Where The Heart Leads

A Cynster Novel

By: Stephanie Laurens

Narrated by: Charlotte Parry

Wealthy Cynster connection Penelope Ashford has devoted herself not to making a perfect society match, but to rescuing young orphans from London's streets. But when her charges start disappearing, she turns to attractive Barnaby Adair for help. A deadly avenger in an elegant guise, Barnaby has solved crimes before, and can go where few others in society can.

Barnaby finds Penelope's combination of beauty and brains irresistible. Together, they work to unravel the mystery of the missing children, uncovering a trail that leads them to the upper echelons of society. Soon, they face an enemy all too ready to destroy all they hold dear, including their newfound understanding of love . . . and the intrigues of the human heart.

Light Romance

This was a light, pleasant romance. Penelope and Barnaby were likeable enough, but not all that special. Because of that, when they were together, it didn't have the emotional impact of a good romance. The mystery was also light and really just a plot device to get the main characters together. If you are a big Laurens fan or do enjoy light romance, you may like this one.

What a waste of money

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I love all of Stephanie Lauens books. I have read several of her series, including the Cynsters, Bastion Club and the Black Cobra. This audio does not follow the book, in fact it skips a lot of it. It is so far off I'm really disappointed. If you intend on reading along with the book, don't buy this audio book.

What did you like best about this story?

The story is all as it should be for a Stephanie Lauren book. Interesting and good intrigue.

What didn’t you like about Charlotte Parry’s performance?

Her performance is good, if so much of the book was not skipped.

Could you see Where the Heart Leads being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

Yes.

Abridge Failure of Where the Heart Leads

The abridge version of Where the Heart Leads was awful. Should have used the unabridged version and cut to make the abridge version.

Do NOT Buy the Audible Abridged Version

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

This audio book is abridged. It left out so much of the original story that it made no sense at all. What a waste of money.

What did you like best about this story?

I love Stephanie Laurens and this book in its entirety is quite good. I had to get the written full version to understand what the real story is.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

With so much left out it was hard to rate performance.

Terrible abridgement!

I knew this was an abbreviation , but it was condensed very badly. If you're making major cuts to a mystery make them in the interminable sex scenes , not important events and conversations that made the book so enjoyable. I do want to compliment Ms. Parry's performance, which was quite good.