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Stephanie Laurens
New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens began writing as an escape from the dry world of professional science. Her hobby quickly became a career, and her series about the masterful Cynster cousins has captivated readers, making her one of the romance world's most beloved and popular authors. She has also introduced the equally unforgettable members of the Bastion Club. She currently lives in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, with her husband and two daughters.
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The World of Stephanie Laurens
Dear Reader,
I'm delighted to welcome you to the World of Stephanie Laurens. Why "the World"? Because that's the most accurate way of describing how my books relate to each other—each is a separate window onto the same largely fictional world.
Family and friendships are what makes any world go around, at least on the personal and emotional plane. Consequently, although each of my books focuses on two principal characters, the hero and heroine, as neither exist in a vacuum, their brothers, sisters and other family members, or their close friends, appear...
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Q: How real are the Cynsters? And their houses?
A: Not real at all. The Cynsters are not based on any family that actually existed. Some readers are convinced I'm working from some family's archives, but no—Cynsters, Bastion Club members, and all others are entirely figments of my imagination. The only characters in my novels who ever existed are historical figures such as the Prince Regent, the patronesses of Almack's and a few social and/or political figures mentioned in passing, like Wellington. Real people are never...
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