Where The Heart Leads
Stephanie Laurens
Reviewed by Terry Spear
Barnaby Adair, third son of an earl, has had a lull in the usual business he conducts—helping to catch criminals among the ton, and is feeling restless with the prospect that those of the ton will be leaving the area on vacation and he’ll have nothing to do. Until Miss Penelope Ashford, viscount’s daughter, arrives with a proposition—find four orphaned boys destined to join her Foundling House that she administers, but have disappeared without a trace.
With the help of a Scotland Yard friend, Barnaby, Penelope, and a woman formerly from the East End who has connections there, the four attempt to uncover the location of the missing boys. Only now the numbers of missing children increases and the culprits are no longer waiting for the boys to become orphans due to natural causes. Barnaby and company realize the villainous characters intend to train the orphans to burglarize homes of the ton while they’re away.
I loved how the characters were so intelligent—plotting and planning their moves to discover the identity of the villains and the location of the children in logical ways. It was fun seeing the aristocracy partaking in part in their required noble functions, but then dressing down to help those less fortunate than themselves and not as a means to amuse themselves. I liked the fact Ms. Laurens made the point that the powers that be would more likely get involved in a case like that, if they thought it would affect the ton, which definitely made the scenario much more realistic.
I loved the blossoming romance between Barnaby and Penelope, the reactions of the ton, her intelligence, and need to do something worthwhile with her life rather than play the silly games of her class. All in all, the story was an enjoyable read that kept me entertained to the very end!
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About the Reviewer:
Terry Spear is the author of urban fantasy werewolf romantic suspenses, HEART OF THE WOLF, April 2008, and DON’T CRY WOLF, April 2009. A retired lieutenant colonel with the USAR, she makes award-winning teddy bears and writes paranormal and historical novels for adult and teen audiences alike.
“The vulpine couple's chemistry crackles off the page, but the real strength of the book lies in Spear's depiction of pack power dynamics, as well as in the details of human-wolf interaction. Her wolf world feels at once palpable and even plausible” says Publishers Weekly of HEART OF THE WOLF.
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