Come Love a Stranger
by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
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A woman with no name and no memory... The two men who claim her: one with love, the other with fear... A dazzling tale of secret passions-and a love tragically lost and miraculously reborn -by the incomparable storyteller. Mere days after Ashton Wingate's wedding to the enchanting Lierin, capricious Fate stole the Mississippi plantation owner's beloved from him. Now, three years later, his carriage has collided with a cloaked rider on horseback: a woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to show more the young bride who was swallowed up by the merciless river. She awakens from unconsciousness in his magnificent home with no memory of who she is. Yet the tenderness of this noble, caring stranger who lovingly calls her "Lierin" soon captures her heart and enflames her with wanting. Then another enters their lives, threatening to destroy the happiness they have rediscovered in each other's arms-the dark and dangerous Malcolm Sinclair, who claims the enigmatic beauty is, in fact, his own wife, Lenore. But Ashton has sworn that he will not lose his adored one a second time, and he will risk any peril to preserve their newfound joy-no matter what the unremembered secrets of his lady's past ultimately reveal. show lessTags
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I really enjoyed this book, as I do all of Woodiwiss' books. But there is a part of me that doesn't like the abrupt ending. Usually her books with an epilogue of some sort, this one just seemed to end.
Very intriguing romance novel! I don't usually prefer romances, but this one was suspenseful and kept my attention.
A lot of suspense. A real love story: the heroes love each other from the start till the end. This is them against the villains who have tried to separate them, and they fight and fight to be together. Wonderfully written.
This story has a woman in the middle of a love triangle with two men, both claiming her as their wife, and her not remembering who the correct husband is. Luckily she follows her heart to find love.
I did not care for this one at all.
All of Woodiwiss's books are wonderful. This is no exception!
I loved this book. It was full of romance and intrigue.
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Kathleen E. Woodiwiss was born in Alexandria, Louisiana on June 3, 1939. Her first novel, The Flame and the Flower, was published in 1972. She wrote 13 historical romance novels during her lifetime including Shanna, A Rose in Winter, Come Love a Stranger, The Reluctant Suitor, and Everlasting. She died from cancer on July 6, 2007 at the age of 68. show more (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Als Een Flonkering in de Nacht
- Original title
- Come Love a Stranger [English]
- Original publication date
- 1984-11-01
- People/Characters
- Ashton Wingate; Lierin; Lenore; Malcolm Sinclaire; Marelda Rousse; Hiram (show all 16); Dr. Page; Amanda Wingate; Willabelle; Luella May; Aunt Jennifer; Latham; Judd; Corissa Titch; Judge Cassidy; Robert Somerton
- Important places
- Mississippi, USA; Belle Chene
- Important events
- 1833
- Dedication
- To my Aunt Elizabeth, whose dignity has and shall always remain.
With love,
K.E.W. - First words
- The quiet peace of the moonlit river was broken by the hushed murmur of voices and the steady pulsing of pistons in a powerful engine.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Now perhaps your grandchild will have a name and a father to be proud of…just as I am proud of you."
- Original language
- English
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