I still read Ms. Laurens but I could really just skip a few books and I bet I could tell you the plot, more or less. They all seem interchangeable, but I am still hooked into reading them. She has a way with words, for certain.
This is part of, but not part of, the Cynster series. Barnaby Adair, a friend of the Cynster's and a private investigator is the hero. He is the third son of an earl and likes solving crime.
Penelope Ashford, Portia Cynster's sister from another book, is a spinster by choice - she wants no part of marriage as she would lose her freedom. She works at the Foundling House for orphaned boys by choice. When four boys that were to come to the House on the death of their ill parents are kidnapped before they can arrive, Penelope goes to Barnaby for help.
Intrigued by the case and by Penelope, Barnaby aids her...not realizing that she is a much different kind of woman. Instead of sitting back and waiting for answers, Penelope involves herself in every aspect of the case, from interviewing persons in the slums to talking to Scotland Yard. She's sort of a woman's libber waaay before that was even thought of.
Barnaby finally decides that they are a good match for one another...now the hard part will be convincing the relationship-shy Penelope of the same thing.
Along the way we also get to witness Scotland Yard inspector Basil Stokes finally get his own true love. Nice.
Nothing new here, and even though the plot is recycled and the characters the same old, I still liked it. Good amount of sex and romance balanced.
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