A Novel with Thoughts and Ponderings

THE IDEAL HUSBAND

Author: Shari Anton ISBN:0505525801 10/2003 HISTORICAL Publisher: WARNER FOREVER

The Ideal Husband by Sharon Anton

The marriage is make-believe, but the passion is all too real...

'Tis the stuff legends are made of: a heroic husband risks his life to save his beloved from a shipwreck. Yet the gravely injured man Leah of Pecham tenderly cradles is not her husband but a gallant stranger who came to her rescue without a moment's hesitation. Certain that Geoffrey Hamelin cannot survive, yet unwilling to abandon him, Leah makes a decision: She takes him home to Pecham. There she will make everyone believe that he is her lawful wedded husband. There her dishonor abroad will be a thing of the past, and her father's fearsome wrath averted. And there Leah will discover just how exquisitely dangerous a lie can be--for Geoffrey grows stronger, more virile, and more seductive with each passing day...

 

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

Leah of Pecham and Geoffrey Hamelin meet on a ship when they're both returning home to Cornwall. Leah, unsure of her welcome because she ran off with a man who seduced her with promises of a grander life. Geoffrey, to stop his father from forcing his sister into a marriage she might not want.

Things change when they are shipwrecked and Geoffrey saves Leah and makes sure she is safe in a boat before he, himself, is gravely injured. Because of the way he saved her, Leah is mistaken for his wife, even though all Leah knew about the unconscious Geoffrey was his first name. But she couldn't do anything less than take care of him until he's well enough to go home. But that's before they reached her house and before Geoffrey woke up with no memory, believing he and Leah are truly married.

Although I've seen books by this author plenty of times, this is the first time I've read her. From beginning to end, this was a great book. One that should not be missed.

Fatin Soufan

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