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The Arms of a Stranger
FLEEING A FORCED MARRIAGE, YOUNG ARIADNE WAS RESCUED BY A GALLANT STRANGER!
Jeremy Abbot. The handsome heir to a fabulous fortune, was so impeccably chivalrous that her innocent heart was lost at once.
With some trepidation, she arrives at the grand Abbot estate in Virginia--where Jeremy's scoundrel cousin is bent on stealing his inheritance at any cost.
The cost, she finds, may well be murder--Jeremy's murder. Ariadne alone has the power to save her beloved's life. But in the game of deceit she must play, she may forfeit his love--forever!
Jeremy Abbot. The handsome heir to a fabulous fortune, was so impeccably chivalrous that her innocent heart was lost at once.
With some trepidation, she arrives at the grand Abbot estate in Virginia--where Jeremy's scoundrel cousin is bent on stealing his inheritance at any cost.
The cost, she finds, may well be murder--Jeremy's murder. Ariadne alone has the power to save her beloved's life. But in the game of deceit she must play, she may forfeit his love--forever!
310 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
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March 3, 2022
This was an entertaining story, good for a quick, light read. Despite the dark side to it (a murder plotted by a close relative and a merciless prank pulled on a young enslaved boy that caused his death), the story had its amusing moments, particularly in the characters of Ira, a working class friend of the aristocratic H, Jeremy as well as the H's mother, Lenora (a hopelessly romantic matchmaker) and his sister, Margaret, an outspoken freethinker, with a shocking sense of humor.
Then there's his father, Samuel, a man who can't see the forest for the trees.
The h, Ariadne is both sweet and gentle as well as spirited and independent, as she leaves the home of her guardian third cousin, Esther (a self-righteous terror) rather than have to marry Esther's widower son, Emery and be stepmom to his horrible children, whose names all begin with "E". (Esther even called her "Ellen", because she thought the name Ariadne was sinful!) She secretly hitches a ride on the delivery wagon that Jeremy's driving for Ira, and so it begins!
There's the OW, Southern belle Odille Compton, who works her charms on both Jeremy and his newly arrived cousin, Victor (who's not what he appears to be), as well as Ariadne's runaway mother and her gambler lover, whom she recently married. There's a kidnapping, a wild chase scene and a bad-ass pet dog named Rags, who's always coming to the rescue.
You'll enjoy this book, though some might get offended by the stereotypical slave dialect, and those looking for hot love scenes will be disappointed, because there aren't any. The closest to it was when the H and h were kissing passionately on his bed (and fondling here and there), when he suddenly remembered the name of a lawyer he needed to get in touch with ASAP, and that abruptly ended the passion. (Needless to say, Ariadne didn't find that very flattering.)
So, just have fun with this.
Then there's his father, Samuel, a man who can't see the forest for the trees.
The h, Ariadne is both sweet and gentle as well as spirited and independent, as she leaves the home of her guardian third cousin, Esther (a self-righteous terror) rather than have to marry Esther's widower son, Emery and be stepmom to his horrible children, whose names all begin with "E". (Esther even called her "Ellen", because she thought the name Ariadne was sinful!) She secretly hitches a ride on the delivery wagon that Jeremy's driving for Ira, and so it begins!
There's the OW, Southern belle Odille Compton, who works her charms on both Jeremy and his newly arrived cousin, Victor (who's not what he appears to be), as well as Ariadne's runaway mother and her gambler lover, whom she recently married. There's a kidnapping, a wild chase scene and a bad-ass pet dog named Rags, who's always coming to the rescue.
You'll enjoy this book, though some might get offended by the stereotypical slave dialect, and those looking for hot love scenes will be disappointed, because there aren't any. The closest to it was when the H and h were kissing passionately on his bed (and fondling here and there), when he suddenly remembered the name of a lawyer he needed to get in touch with ASAP, and that abruptly ended the passion. (Needless to say, Ariadne didn't find that very flattering.)
So, just have fun with this.
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