impugnar el testamento, conoci a la mayor de las cuatro hermanas: Caroline. Y fue entonces cuando decidi que, en realidad, no podr a ser tan dif cil cuidar de cuatro damitas tan encantadoras hasta que todas ellas encontrasen marido..." El estilo de Laurens es brillante". Publishers Weekly

Dos de las m s emocionantes historias de Stephanie Laurens juntas en un solo libro Inocencia impetuosa Tras la muerte de su padre, Georgiana Hartley regres a Inglaterra... donde tuvo que enfrentarse a las groseras proposiciones de su primo. Como no ten a otro lugar al que acudir, intent refugiarse en la propiedad de Dominic Ridley con la esperanza de que su vecino fuera amable con ella. El vizconde Ridley no pod a permitir que aquella encantadora muchacha se convirtiera en se orita de compa a de nadie, as que decidi ponerla en las sabias manos de su hermana. De pronto, Georgiana se hab a convertido en toda una dama que ten a que quitarse a los pretendientes de encima. Y Dominic no tard en descubrir que l tambi n la deseaba... Una esposa a su medida Antonia era una joven con muchos planes y en ellos lord Philip Ruthven jugaba un papel muy importante. Aunque llevaba muchos a os sin ver a su viejo amigo de la infancia, sab a que a Philip no le hab an faltado acompa antes femeninas. Pero no se hab a casado y ya era hora de que lo hiciera. Si se las arreglaba para demostrarle que era capaz de dirigir su casa y de no dejarle en mal lugar en p blico, Antonia estaba segura de que l le propondr a un trato adecuado y pr ctico para ambos. Lo que no hab a previsto era que sus corazones fueran parte del trato... "El estilo de Laurens es sencillamente brillante" Publishers weekly "Stephanie Laurens es todo un hallazgo. Combina una extraordinaria caracterizaci n de los personajes con grandes dosis de acci n y sensualidad, creando caracteres picos con tal destreza y talento, que parecen reales. S lo tengo que ver su nombre en la portada para decidirme por sus libros". Linda Howard

A classic Regency romance from a master of the genreWhen the Earl of Merton suddenly finds himself playing the knight in shining armor to a damsel in distress, he knows his days as a notorious rake are numbered. But though the lady seems grateful for his assistance, she flees the scene without revealing her name. Past scandals and present dangers threaten his pursuit of the mysterious lady, but he knows she is to be his destiny. This is a first-time regular print hardcover edition of a title previously available as a mass market paperback.

Med okuvligt mod Kapten Caleb Frobisher, livsnjutare och yngste sonen i en sjöfarardynasti, vill inget hellre än att bli tagen på allvar av sin familj. Men först måste han bevisa att han har vuxit upp till en man. Så när han får chans att ta ett hemligt uppdrag att segla till det tropiska Freetown griper han tillfället. Katherine Fortescue har flytt fattigdomen och kommit till Freetown för att arbeta som guvernant. Men istället har hon kidnappats och tvingas nu arbeta vid en diamantgruva. Efter att förgäves ha försökt rymma stöter Katherine på en stilig man en kapten i djungeln, och hennes hopp väcks till liv. Kanske är det genom att rädda Katherine som Caleb kan bli den man han alltid har varit förutbestämd att bli? Det slags man som Katherine kan lita på med sin kropp. Med sitt liv. Med sin kärlek.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns with a new series that captures the simmering desires and intrigues of early Victorians as only she can. â?? Stephanie Laurensâ?? heroines are marvelous tributes to Georgette Heyer: feisty and strong.â?? Cathy Kelly

La honorable se orita Mary Cynster siempre consigue lo que se propone. Es la nica Cynster de su generaci n que a n no ha contra do matrimonio y est decidida a mantener el control no solo sobre su vida, sino tambi n sobre el hombre que se convierta en su esposo. Ryder Cavanaugh, el intr pido y devastadoramente apuesto marqu s de Raventhorne, es un irresistible e indomable miembro de la alta sociedad y se encuentra en el ltimo puesto de su lista de potenciales maridos, pero el destino tiene otros planes. Ryder no solo quiere a Mary por esposa por su encanto, su fuerte temperamento y lo tentadora que es, sino porque ve en ella la valiosa promesa del futuro que podr an crear juntos. Cuando el destino y las circunstancias le dan la oportunidad de convertirla en su marquesa, lo hace sin dudarlo, pero entonces se da cuenta de que lo que realmente desea no es tomarla por esposa sin m s, sino adue arse de su coraz n.

After the death of her dear father, Georgiana Hartley returns home to England�only to be confronted by the boorish advances of her wretched cousin.

She was unquestionably a lady. Still, that had never stopped him before. He could see that she was not, he thought, that young. Even better.

Se solicita el placer de su compañía en la boda de Miss Eliza Cynster... pero no hasta que ella sea rescatada de un osado secuestro ¡por parte del más inesperado de los héroes! Raptada descaradamente en el baile de compromiso de su hermana Heather, Eliza Cynster es llevada al norte, a Edimburgo. Desesperada y decidida a escapar, aprovecha el posible primer defensor que aparece: el erudito y caballero Jeremy Carling. Villanos y rescates son lejanos a la experiencia de Jeremy; sin embargo, no puede abandonar a una dama en apuros. Pero el peligro acecha y abundan los obstáculos en su carrera para eludir al misterioso terrateniente, hasta que una confrontación final en un acantilado barrido por el viento revela lo que podría albergar su futuro, si ambos son lo bastante valientes para capturar y apropiarse del amor inesperado que ahora se tienen.

Est s cordialmente invitado a la boda de Miss Heather Cynster... pero no antes de que ella se encuentre con secuestradores, peligro y un osado rescate a manos del Vizconde Breckenridge. Decidida a cazar su propio h roe, el que la cautivar y llevar a la dicha matrimonial, y al perder las esperanzas de encontrarlo en los bailes de sal n de Londres, Heather Cynster sale de su mundo familiar y asiste osadamente a una atrevida velada. Pero su prometedora caza se ve estropeada por el sumamente entrometido Vizconde Breckenridge, quien la saca r pidamente del esc ndalo y directo al peligro, cuando un misterioso enemigo aprovecha, la mete en un coche y la lleva fuera de Londres. Ahora es el turno del c lebre Breckenridge de demostar ser el h roe que ella ha estado buscando todo este tiempo...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens unveils a dramatic new tale of desire and devotion in her beloved Cynster series.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns to Scotland, where destiny and passion intertwine...

Tristan Wemyss, Earl of Trentham, has a most unexpected challenge: like all men of his class he must find a suitable wife, but within a year, and if he fails, he must forfeit his inheritance. Despite the many alluring young women paraded before him, he picks his neighbor, Miss Leonora Carling. Spirited, educated, and no man's fool, Leonora meets his requirements perfectly. Unfortunately, she has no desire to marry anyone . . . But then unanticipated danger finds her, and Leonora must beg Tristan for his aid. A mysterious stranger is attempting to force her family from their home, so when Tristan extends his services as protector, she has little choice but to accept. Yet, as they get ever closer to uncovering the source of the threat, Tristan discovers his offer of convenience is becoming an offer of love.