To Love a Stranger
Adrianne Byrd
Kimani, December 2007
$5.99 US, ISBN 0373860447
Rating: 5
Ghosts of the past…
What would you do if your spouse or significant other, who you believed dead for several years, suddenly reappears on your doorstep -- alive and in living color -- wanting to pick up right where you left off?
That’s exactly what happens to Madeline Stone. When her cheating husband Russell’s plane crashed, it was good riddance to bad rubbish as far as Madeline was concerned. Russell’s brother however, refuses to give up hope. And after six years, the impossible happens…Russell is alive, a little worse for the wear, but alive nonetheless.
Needless to say, Madeline is skeptical that he is who they say he is. She’s not happy at all to see the man who caused her so much heartache. But, it’s been said that tragedy has a way of changing a person, and Russell is one changed brother! He’s loving, caring, the perfect father and husband, and he’s very determined to tear down the walls Madeline has built around her heart.
I absolutely loved this storyline! The unexpected twists throughout the story really threw me for a loop, and really enhanced the book.
Whenever I pick up an Adrianne Byrd novel, I know I’m in for a treat. Her characters are always endearing. And even though romance novels are formulaic with regards to the fact that the couple at the beginning of the story will be together by the end of the story, Byrd consistently manages to throw in little surprises that make for an engaging read.
~~Renee Williams, All the Buzz