IN PURSUIT OF ELIZA CYNSTER by Stephanie Laurens
Book #2 in the Cynster Sisters Series (Three heroes, three rescues, three weddings)
09/11 - HarperCollins Publishers – HARPERCOLLINS, 448 pages

If no one sees who I am, how will my hero find me?

When you are a Cynster sister, you are expected to find your true love, know how to ride a horse, and have the potential to be kidnapped. None of the sisters have any understanding of why someone wants to kidnap them but Miss Eliza Cynster it turns out is number two on the list.

Despite all the male presence to protect her Eliza is taken from her home and literally drug across the country en route to her final unknown destination. Eliza is not sure how to escape but believes her hero is out there and will come for her. What Eliza never expected was the quiet, bookish Jeremy Carling to be that man.

Jeremy knows the history of the Cynster family and when he is called upon to step up and save Eliza, he may question how he is going to do it but not if he is going to do it. With his incredible intelligence, a fluid plan, plus a great map Jeremy embarks on the adventure of a lifetime that he never expected would free him as much as it does Eliza.

The terrain is difficult, the journey hazardous, and the kidnappers are still lurking out there but Jeremy and Eliza know they have each other. Jeremy and Eliza are not afraid of the dark or the danger outside the door as they discover the inner secrets about each other, which turn out to be as revealing as what they find out about themselves. To the outside world, they are seen as meek and harmless, but lurking inside it appears they are fearless and determined to find true love.

This second book in the trilogy is as fascinating as the first with well-developed characters and a storyline that draws you in from page one. When you write with characters that are, more studious than adventuresome it is at times difficult to plot that course. However, Ms. Laurens shows that everyone is looking to tap into their inner, daring self.