In Pursuit of Eliza Cynster audiobook

What a fun book. I always like Stephanie Laurens' books and this was no exception. Her heroines are always wonderfully strong and not afraid to go after what they want. When Eliza is kidnapped, the bad guys drug her for several days to ensure she doesn't cause trouble. When they stop, she is several days away from home. She takes the only opportunity she has to try to get help - screaming at a passing traveler. Jeremy is headed in the other direction and has passed before he recognizes Eliza. He follows, and their escape adventures ensue. Both Eliza and Jeremy are sure that the other is not going to be what is needed. Both are pleasantly surprised to find that the other as unsuspected abilities - and each is surprised to find what they themselves are capable of. Throughout the adventure, as Jeremy and Eliza cope with all changes they must make in the escape, they realize that they are different from the people they were when they started. And those people have fallen in love with each other. I really liked the events that happened after they arrived at Wolverstone - it was amazing how blind their families were! I am really looking forward to Angelica's story!

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

IN PURSUIT OF ELIZA CYNSTER by Stephanie LaurensIn Pursuit of Eliza Cynster is the second book in Stephanie Laurens’ Cynster Sisters trilogy and the 17th novel in the Cynster series of books. Like the previous Cynster sister book, In Pursuit focuses on the abduction, rescue and eventual HEA of a Cynster female. Including an adventure through two countries and countless little towns and villages, In Pursuit of Eliza Cynster will leave you breathless and longing for a glass of wine and the comfort of your own bed.Eliza Cynster is tired of the constant presence of her over-protective brothers and cousins. Well aware of Heather Cynster’s kidnapping some weeks before, the Cynster males are taking no chance that the remaining eligible females are put into the precarious position of another potential abduction. But when a note , requesting her presence elsewhere, away from Heather and Breckenridge’s celebration, Eliza is more than ready for a change of scenery. But a mysterious man and a drugged induced stupor quickly force Eliza to realize, that she is the next target of a man named McKinsey.Jeremy Carling is a scholar, a man who spends most of his time, reading, researching and studying ancient tomes and books. But, when a carriage carrying, what looks like a screaming Eliza Cynster, rumbles by, he remembers the threat against the famous Cynster sister’s and realizes, that he may be Eliza’s only hope for a rescue. Following the carriage through rural England, he soon realizes that Eliza and her abductors are heading for Scotland. Not wanting to waste time, and possibly losing track of the carriage, Jeremy enlists the help of his brother in law and a couple of boyhood friends, to aid in the rescue of Eliza Cynster. But Eliza’s captives have already made preparations, and quickly escort Eliza out of town, but not before, Jeremy is able to get word to Eliza, that she is not alone. Eliza’s abductors are hired by the mysterious Laird, known only as McKinsey, to the readers.—an aristocratic man intent on finding a woman of eligible marriage potential- so that he is able to procure the ‘golden chalice’ from his mother. Without the chalice, ‘McKinsey’ will lose everything—his castle, his land and his honor. Therefore, he gives warning to the hirees, that no harm must befall Eliza Cynster-she is to be treated with the utmost respect and care. But Victor Stropes is a hired gun; a man used to getting the job done at all costs. And McKinsey, knowing that Stropes and the others, are only doing their job, takes on the added burden of tailing the trio of kidnappers, wherever they go with Eliza, to ensure her safety.Jeremy soon enlists the aid of his family, in the rescue of Eliza. When Eliza is hidden in the basement of a newly renovated townhouse by her captors, Jeremy is forced to execute her escape-but he soon finds out that each housing unit is outfitted with an alternate escape, buried deep under foundation. When Stropes and the others finally realize that their captive has alluded them, panic sets in, as McKinsey arrives to handle the exchange. Angered that Stropes and the others have not been able to protect Eliza from rescue, McKinsey releases Stropes from his contract, and declares their partnership ended. Stropes is so incensed that he is now perceived as a failure, sets out on his own, to re-capture Eliza and make good on the deal. Jeremy Carling senses there is something different about Eliza Cynster. She is not like her sisters. She is quiet, unassuming and seemingly more fragile. When they set out, on their trek homeward, across the harsh Scottish countryside on horseback, he soon realizes, that she is unable to handle the pressures and nuances involved with riding a horse, and they are forced to set out on foot. But the knowledge that both Stropes and McKinsey have not stopped in their hunt to reclaim Eliza, have the young couple running for their lives. Eliza is comforted to know, that the bookish Jeremy has taken it upon himself, to map out their route, ensuring their safety along the way. But even disguised as a young boy in britches, Eliza and Jeremy’s escape route, is soon discovered and Stropes, as well as a determined McKinsey, pursue them relentlessly. McKinsey’s dogged pursuit is now one of a guardianship over Eliza, fearing Stropes will capture at any cost. And McKinsey, the aristocratic gentleman that he is, is steeped in the knowledge, that Jeremy Carling, is better suited as a potential husband for Eliza Cynster, than he ever will be.As the story unfolds, Eliza and Jeremy soon recognize that their relationship is more than just one of a search and rescue. Their feelings towards one another blossom, as each day unfolds, and they are forced to stay together each night, for their own safety and protection. But as their trek takes them closer to the Scotland/England border, Stropes disdain for Jeremy and his overwhelming need to re-capture Eliza at all cost, puts the couple at risk for injury and possible death. When Jeremy is shot and wounded by Stropes, McKinsey’s fury at the attempted killing, sparks a fight between the two men, and their resulting plunge off a cliff, force Jeremy and Eliza to the realization how much of a mad-man, Stropes had become. Presuming, both men had died from the fall, Eliza and Jeremy continue on their journey home, crossing the border between England and Scotland, into the welcoming arms of family and friends.As with all romance storylines, Eliza and Jeremy’s happily ever after, is arguably predictable. During his recovery, the couple, question their love for each other, if only because, their respective families, are completely oblivious to the connection between the couple. But loves conquers all and in the end, another Cynster sister, is betrothed to the man, her hero and friend.http://thereadingcafe.com/

I really like the development of the love story between Eliza and her hero Jeremy. She pulled her own weight (except for her inability to ride) and did not jump into his arms even though she was looking for her hero.

IN PURSUIT OF ELIZA CYNSTER by Stephanie Laurens is an exciting historical romance set in Regency England. This is Book 2 in the “Cynster Sisters” trilogy,but can be read as a stand alone. See “Viscount Breckenbridge To The Rescue”. Although, “In Pursuit of ELiza Cynster” does have it slow moments,it is does have an interesting cast of characters. Eliza being a Cynster is unable to seat a horse,oh well,we all can’t be perfect and we all have our faults. I think this story of Eliza Cynster and Jeremy Carling is interesting,with a few twists and turns. You can’t help but hope the best for the villian. Eliza is kidnapped from her sister’s wedding and taken to Scotland by a Scottish Laird to marry. But wait the kidnapper is he a villian or foe? While the Scottish Laird needs a Cynster’s sister to marry he is not such a villian. While Jeremy and Eliza try to escape her kidnapper with the help of a bunch of nerds,yes nerds,they find they have a lot in common and are drawn to each other. I enjoy this author’s works and was a tad disappointed in the beginning,but I felt the story pick up toward the end.While, to me “In Pursuit of Eliza Cynster” is not her best work it still a keeper and well worth reading. Received for review from the publisher. Details can be found at Avon,an imprint of Harper Collins Publishing and My Book Addiction Reviews.

Eliza Cynster es secuestrada en el baile de compromiso de su hermana Heather. En el camino logra divisar a Jeremy Carling, atrae su atención y así nuestro héroe va a su rescate. Veremos a Jeremy y a Eliza intentando huir de los secuestradores pero ¿lograrán llegar sanos y salvos a casa? Después de haber leído el libro anterior, no podía quedarme con las dudas del secuestro y la razón de ello. Entonces, no voy a negar que me gustó leer a Eliza y Jeremy, pero sí tengo que reconocer que esperaba mucho más. La pareja fue agradable, ya sabíamos quien andaba detras de todo -aunque ellos no-, pero siento que hubo muchas páginas desperdiciadas con tanta huida y que no hubo una lucha real entre estos dos para darse cuenta que se querían. Una aceptación muy fácil contrario a lo que Laurens nos tiene acostumbradas. También me pareció ridículo lo que todos opinan de ellos y la razón de que tengan que casarse… El misterio no se termina tampoco en este libro... Otro final muy feliz pero que me pareció muy cursi.

Kind of wacky, very fun. Heist and there’s only one bed? Very fun.

Tengo pensamientos contradictorios me gusto pero no tanto, no se si fueron los protagonistas o las descripciones.

Eliza Cynster is being closely watched by all of her family following the kidnapping of her older sister, Heather, and the only known fact that a mysterious laird needs one of the Cynster sisters. Which one exactly, no one knows and as a result, they are all closely being monitored. So when at his sisters engagement ball, Eliza receives a mysterious note from a mysterious suitor, she decides to pursue it and in the process, her own kidnapping adventure begins. Eliza is not as brave or bold as Heather but she knows she needs to find out more of the whys behind the kidnappings. Unfortunately, this time the man hired to kidnap her drugs her with laudanum for most of the journey across the border but Eliza finally gets one chance to make an impassioned plea out the carriage window to a curricle passing by.Jeremy Carling is a bit startled by the face he briefly sees on his way home and it takes him a few moments to connect the dots as to who the young lady was and what she was yelling. He can not believe that it is Eliza and that she was yelling help. After all, he knows a bit about the previous kidnapping and knows Eliza was being closely watched. He knows he needs to rescue her though and sets about just such a course. Eliza is also a bit startled to have recognized Jeremy, dedicated scholar, and does not hold out much hope that he will swoop in and rescue her. She is delighted when he sneaks up to her window and together they devious their escape plan. The escape plan is pretty simple to Jeremy, they will ride hard to her relatives and avoid needing to spend a night alone together. Eliza throws a pretty big wrench into that plan though and they are forced to take a very long, twisty way back to avoid Elizas captor and the laird and spend five nights together. Which, you know, leads to all sorts of steamy fun! Overall, this book was enjoyable but I didn't enjoy it as much as the previous one. I felt like it a bit of the same plot, with new twists and turns, but still a bit too similar for my tastes. I really liked Jeremy as he is one of my favorite types of heroes...quiet, scholarly and determined. I liked Eliza but I didn't really warm up to as much as Jeremy but together, together they were good! I liked how they just took each day as it came and would deal with the requisite consequences (marriage) later and how they were ok with that. No big 'I won't marry without love' deal. Well, there was a bit on Elizas part but Jeremy really stepped up to the plate and made his feelings known for Eliza before she gathered too many doubts. The best part of this book, for me, was learning a bit more about the mysterious laird and I really can not wait for the next book and it looks like it is going to be full of spirited fun! Overall, though, this is a good, exciting adventure with a sweet love story that you get to watch bloom into a beautiful ending. 3 1/2 starsI received this book from the publisher via netgalley.com

Title: In Pursuit of Eliza CynsterAuthor: Stephanie LaurensGenre Regency RomanceReview Rating: Five StarsReviewer: Linda Hays-Gibbs This is an exciting romantic adventure with all the bells and whistles we rely on Laurens to give her readers. Eliza is being guarded while her sister Heather and Breckenridge enjoy their betrothal ball. She is given a note to meet someone in a back parlor and her curiosity made her go. There, she is drugged and kidnapped away to Scotland by Scrope, acting for a Highland Laird.On the way to Edinburgh, she sees Jeremy Carling pass and yells for help. He is an unlikely hero because he is a scholar not a warrior, but he follows and tries to help her.Eliza is a shy lady that can't ride horses, so her rescue involves a lot of walking through the highlands to get to England. Eliza felt jealous of her sister that was rescued from the Laird by Breckenridge and they fell in love. Now she see it as a terrifying experience.She hopes Jeremy will be her hero but he never acted like a hero before. He has to find the courage within him to perform his rescue of Eliza. Eliza finds her courage and unlikely hero is just what she needed.They run and run till you and they are thoroughly exhausted.Finally they make it home but the mystery of the Laird's reasons for kidnapping, not one but two Cynster girls, is still unknown. This is an exciting, riveting, erotic tale, a super good regency romance.I give this lovely story Five Stars. The characters are explained in detail with their foibles and psychosis. They are a treat.Although it seems to take a very long time to get home, it is still a delightful romance.I recommend this to all readers of regency. Linda Hays-Gibbs

Good Addition to the SeriesIN PURSUIT OF ELIZA CYNSTER is the seventeenth novel in the Cynster series and the second book in the sub-trilogy about the three Cynster sister's. The trilogy concerns the attempted kidnapping of each of the sisters in turn by a mysterious Scottish laird. This book is the story of Eliza Cynster who is kidnapped from her sister's engagement party. Along the road of her abduction, Eliza ends up being rescued by Jeremy Carling (who is connected with Laurens' Bastion Club series). As the two attempt to get Eliza to safety, they end up falling in love.I liked the romance between these two. These are two characters who do not appear to heroic qualities. Eliza is the quiet Cynster. She doesn't ride well and she doubts herself. Jeremy is a scholar and not the man that Eliza expected to organize her rescue. These two quieter characters grow and change during the course of their adventure. I really enjoyed how they confound the expectations of their families and become a unit. This is a different story as these two characters have different and unique lives from the others in the series.It is not necessary to read all the Cynster books to enjoy this one but because this is a continuing story from the first book in the trilogy, VISCOUNT BRECKENRIDGE TO THE RESCUE should be read first.

Eliza Cynster é uma jovem donzela da alta sociedade, meiga, quieta, péssima amazona, que prefere passear em jardins em uma tarde de verão e tomar chá com bolinhos do que viver cavalgando e vivendo aventuras. Suas irmãs, Angélica e Heather, são o oposto, bem mais ativas que Eliza - e posso dizer que, de tão ativa, Heather viveu uma aventura e tanto para achar seu marido, tendo sido inclusive sequestrada, a mando de um aristocrata misterioso, e em seguida resgatada por seu príncipe encantado que a salvou, e claro, a levou ao casamento.E foi neste casamento que Eliza Cynster descobriria o seu destino: no meio da festa de sua irmã, Eliza foi também sequestrada a mando do mesmo aristocrata (carinha insistente né?!), mas, desta vez, os sequestradores eram "mais descentes", digamos: um profissional chamado Scrope, uma enfermeira/dama de companhia chamada Geneviève, e um cocheiro chamado Taylor. Dopada e atordoada, Eliza de repente acorda em uma carruagem, e neste breve momento de lucidez ela vê um jovem cavalheiro passando pela estrada (que, segundo os sequestradores, ninguém passava) em seu próprio veículo. Imediatamente ela reconhece o jovem como sendo Jeremy Carling, um moço erudito, recluso e nada aberto a amores. No entanto, Eliza vê em Jeremy uma esperança de ser salva, então, resolve chamar a atenção dele, e Jeremy entende que este é um pedido de resgate.O que posso dizer desse livro? É um romance histórico, clássico? É, com certeza, mas com um toque de pimenta no final! Admito que no começo do livro eu achei meio devagar, mas pouco tempo depois eu já estava desesperada para que Eliza pudesse escapar e não ser entregue para o aristocrata, e estava também torcendo para que Jeremy abandonasse a ideia de que por ser um cara intelectual demais ele não pudesse salvar Eliza, mas graças a Deus ele colocou o cérebro de volta na cabeça e foi colocar seu time pra jogo!!Como sempre, retiro alguma lição dos livros que leio, ou pelo menos tento tirar, porque tem uns que realmente não colaboram pra que eu "entenda a lição", mas esse da Stephanie com certeza me ensinou algo.O amor é uma coisa estranha mesmo: você espera tanto para encontrar seu príncipe encantado, de forma romântica, cheia de arco-íris, só que muitas vezes, infelizmente, você esbarra com ele da forma mais bizarra possível! Claro, não vou dizer que você precise ser sequestrada, arrastada e dopada por meio mundo pra que um cara venha e te salve. Mas é uma coisa pra gente pensar: em meio a situações tristes e desesperadoras, onde achamos que estamos realmente perdidas, não é assim tão impossível que do nada surja uma pessoa que te faça ter esperança, e que te resgate de uma situação ruim. E pode ser que numa hora dessas aquele amor que a gente tanto espera aconteça! Segunda lição que tirei: nunca tire conclusões precipitadas sobre si mesmo. Você pode ser a pessoa mais tímida, mais medrosa da face da terra, mas isso não significa que não tenha nada de corajoso e ousado dentro de você; pode ser que não tenha aparecido ainda a oportunidade certa para se demonstrar isso. Se você é comparado frequentemente com alguém, por exemplo, nem dê atenção, sabe, porque pode ser que você não tenha as qualidades que essa pessoa tem, mas ela não enxerga o que você é, então, não se deixe menosprezar ou ser menosprezado porque seu irmão, irmã, amiga, amigo, prima, primo ou sei lá quem aparenta ser mais ativo, mais educado, mais inteligente (sempre tem quem compare... no meu caso, era minha mãe: "porque a tua prima é educada, simpática, todo mundo gosta dela, porque ela é mais prestativa". Hoje, posso dizer que a minha mãe se arrepende dessas palavras, porque a minha prima nem olha na cara da gente na rua, e às vezes penso: "bem feito mãe!" kkkk)... Enfim, você deve ter em mente que você pode ser o que é, e muito mais ainda! E não é porque você não sai por ai em um cavalo, perseguindo bandidos e se aventurando pela floresta que você não tem aí dentro um espírito aventureiro, não é mesmo? (ps: quando ler o livro, você vai entender o que estou dizendo rs).

Após o sequestro de sua Heather, a vigilância sobre Eliza e Angélica ficou intensa. Afinal ainda nada haviam descoberto sobre o nobre escocês que tinha orquestrado o tal sequestro. Mas de bom, havia o fato de Heather ter encontrado o seu herói. Fato este que que tanto Eliza, quanto Angélica sonhavam realizar também.E foi justamente na festa de noivado de Heather, debaixo do nariz de toda a família, que Eliza acaba sendo sequestrada a mando do misterioso escocês.Ao contrário da irmã, ninguém viu seu sequestro, ninguém sabia onde ela estava, e mesmo que desconfiassem, estariam fazendo um caminho bem diferente do primeiro sequestro. Agora, 3 dias depois de ter sido sequestrada, e ainda se livrando das drogas que estava em seu organismo, ela sabe que precisa fazer todo o possível para fugir. Mas como? Logo ela que era a mais calma e tímida das irmãs...Apesar de todos os contras que tinha que superar, Eliza não iria entregar os pontos facilmente. Inteligente, estava pronta para agir a qualquer pequena oportunidade que surgisse. E ela surgiu...No meio de uma estrada deserta, o coche onde ela estava sendo mantida refém, acabou cruzando com o coche de Jeremy Carling, um erudito que vive metido em meio a seus estudos e pesquisas e que em nada lembrava o herói que Eliza precisava naquele momento.Jeremy acabou vendo o pedido de socorro de Eliza, e ainda a reconheceu. Cavalheiro até o último fio de cabelo, ele não podia esquecer o que tinha visto, então tomou a única atitude que poderia tomar, foi em socorro de Eliza.Usando de toda sua inteligência, Jeremy entra em um jogo, onde qualquer erro pode ser o seu fim, ou mesmo o de Eliza.Em uma fuga audaciosa, Eliza e Jeremy precisam cruzar a fronteira da Escócia, tendo em seu encalço o perigoso Scrope, que não ia deixar barato o fato de ter sua reputação manchada por esta fuga. Sem falar que o misterioso escocês também estava atrás deles.Cruzando vales e montanhas, Eliza e Jeremy desenvolvem uma amizade forte, e veem nascer um amor que muitos não entenderiam. Mas antes de terem alguma chance de ficarem juntos, eles precisarão enfrentar muitos problemas, principalmente o de se livrarem se seus algozes. Os dados estão lançados, será que um nerd e uma donzela que nunca gostou de atividades físicas conseguiriam vencer esta difícil jornada???Gostei bem mais deste volume do que do outro, talvez porque não tenha sentido que o texto estava dando voltas no lugar. Tanto Eliza quanto Jeremy tiveram que se adaptar aos problemas de uma fuga, sem terem nada de espírito aventureiro nas veias. Os dois se completam muito bem, fora que é tão bonito ver o respeito que Jeremy tem por Eliza. Ele sempre ouve o que ela tem para dizer, e o mais importante, sempre leva em consideração a opinião dela, mostrando que de fato respeita a mulher que está na sua frente. Eliza por sua vez, foi uma surpresa e tanto, ainda mais porque ela sempre se achou uma pessoa fraca. Mal sabia ela a força que tinha em seu interior. Uma jornada que mudou ambos os personagens, fazendo-os crescer de uma forma bem positiva. Um livro que recomendo.

My rating: 4 stars.This book is well-written, because Stephanie Laurens is a talented writer, and I was pleased to find that it was every bit as good as many of the earlier Cynster books.Eliza and Jeremy were both likable, but I thought Eliza's inability to ride was a little silly. I get that a fear of horses/riding is not that unusual, but in her horse-mad family -- someone would have helped her get past that. I liked that Jeremy wasn't the usual macho rake that is typical of most historical romances. He was a brilliant scholar, but he risked his own life to rescue Eliza. And I absolutely loved that he wasn't afraid to confront his feelings, and admit that he was in love with Eliza.I also liked that their experiences in her rescue helped both Jeremy and Eliza grow, and learn more about themselves and what was important to them. By the end of the book, they had both changed a great deal for the better.I did find it a little difficult to believe that the couple would have wanted to have so much sex when they had been traveling -- without a chance for bathing or a change of clothes -- for days. They were probably both filthy, and had terrible body odor. Most people would not want to have sex in that situation.My rating system is below.1 star -- Hated it, or did not finish. I usually only give this rating if some of the content is truly objectionable to me, like if one of the main characters does something really awful, and gets away with it.2 stars -- Didn't like it. This rating usually means that I thought the writing wasn't very good, the editing was terrible, I didn't like the characters, or it had other major flaws.3 stars -- I liked it, but had some minor issues with it. This rating means that there were minor editing issues, the story needed more character development, it was just too unrealistic, or had some other fairly minor issue. The majority of books I read get this rating – I do not consider it a bad rating.4 stars -- I liked it a lot. This is a high rating for me, and I rarely give a higher one.5 stars -- I loved it, and will probably read it again. Very few books are good enough to get this rating from me. The ones that do are usually classics.

I just love Stephanie Laurens and the characters she bring to life for me...💖 I hope you enjoy it It was their new selves, their changed selves, that fit so well together. That night, after they’d all retired to their rooms and the castle had quieted beneath the blanket of the night, Eliza stood before an open window looking out at the dark panorama of the Cheviots, and, once again, retrod the line of logic that held her there—looking out at the night, the fingers of one hand locked around the rose quartz pendant lying between her breasts, her white poplin nightgown ruffling gently in the breeze, with her feet firmly planted. She wasn’t going to go to Jeremy’s room tonight. She couldn’t. Because she couldn’t push. Because, courtesy of the revelation that had come to her on the battlements that afternoon, she’d realized that she had to wait for him to make up his own mind. She’d fallen in love not with the scholar but with the man he’d shown himself to be during their flight through the lowlands. That was the man who had captured her heart, and she was perfectly certain that the she he’d come to love enough to protect with his life was the lady who’d sat beside him in the gig as they’d rocketed along the lanes on the other side of the Cheviots. He had to decide whether or not he intended to remain the man he’d become through their reckless flight, or whether he wished to revert to his earlier self, the scholar and nothing more. For herself, she’d already made her decision. The life she could live as her new self, in her new incarnation, was so much more enthralling and exhilarating than the life she would have lived as her previous self. She would embrace her new self, her new life, her new purpose, and accept whatever risks might come. But she couldn’t make that decision for Jeremy any more than he could have made the decision for her.