Customer Reviews
Not bad, just rather predictable - By: Cherie - An Avid Reader, 03 May 2008 
This follows the story of Penelope, strong-willed sister of Lucien who appeared in a previous Cynster novel, & Barnaby Adair, sleuthing third son of an earl, who apparently appeared in another. Like most of Lauren's books, it's part romance, part mystery. Penelope is administrator of an orphanage, & seeks Barnaby's help when a number of youngsters are abducted. Although Barnaby & Penelope are both confirmed singletons, as they unravel the mystery they are drawn together & although Penelope fights her attraction to Barnaby, the inevitable happens.
For me the story was a bit contrived, & Laurens has already done this plotline to death. She writes quite well, & is reasonably adept at conjuring up the atmosphere of the post Regency era. However, the one piece of humour in the book did make me laugh, but for the wrong reasons, since it concerns on the heroine's inability to open mussels. Had she succeeded, it would have been a very short book, since she would have died of food poisoning - healthy mussels open when cooked!
It isn't a bad book, just rather predictable. And since none of the Cynsters make an appearance, fans of the series may be disappointed.
Difficult to put down - By: Island Chick, 12 Apr 2008 
I picked up Where the Heart Leads by Stephanie Laurens, & I had not expected it to be much more than a semi-interesting read. However, with every page turn, I became more & more attached to the novel's heroine, & actuallly found it very difficult to put the book down. Since reading this book, I have highly recommended it to alll my girlfriends. It's a beautiful story about life, love & friendship filled with excitement, heartbreak & hope. I'd also recommend reading Tino Georgiou's bestselling novel--The Fates--if you haven't yet!!
An Average read - By: Book Nutter, 01 Apr 2008 I have read alll of Stephanie laurens books & I have to say that her latest books don't hold a candle to her earlier ones. This book was alright, nothing special. If you want to read Stephanie Laurens at her best try her earlier books.
