The Lady By His Side (Cynsters Next Generation)

The Lady By His Side (Cynsters Next Generation)

A marquess in need of the right bride. An earlâ€™s daughter in search of a purpose. A betrayal that ends in murder and balloons into a threat to the realm. Sebastian Cynster knows time is running out. If he doesnâ€™t choose a wife soon, his female relatives will line up to assist him. Yet the current debutantes do not appeal. Where is he to find the right lady to be his marchioness? Then Drake Varisey, eldest son of the Duke of Wolverstone, asks for Sebastianâ€™s aid. Having assumed his fatherâ€™s mantle in protecting queen and country, Drake must go to Ireland in pursuit of a dangerous plot. But heâ€™s received an urgent missive from Lord Ennis, an Irish peerâ€”Ennis has heard something Drake needs to know. Ennis insists Drake attends an upcoming house party at Ennisâ€™s Kent estate so Ennis can reveal his information face-to-face. Sebastian has assisted Drake before and, long ago, had a liaison with Lady Ennis. Drake insists Sebastian is just the man to be Drakeâ€™s surrogate at the house partyâ€”the guests will imagine all manner of possibilities and be blind to Sebastianâ€™s true purpose. Unsurprisingly, Sebastian is reluctant, but Drakeâ€™s need is real. With only more debutantes on his horizon, Sebastian allows himself to be persuaded. His first task is to inveigle Antonia Rawlings, a lady he has known all her life, to include him as her escort to the house party. Although heâ€™s seen little of Antonia in recent years, Sebastian is confident of gaining her support. Eldest daughter of the Earl of Chillingworth, Antonia has abandoned the search for a husband and plans to use the week of the house party to decide what to do with her life. There has to be some purpose, some role, she can claim for her own. Consequently, on hearing Sebastianâ€™s request and an explanation of what lies behind it, she seizes on the call to action. Suppressing her sensesâ€™ idiotic reaction to Sebastianâ€™s nearness, she agrees to be his partner-in-intrigue. But while joining the house party proves easy, the gathering is thrown into chaos when Lord Ennis is murderedâ€”just before he was to speak with Sebastian. Worse, Ennisâ€™s last words, gasped to Sebastian, are: Gunpowder. Here. Gunpowder? And here, where? With a killer continuing to stalk the halls, side by side, Sebastian and Antonia search for answers and, all the while, the childhood connection that had always existed between them strengthens and bloomsâ€¦into something so much more. First volume in a trilogy. A historical romance with gothic overtones layered over a continuing intrigue. A full length novel of 99,000 words. Praise for the works of Stephanie Laurens â€œStephanie Laurensâ€™ heroines are marvelous tributes to Georgette Heyer: feisty and strong.â€ Cathy Kelly â€œStephanie Laurens never fails to entertain and charm her readers with vibrant plots, snappy dialogue, and unforgettable characters.â€ Historical Romance Reviews. â€œStephanie Laurens plays into readersâ€™ fantasies like a master and claims their hearts time and again.â€ Romantic Times Magazine
Country USA
Manufacturer Savdek Management Pty Ltd
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 26753720
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781925559019
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Savdek Management Pty Ltd
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	26753720
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781925559019
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Lady By His Side (Cynsters Next Generation)

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