Where the Heart Leads: From the Casebook of Barnaby Adair

405 Pages·2008·1.84 MB·English

by  Stephanie Laurens

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Where the

Heart Leads

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Stephanie Laurens

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Contents
The Honorable Barnaby Adair’s Investigations Involving Cynster
Connections
The Fulbridge-Ashford Family Tree
1
Thank you, Mostyn.” Slumped at ease in an armchair before… 1
2
Good morning, Mr. Adair. Miss Ashford told us to expect… 13
3
At the behest of Dick’s father, Mrs. Keggs and I… 24
4
Stokes was on his feet behind his desk, tidying it… 38
5
The next morning at nine o’clock, Inspector Basil Stokes stood… 54
6
At three o’clock that afternoon Stokes presented himself at Griselda… 70
7
The following morning, on Barnaby Adair’s arm, Penelope climbed the.. 86
8
Penelope had learned long ago that it was never wise… 104
9
He’d parted from her on the steps in Mount Street… 131
10
At eight o’clock the next morning, in the large room… 142
11
Penelope had expected to spend at least a few hours… 161
12
Later that evening, Penelope paced the dark, deserted minstrel’s
gallery… 174
13
Everything was in place, yet nothing had happened. 188
14
If it hadn’t been for a feline altercation on a… 214
15
’Ere, ’Orace? You seen this?” 236
16
Late the next night, Smythe once again darkened the French… 253
17
For what Penelope understood was the very first time, the… 266
18
Investigations are often like pulling teeth.” Barnaby reached for
another… 287
19
The next day was Sunday. In the morning, Barnaby and… 297
20
There was no way we could tell the order was… 314
21
As I feared”—Stokes slumped into what had become his usual… 327
22
Penelope spent the next morning struggling to concentrate on running… 343
23
Who is Alert?” Stokes paced slowly before the chair on… 359
Epilogue
Incidentally, Stokes sent word this morning—Cameron has departed
these shores”. 386
About the Author
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The Honorable Barnaby Adair’s Investigations

Involving Cynster Connections

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Cornwall, June 1831
Assisting Gerrard Debbington, brother of Patience Cynster, brother-
in-law of Vane Cynster, and Miss Jacqueline Tregonning
In: The Truth About Love
Newmarket, August 1831
Assisting Dillon Caxton, cousin of Felicity Cynster, brother-in-law
of Demon Cynster, and Lady Priscilla Dalloway
In: What Price Love?
Somerset, February 1833
Assisting Lord Charles Morwellan, Earl of Meredith, brother of Al-
athea Cynster, brother-in-law of Gabriel Cynster, and Miss Sarah
Conningham
In: The Taste of Innocence
London, November 1835
Assisting Miss Penelope Ashford, sister of Luc, Viscount Calverton,
sister-in-law of Amelia Cynster
In: Where the Heart Leads
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The Fulbridge-Ashford
Family Tree
4th Earl of Dexter sister (unnamed)
Cynster twins*
A
Martin Amanda
5th Earl of Dexter
B
Lucian Amelia
6th Viscount
Calverton
George Louella Lucas
Arthur Constance Bartholomew
THE RELEVANT NOVELS
A. On a Wild Night D. Lost & Found (novella in anthology Hero, Come Back)
B. On a Wicked Dawn E. Where the Heart Leads (February 2008)
C. The Perfect Lover
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