One evening Laurens realized that she did not have any more of her favorite romance novels to read. Their own cottage was built in the 16th century, while next door were the protected ruins of an early Roman villa, and nearby was a 14th century castle.Īfter four years in England, Laurens and her husband returned to Australia, where she continued to work in cancer research, eventually heading her own research laboratory. They lived in an area surrounded by history. Once in London, Laurens and her husband both began work as research scientists in Kent. in Biochemistry in Australia, Laurens and her husband moved to Great Britain, taking one of the last true overland journeys from Katmandu to London. After continuing through school and earning a Ph.D.
When she was 5, her family moved to Melbourne, Australia, where she was raised.
(Mar.Stephanie Laurens was born in Sri Lanka, which was at the time the British colony of Ceylon. So who is the real killer? The heat between Gerrard and Jacqueline sizzles and sparks, and the story consistently surprises in Laurens's best Regency yet. Lord Tregonning, convinced that a good portrait portrays the true nature of its subject, believes that Gerrard's depiction of Jacqueline will prove his daughter's innocence. She is also widely suspected to be the cause of two deaths: that of her former fiancé, who disappeared two years before, and her mother, who mysteriously fell to her death into the brooding Garden of Night. Jacqueline, Lord Tregonning's daughter, is a remarkable young woman, and she inspires both his artistic passion and his love.
At Hellebore Hall, Gerrard discovers that he's in deeper than he bargained for. Reluctant to spend months in the company of a vapid society chit, Gerrard almost refuses, but the lure of the gardens proves too strong. One day, the opportunity drops in his lap-so long as he agrees to also paint a portrait of Lord Tregonning's daughter. All he lacks is the chance to paint the beautiful, unusual gardens at Hellebore Hall, the Cornwall home of reclusive Lord Tregonning. Dashing Gerrard Debbington is an acclaimed landscape painter, Lord Vane Cyster's protégé, and the ton's most eligible bachelor. The latest in Laurens's beloved Cynster series takes a gothic turn, wrapping suspense and eroticism into a potent package.
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