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Her stories often feature entangled relationships and unexpected twists, inviting readers into worlds where love and mystery intertwine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the elegant drama of titles like \u003cem\u003eThe Lady Chosen\u003c\/em\u003e to the suspenseful puzzles in \u003cem\u003eWho Killed the Earl of Moran?\u003c\/em\u003e, Laurens’ works offer rich characterisation and gripping plots that appeal to fans of both romance and thrilling mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-lady-chosen-large-print-by-stephanie-laurens-9780062353986","title":"The Lady Chosen [Large Print]","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTristan Wemyss, Earl of Trentham, has a most unexpected challenge: like all men of his class, he must find a suitable wife, but within a year, and if he fails, he must forfeit his inheritance. Despite the many alluring young women paraded before him, he picks his neighbour, Miss Leonora Carling. Spirited, educated, and no man's fool, Leonora meets his requirements perfectly. Unfortunately, she has no desire to marry anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut then unanticipated danger finds her, and Leonora must beg Tristan for his aid. A mysterious stranger is attempting to force her family from their home, so when Tristan extends his services as protector, she has little choice but to accept. 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Mary is the mother of Julian, one of Barnaby Adair's Lads Network's brightest stars, and in desperation, Julian and his employer, Curtis, appeal to the Adairs and Stokes for help in saving Mary from the hangman. While the investigators quickly establish that Mary couldn't have been the murderer, pressure builds to quickly declare the murderer's identity, yet who actually accomplished the deed is difficult to imagine, let alone prove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter being dismissed—for no apparent reason—from her position as companion to the Dowager Countess of Moran, Mary Alder believes she is fulfilling her last duty to the earl before leaving his employ the following morning, only to discover, on entering his study, that the earl has been struck down and is very dead. 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As the investigators have already been directed to solve the politically and socially sensitive case without delay, they are swiftly on the scene—only to find that all their prime suspects were in the drawing room at the time of the murder, under each other's eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIndeed, despite a plethora of potential suspects, there's a dearth of evidence that places any of them anywhere near the earl's study at the fateful time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn solving this case, the investigators are forced to look past the obvious and confront their own prejudices before—fact by fact and motive by motive—they finally answer the question of who killed the Earl of Moran.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA historical novel of 78,000 words interweaving mystery, crime, and a touch of romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934426972396,"sku":"9781925559804","price":54.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781925559804-who-killed-the-earl-of-moran.jpg?v=1783918643"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/stephanie-laurens.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}