hand in marriage, but to capture her heart.
In 2014, Stephanie’s next two releases
will return to the lives of aristocratic sleuth
Barnaby Adair and his wife, Penelope!
Read the first in this group of novels,
W HERE THE H EART L EADS
CLICK TO BUY
Handsome, enigmatic, and deliciously dangerous, Barnaby Adair has made his name by solving crimes within the ton. When Penelope Ashford appeals for his aid, he is moved by her plight—and captivated by her lush beauty.
More than a pretty face in a satin gown, Penelope has devoted her will and intelligence to caring for London’s orphans. But now her charges are disappearing. She turns to Adair for help, never dreaming she’ll discover in him a man who matches her appetite for life and passion.
As Barnaby and Penelope unravel the mystery of the missing children, they uncover a shocking trail that leads to the upper echelons of society, and a ruthless criminal who is ready to destroy all they hold dear, including their newfound understanding of the irresistible intrigues of the heart.
A BOUT THE A UTHOR
#1 New York Times bestselling author STEPHANIE LAURENS began writing romances as an escape from the dry world of professional science. Her hobby quickly became a career when her first novel was accepted for publication, and with entirely becoming alacrity, she gave up writing about facts in favor of writing fiction.
Laurens’s novels are set in the time period of the British Regency, and her settings range from Scotland to India. Laurens has published fifty-two works of historical romance, including twenty-nine New York Times bestsellers. All of her works are continuously available in print and digital formats in English worldwide, and have been translated into many other languages. An international bestseller, among other accolades, Laurens has received the Romance Writers of America prestigious RITA® Award for Best Romance Novella 2008 for “The Fall of Rogue Gerrard.”
Her continuing novels featuring the Cynster family are widely regarded as classics of the genre. Other series include the Bastion Club Novels and the Black Cobra Quartet.
For information on upcoming releases and updates on novels yet to come, visit Stephanie’s website at www.stephanielaurens.com or sign up for her monthly e-mail newsletter for up-to-the-minute information on new releases at Stephanie Laurens Newsletter Mailing List.
Visit www.AuthorTracker.com for exclusive information on your favorite HarperCollins authors.
C OPYRIGHT
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
“A Return Engagement” was originally published in the anthology Royal Bridesmaids in 2012 and 2013 by Avon Impulse and Avon Books, respectively, Imprints of HarperCollins Publishers
A RE TURN ENGAGEMENT. Copyright © 2012 by Savdek Management Proprietary Ltd. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
EPub Edition SEPTEMBER 2013 ISBN: 9780062291998
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
A BOUT THE P UBLISHER
Australia
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
Level 13, 201 Elizabeth Street
Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
http://www.harpercollins.com.au
Canada
HarperCollins Canada
2 Bloor Street East - 20th Floor
Toronto, ON, M4W, 1A8,
In 2014, Stephanie’s next two releases
will return to the lives of aristocratic sleuth
Barnaby Adair and his wife, Penelope!
Read the first in this group of novels,
W HERE THE H EART L EADS
CLICK TO BUY
Handsome, enigmatic, and deliciously dangerous, Barnaby Adair has made his name by solving crimes within the ton. When Penelope Ashford appeals for his aid, he is moved by her plight—and captivated by her lush beauty.
More than a pretty face in a satin gown, Penelope has devoted her will and intelligence to caring for London’s orphans. But now her charges are disappearing. She turns to Adair for help, never dreaming she’ll discover in him a man who matches her appetite for life and passion.
As Barnaby and Penelope unravel the mystery of the missing children, they uncover a shocking trail that leads to the upper echelons of society, and a ruthless criminal who is ready to destroy all they hold dear, including their newfound understanding of the irresistible intrigues of the heart.
A BOUT THE A UTHOR
#1 New York Times bestselling author STEPHANIE LAURENS began writing romances as an escape from the dry world of professional science. Her hobby quickly became a career when her first novel was accepted for publication, and with entirely becoming alacrity, she gave up writing about facts in favor of writing fiction.
Laurens’s novels are set in the time period of the British Regency, and her settings range from Scotland to India. Laurens has published fifty-two works of historical romance, including twenty-nine New York Times bestsellers. All of her works are continuously available in print and digital formats in English worldwide, and have been translated into many other languages. An international bestseller, among other accolades, Laurens has received the Romance Writers of America prestigious RITA® Award for Best Romance Novella 2008 for “The Fall of Rogue Gerrard.”
Her continuing novels featuring the Cynster family are widely regarded as classics of the genre. Other series include the Bastion Club Novels and the Black Cobra Quartet.
For information on upcoming releases and updates on novels yet to come, visit Stephanie’s website at www.stephanielaurens.com or sign up for her monthly e-mail newsletter for up-to-the-minute information on new releases at Stephanie Laurens Newsletter Mailing List.
Visit www.AuthorTracker.com for exclusive information on your favorite HarperCollins authors.
C OPYRIGHT
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
“A Return Engagement” was originally published in the anthology Royal Bridesmaids in 2012 and 2013 by Avon Impulse and Avon Books, respectively, Imprints of HarperCollins Publishers
A RE TURN ENGAGEMENT. Copyright © 2012 by Savdek Management Proprietary Ltd. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
EPub Edition SEPTEMBER 2013 ISBN: 9780062291998
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
A BOUT THE P UBLISHER
Australia
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
Level 13, 201 Elizabeth Street
Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
http://www.harpercollins.com.au
Canada
HarperCollins Canada
2 Bloor Street East - 20th Floor
Toronto, ON, M4W, 1A8,
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