Bücher von Stephanie Laurens

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns to the quintessential question of what family means to a Cynster in this tale of the last unmarried member of the Cynster Next Generation and the final mission that opens his eyes. Toby Cynster is not amused when informed that his new mission is to be his last in the shadowy service of Drake, Marquess of Winchelsea. Courtesy of Toby being the last unmarried Cynster of his generation and the consequent martial obsession of his female relatives, he will be given no more excuses to avoid society and, instead, expected to devote himself to finding a suitable bride. But Toby sees no point in marrying-thanks to his siblings, he has plenty of nephews and nieces with whom to play favorite uncle, and he has no thoughts of establishing a family of his own.But then the mission takes an unexpected turn, leaving Toby to escort the irritatingly fascinating Diana Locke plus the three young children of a dying Englishman from Vienna to England.Diana is no more enthused about their journey than Toby, but needs must, and forever practical, she bows to events and makes the best of things for her godchildren's sakes. She's determined to see them to safety in England and does her best to ignore her nonsensical and annoying awareness of Toby.But then their journey becomes a flight from deadly pursuit, and their most effective disguise is to pass themselves off as a family-the sort of family Toby had been certain he would never want. Through a succession of fraught adventures, Toby, Diana, and the children lean on each other and grow and mature while furthering their ultimate aim of reaching England safely, and along the way, Toby and Diana both learn what having a family actually means to them, individually and together, and each discovers the until-then-missing foundation stone of their future lives.A classic historical adventure romance that sprawls across Europe to end in the leafy depths of the English countryside. A Cynster Next Generation novel. A full-length historical romance of 108,000 words.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens explores what happens when Fate tosses two people who had no intention of marrying each other into the hothouse of a noble betrothal under the avid eyes of the ton.A gentleman seeking a suitable wife is forced by Fate and unhelpful circumstance to become engaged to a lady who had no idea that in selflessly assisting him she was auditioning for that part. In the leadup to her tenth Season, Meg Cynster-known to the ton's eligible bachelors as Miss Prim-takes to the country to ponder the question: If not marriage, then what? She has yet to find an answer when she comes upon a supremely elegant curricle, drawn by a pair of high-spirited horses presided over by an unconscious gentleman. Others present know where he's staying, but can't manage the horses. With no real choice, Meg accepts the responsibility and drives the gentleman home. Unfortunately, he's too inebriated to just leave, so she rouses him enough to help him inside.But then others arrive, and Meg learns the gentleman is none other than Drago Helmsford, the notorious Duke of Wylde-and in order to protect her reputation, she and Drago are forced to declare that they are engaged.Although a shocking surprise for everyone, by all measures, the match is highly desirable. Meg and Drago have no option but to allow the engagement to stand until the end of the Season, when they can quietly call it off. Consequently, they have to keep the fact that their engagement is a sham an absolute secret from everyone, including all members of their families.Through the ensuing whirl of the Season, with all eyes focused avidly on them, they duly pretend to be an affianced couple-roles that, to their surprise, come to them remarkably easily. With every member of their families and all the powerful in society being unrelentingly encouraging, both Meg and Drago, with eyes wide open, start to consider the possibility that marrying the other might just be the answer they'd each been seeking when they'd first met.Then accidents start happening and quickly escalate to attacks, and it becomes clear that someone is intent on preventing Meg from marrying Drago. Why is unclear, but with the threat hanging over them, the Cynsters and Helmsfords rally around to ensure Meg makes it to the altar. But even after the wedding, when Drago and Meg retreat to his estate, the attacks continue until, with their hearts and future on the line, Drago and Meg risk all in a gamble to expose the faceless villain and bring the ever-present danger to an end. A classic historical romance laced with intrigue set in the ton's ballrooms and drawing rooms and in the green depths of the English countryside. A Cynster Next Generation novel. A full-length historical romance of 113,000 words.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns with a story of two people thrown together on a journey of discovery that defines what each most want of life, love, and family.A gentleman wishing to buy a fabulous horse and a lady set on protecting her family find common ground while pursuing a thief who upends both of their plans.Nicholas Cynster rides up to Aisby Grange determined to secure the stallion known as The Barbarian for his family's Thoroughbred breeding stable, only to be turned away by the owner's daughter. Nicholas retreats, but is not about to be denied by any lady, no matter how startlingly beautiful and distracting.Lady Adriana Sommerville knows Nicholas will be back and resigns herself to having to manage his interaction with her aging father. She successfully negotiates that potential quagmire only, at the very last moment, to discover the horse is missing.Stunned, Addie insists on setting out in pursuit and is not so silly as to refuse Nicholas's support.But as they follow on the heels of The Barbarian, their adventures and encounters open both their eyes to the prospect of a more enduring partnership. Yet before they can follow that trail farther and before they can lay hands on the horse, through shock after shock, their pursuit uncovers a complicated plot that strips away masks and rescripts everything Addie and her siblings thought they knew about the Sommerville family.A classic historical romance of adventure, discovery, and reconciliation set in the English countryside. A Cynster Next Generation novel. A full-length historical romance of 103,000 words.

Ein Earl, der den Frauen abgeschworen hat und eine bezaubernde Lady, die ihn alle seine Vorsätze vergessen lässt ... Prudence Cynster hat es aufgeben, dem perfekten Ehemann hinterherzujagen. Dafür jagt sie nun etwas Anderes: Als Leiterin des familieneigenen Gestüts, in dem der Erfolg des Cynster-Rennstalls begründet liegt, ist sie auf der Suche nach edlen Pferden, um die Zuchtlinie ihres Gestüts zu verbessern. Als sie dann von den besonderen Pferden des Earl Deaglan Fitzgerald hört, reist sie kurzerhand auf dessen Gestüt an die irische Westküste, um sich den inzwischen zurückgezogen lebenden, einsamen Earl und seine Vollblüter einmal anzusehen. Und Deaglan staunt nicht schlecht, als sich der vermeintlich männliche neue Geschäftspartner P. H. Cynster als eine verführerische Lady entpuppt, die so ganz anders ist als alle anderen, denen er je begegnet ist ... Die Reihe »Cynster, eine neue Generation« bei Blanvalet: 1. Eine Liebe in den Highlands 2. Schottische Versuchung 3. Verführt von einer Highlanderin 4. Eine skandalöse Leidenschaft 5. Ein verheißungsvolles Abenteuer 6. Wie zähmt man eine Lady? 7. Der irische Gentleman Alle Bände sind einzelstehend lesbar.

See what happens when THE LADY RISKS ALLThe passionate new love story from # 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae, Stephanie LaurensNeville Roscoe, notorious and enigmatic, lives resolutely outside society, bound only by his own code of honor?until challenged by his desire for the one woman he cannot have.Miranda Clifford is a lady imprisoned by rigid respectability?until tempted by a passion beyond her power to deny.Flung together in peril, through danger and intrigue, they discover a love impossible to ignore . . . or keep.

USA Today bestselling author Stephanie Laurens adds a dynamic, sweeping tale to her extraordinary adventures. They're bold, courageous, resolute . . . ex-officers of the Crown united against a deadly traitor known only as the Black Cobra.Shipwrecked, wounded, he risks all to pursue his mission?only to discover a partner as daring and brazen as he.Fiery, tempestuous, a queen in her own realm, she rescues a warrior?only to find her heart under siege.Bound by passion, linked by need, together they must brave the enemy's gauntlet to win all their hearts' desire.

New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens takes a bold turn in her exciting new series. A second battle-hardened, completely unstoppable, all-male hero, an ex-officer of the Crown, confronts the deadly enemy known only as the Black Cobra.He's focused on his mission, then sees a lady he never dreamed he'd see again?with an assassin on her heels.She secretly followed him, unaware her path is deadly?or that she'll join him to battle a treacherous foe.Through ever-present peril, through passion, desire, and ecstasy, they race to reach England?and their destiny.

New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens presents a brash, bold new series.They're battle-hardened, sinfully wealthy, completely unstoppable?and all male: Four officers of the Crown, fighting against a deadly foe known only as the Black Cobra.He is a man who has faced peril without flinching, determined to fight for king and country.She is a bold, beautiful woman with a scandalous past, destined to become an untamed bride.Together they must vanquish the ruthless enemy, while confronting the dangers of the heart . . .

When a gentleman is restless and bored with the careless pleasures of London society, he needs to discover a new diversion, and if that diversion is a beautiful woman, so much the better.TemptationJonas Tallent, who has masterfully taken the reins of his family's estate, never expected a delectable morsel like Miss Emily Beauregard to step into his library, but he certainly isn't about to hire her as manager for the village inn. A lady as tempting as Emily belongs in a ballroom, or a bedroom?preferably his.SurrenderEmily herself hadn't expected her current circumstances, but she has her reasons and doesn't plan to share them, even with someone as seductive as Jonas. Yet he can be so devilishly persuasive. But a villain knows her secret, and soon danger threatens Em, her family, and the powerful love she and Jonas have found in each other's arms.

The gentlemen of the Bastion Club have proven their courage while fighting England's enemies, but nothing has prepared them for dealing with that most formidable of challenges: the opposite sex.Deverell, Viscount Paignton, needs a wife and believes he's discovered her?not swanning about like a typical debutante, but in the library with her nose buried in a book! Phoebe Malleson is tempted to distraction by Deverell, yet marrying him isn't part of her plan. But telling him to go away doesn't work . . . and he quickly learns of the secret she's been trying to hide. Someone powerful has her pet cause targeted for destruction?and now she must accept Deverell's help . . . though the cost to them both might be dear?and deadly.

Wealthy Cynster connection Penelope Ashford has devoted herself not to making a perfect society match, but to rescuing young orphans from London's streets. But when her charges start disappearing, she turns to attractive Barnaby Adair for help. A deadly avenger in an elegant guise, Barnaby has solved crimes before, and can go where few others in society can. Barnaby finds Penelope's combination of beauty and brains irresistible. Together, they work to unravel the mystery of the missing children, uncovering a trail that leads them to the upper echelons of society. Soon, they face an enemy all too ready to destroy all they hold dear, including their newfound understanding of love . . . and the intrigues of the human heart.

New York Times bestselling Australian author Stephanie Laurens delivers the latest tale in the immensely popular Cynster series. When Chillington is elected an ′honorary Cynster′ at the end of All About Love, he knows he needs a wife , and an heir. His goal; a simple marriage without romance. He agrees to marry a woman he believes to be pliant and quiet. Unfortunately for him, the woman he thinks is Francesca Rawling is really her cousin, Franni.Francesca herself is proud, passionate and opinionated in short, the perfect bride for a Cynster...

How can an honourable lady like Lady Catriona Hennessy unite with a rake like Richard Cynster? Though charmed by his commanding presence, she cannot give up her independence. Marriage had not previously been on Richard′s agenda, but perhaps taming the lady was just the challenge he needs - if he can have the rights of the marriage bed without making any revealing promises of love?

Eigentlich ist er ein Einzelgänger, doch diese verführerische Lady macht ihm ein unwiderstehliches Angebot ...London, 1850: Michael Cynster fühlt sich rastlos. Zwar liebt er seine Unabhängigkeit, doch das Junggesellendasein - das ständige Trinken, Spielen und Feiern - hat seinen Reiz verloren. Als Michael zufällig von einer gefährlichen Mission seines Bruders erfährt, scheint er das perfekte neue Abenteuer gefunden zu haben. Eine gestohlene Ladung Schießpulver ausfindig machen? Einen im wahrsten Sinne explosiveren Zeitvertreib kann es kaum geben! Doch dann trifft er auf Cleome Hendon. Die junge Geschäftsfrau sehnt sich ebenfalls nach Abenteuern und will sich der Mission anschließen. Michael ist zunächst skeptisch, aber dann macht ihm die schöne Cleo ein Angebot, dass er nicht ausschlagen kann ...Die Reihe »Cynster, eine neue Generation« bei Blanvalet:1. Eine Liebe in den Highlands2. Schottische Versuchung3. Verführt von einer Highlanderin4. Eine skandalöse Leidenschaft>

Er hat nie an die große Liebe geglaubt, doch diese verführerische Lady bringt sogar sein Herz zum Glühen ...Sebastian Cynster läuft die Zeit davon, denn sollte er sich nicht bald für eine passende Ehefrau entscheiden, werden die weiblichen Familienmitglieder ihm auf die Sprünge helfen. Doch bisher konnte keine Dame sein Herz erobern. Als er vom Sohn des Herzogs von Wolverstone um Hilfe bei einer wichtigen Mission gebeten wird, willigt er sofort ein. Schon vor einiger Zeit stand er Drake zur Seite - und lernte durch ihn attraktive Frauen kennen. Und tatsächlich macht er gemeinsam mit Drake erneut eine Bekanntschaft der betörenden Art: Antonia Rawling heizt Sebastians Leidenschaft bald mehr und mehr an. Noch scheint die schöne Antonia allerdings nur an Freundschaft interessiert, doch Sebastians Jagdinstinkt ist geweckt ...Die Reihe »Cynster, eine neue Generation« bei Blanvalet:1. Eine Liebe in den Highlands2. Schottische Versuchung3. Verführt von einer Highlanderin>Alle Bände können auch unabhängig voneinander gelesen werden.

Ein attraktiver Gentleman, eine verführerische Lady aus den Highlands und eine Anziehung, die sich nicht aufhalten lässt ...Marcus Cynster glaubt an das Schicksal, bisher hat ihn dessen Ruf aber noch nicht ereilt. Wie wird seine Zukunft aussehen? An wessen Seite wird er sein Leben verbringen? Eines weiß er sicher: Es wird nicht Niniver Carrick, seine betörende aber starrköpfige Nachbarin. Denn Niniver hat der Liebe längst abgeschworen, um als Oberhaupt der Carricks für den Wohlstand der Familie zu sorgen. Ein Mann würde sie nur von ihrem Pflichten ablenken. Doch ihre vielen Verehrer kümmert das wenig, und schon bald beginnt der Kampf um die Hand der Schönen. Aus Verzweiflung bittet Niniver Marcus schließlich um Hilfe. Er soll sich als ihr Geliebter ausgeben, um die Bewerber abzuwimmeln. Das Schicksal jedoch hat andere Pläne, und so wird aus einem gewitzten Plan bald verführerische Realität ...Die Reihe »Cynster, eine neue Generation« bei Blanvalet:1. Eine Liebe in den Highlands2. Schottische Versuchung3. Verführt von einer Highlanderin>Alle Bände können auch unabhängig voneinander gelesen werden.

Der zweite aufregend-prickelnde Roman der neuen Cynster-Reihe!Thomas Carrick hat das Glück gepachtet. Er ist wohlhabend, führt ein florierendes Unternehmen und kann sich vor Verehrerinnen kaum retten. Bislang aber konnte keine der Damen sein Herz entflammen - zumindest nicht so, wie es Lucilla Cynster einst getan hat. Die schöne und eigensinnige Rothaarige lebt aber weit entfernt in den Highlands, und Thomas hatte sich geschworen, nie wieder in diese raue Gegend, geschweige denn zu seiner dort ansässigen Verwandtschaft, zurückzukehren. Doch dann ereilt ihn ein dringender Hilferuf, und Thomas sieht sich erneut der betörenden Anziehungskraft Lucillas ausgeliefert. Wird er der Versuchung widerstehen können?Die Reihe »Cynster, eine neue Generation« bei Blanvalet:1. Eine Liebe in den Highlands2. Schottische Versuchung3. Verführt von einer Highlanderin>Alle Bände können auch unabhängig voneinander gelesen werden.

»Er ist der erfahrenste und vertrauenswürdigste Finanzverwalter Londons.« So beschreibt die Times Heathcote Montague. Den Gentleman, dem die Oberschicht Englands ihr Vermögen anvertraut. All seine Leidenschaft gehört den Zahlen, aber immer häufiger verspürt Heathcote, eine unbekannte Sehnsucht in sich. Und diese wächst, als ihn Miss Violet Matcham im Auftrag von Lady Halstead aufsucht. Doch bevor er seinen Gefühlen weiter auf den Grund gehen kann, wird Lady Halstead tot aufgefunden. Er und Violet befinden sich plötzlich inmitten eines Mordfalls an der Seite des respektablen Barnaby Adair und von Inspector Stokes ...

The Cynsters are back in a brilliant new series from USA Today and New York Times bestseller Stephanie Laurens! Fans adore Laurenss irrepressible fictional family of sexy scoundrels and passionate ladies and their amorous Regency Era exploits. In Laurenss sensational new Cynster historical romance, its Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue when feisty Heather Cynster steps out of her safe, dull social circle in search of a dashing hero to wedand ends up kidnapped, scandalized and whisked out of London, with her only hope for salvationand loveresting with a notorious rogue lord.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns with the next in her Cynster Sisters series...The Honorable Miss Mary Cynster always gets what she wants. As the last unwed Cynster of her generation, she is determined to remain in charge of her life and of the man she will marry. At the very bottom of her list of potential husbands is Ryder Cavanaugh, the daring and devastating Marquess of Raventhorne, an overwhelming and utterly unmanageable lion of the ton. But destiny has a different plan.Ryder needs Mary as his wife, not just because she is delightful, fiery, and tempting, but because he values all she could be. When fate and circumstance hand him the chance, he claims Mary as his marchioness...only to discover what he truly desires is not just to take her hand in marriage, but to capture her heart.