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    The Stranger

    By Elizabeth Lane

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    Laura Shafton a fearful widow and a scarred beauty. So

    A terrifying encounter with a band of desperados left

    when a tall, dark stranger came knocking on her door, she greeted him with a rifle—cocked and loaded.

    Every instinct told her to turn Caleb McCurdy away—

    his hard body hid a warm heart that melted all her fears except she needed a man's help. Soon Laura discovered

    away. But the dark places in Caleb's past would divide them, unless Laura could learn a tough lesson about forgiveness.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarlequin Historical
    Release dateJul 1, 2007
    ISBN9781426803277
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    The Stranger
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    Elizabeth Lane

    Elizabeth Lane was raised in Monroe, Utah, a small town set between forested mountains and red rock desert. The eldest of two sisters, she grew up hiking, fishing and camping with her family. She graduated from the University of Utah with a major in biology/education and minors in Spanish and art. Early on she worked as a teacher and as a proofreader before beginning a 23-year career as an educational software designer. The job included writing children's stories. Many of the children's books she wrote are still in print. In the late 1970s, after selling several children's stories to a magazine, she decided to try a novel. Her first adult book, Mistress Of The Morning Star, was published in 1980. After publishing five more novels and ghost-writing two others, she sold a proposal to Harlequin's then-new historical line. As of 2008, she has written 25 books for Harlequin. Presently Elizabeth lives in a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah. She has a grown son and daughter and three grandchildren. Another daughter died in an accident in 1985. An avid traveler, she has lived in several states, as well as Mexico, Germany, Guatemala and Panama. Her favorite places to visit include Hong Kong, Nepal, Tanzania and Peru. She also loves to hike and dance, and gives back to her community by volunteering as a zoo docent. Elizabeth now writes full time. She will have three new Harlequin Historicals coming out in the months ahead as well as a novella in Harlequin's 2009 Western Christmas Anthology. She also blogs regularly on the popular site, Petticoats and Pistols.

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    • 5/5
      Caleb is riding with his half brothers, who are mean and foul men. Being young, impressionable and a half breed he follows them as they go from town to town. They arrive at a ranch, where a woman is hanging laundry and they are welcomed by her husband. All three are invited for diner. Zeke, the meaner of the two, tries to rape the wife, and as her husband comes out to save her, he is shot in cold blood. Caleb has just been released from prison, after serving 3 years from being caught instead of his brothers, when they performed a bank robbery. He has never forgotten the horrible night when his brothers almost raped that young woman. A changed man while in prison, he travels back to the ranch to pay his respects on the graves of the people that his brothers boasted of killing. Little does he know that the woman his brothers assaulted is very much alive and still living there with her little boy. Five years have passed since that fateful night when Laura's husband was killed by desperadoes. Her mistrust of strangers runs deep and she carries emotional scars, as well as the scars that are on the surface. She barely survived, is very leery of strangers and lives almost as a recluse. Laura doesn't remember Caleb and she allows him to repair her run-down ranch in exchange for a meal.

      Caleb is stunned that this beautiful, strong willed and brave woman has survived the horrors of what her bothers did to her. At first he wants to help her with her rundown ranch, but soon, Laura and her son become dependent on Caleb and his protection. He has been in love with Laura since he set eyes on her 5 years ago, feels very unworthy of their trust, as he castigates himself for the deeds of his half brothers and feels there can never be redemption for him for their actions. As he falls deeper in love with Laura and cares for her young boy, he is torn, wanting to leave them and being unable to do so.

      This is a poignant novel that develops into a beautiful love story of redemption and putting things to right. I read this in one sitting and for those of you that love a good western romance, this is a definite keeper! ENJOY!