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Intimate Strangers Bridget Cooke possesses the gifts London society prizes: genteel manners, intelligence, an exquisite figure. She lacks, however, a fortune. A companion to icy relatives, Bridget resigns herself to a life of solitude, especially because of the childhood scar that mars her lovely face. Little does she expect to receive the vigorous attentions of darkly handsome, rich widower Lord Ewen Sinclair, Regency England's most infamous rake. In a matter of days, the Sinclair whisks show more Bridget to the altar and into his passionate embrace. Dismissing the vicious rumors surrounding their hasty marriage, Bridget is sure of Ewen's love, even when he is mysteriously called away. But then a shocking secret from his past emerges, threatening her happiness. If Ewen is a cad and their wedding a lie, as the gossips say, then why does Bridget's very stubborn heart still believe his love is true? show lessTags
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Bridget is a poor relation, her cousin's downtrodden companion. She has a facial scar. One night at a ball, she sees a man staring at her and cannot look away. He is a notorious rake, but after a few stolen meetings he asks Bridget to marry him. When Ewen is called away to do some important spy work in London, Bridget is left alone. No one believes she is really married, but she has faith in Ewen. Dull.
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Edith Layton received a degree in creative writing and theater from Hunter College. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked for various media including a radio station and a major motion picture company. She wrote over 30 novels during her lifetime including Alas, My Love and Bride Enchanted. She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from show more Romantic Times. She died from ovarian cancer on June 2, 2009. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1998-09
- People/Characters
- Bridget Cooke; Lord Ewen Sinclair
- First words
- She was enjoying herself until she saw the man watching her. Or at least until she realized the other saw him watching her.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Laughing, joyous,more the lost boy she'd never met than the cool man she'd come to know, he carried her back to their bed and did his best. And then she helped him do better.
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