Enchanted: Dotties Story

by Linda Gerald

Trouble surrounds the woman with blue-black hair as she stands alone in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. No one else can tell that she needs help. The realization of her problem grows like cancer. A gripping tale unfolds as the young woman agrees to accompany a stranger to his mansion in New York. The handsome man invites her to stay for a few days in one of his guest cottages. As the shiny limousine whisks them away, it is only natural to fear for the strange woman, but maybe the kind man deserves concern. This beautiful stranger possesses a dangerous secret.

273 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 13, 2016

Reviews

[SB*needs low angst books*]

I love a good romantic suspense book. This one did not work out for me unfortunately. I did lots of skimming and really couldn't get into the characters.

This is the story of a woman named Elizabeth who has no memory. She meets a widower named Harry and he takes her in to help her thru this bad time. His housekeeper Dottie and best friend Donuhue don't like her but the housekeeper warms up while the best friend wants his friend to be rid of her.

Elizabeth and Harry fall in love even though she doesn't regain her memory but glimpses of past thru nightmares.

The hero's friend ends up in big fight with Elizabeth and she bumps head and regains memory of life before and knows this will end relationship with Harry.

You find out the heroine's name is actually Christine. She is married with kids but was unhappy. Her bff Susan is jealous of heroine's life with her husband and kids and wants to take her place. So the bff Susan encourages Christine/Elizabeth to leave her husband so that the bff can then replace her as new love and wife. They end up in huge fight and the bff knocks heroine unconscious and thinks she is dead. But heroine disappears with no memory and bff steps into heroines old life without ever telling the truth of what happened.

Susan confesses to husband but only after he sees something and now she has to tell the truth. You find out the heroine resented her husband but also her kids too. She wanted to be free of them all. And bff started to hate heroine because of Christine hatred of the life bff wants.

Meanwhile now that her memories have returned, Christine/Elizabeth goes back to family but finds out bff is there and husband forgives bff for everything and say they are happy without her. So because she is now free, she goes back to hero for her own HEA because hero feels he knew God wouldn't separate them.

I had several issues with this story line. I mean when you find out how mean and resentful the heroine is I couldn't root for her or really be happy for her HEA and I felt the same with her bff.

There was no one to cheer on and want to win or overcome. I had no sympathy for anyone at the end except maybe the hero. The story ended with HEA's but I couldn't really believe in them after all was revealed.

This story felt less like a true romantic suspense and more like a Contemporary romance with soap opera type of drama to give it the conflict needed in all books. But I was left frustrated in the end and the HEA was shadowed by all the revelations. So even though it ended with HEA, I didn't believe it would last or was left happy when it was over.

[Chanda Shae Curry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just thought I loved,Linda's previous books I've read.When she asked me to read this one,I knew I had to put my others down and get started right away.Linda has a way of mixing,great writing with Faith thrown in,without being overwhelming.
This is a true love story,not only between the characters,but their Love for God. Imagine this,You find yourself in a strange place,no idea of who,what,how,when,why..Now imagine,you've lost your one true love,you're lonely,just trying to find a reason to love,to smile,to believe again.Hope,is given to two lives,the one without a memory, the other, who is just lost and alone.Oceans away,another story us unfolding,based on lies and deceit.One has to do with the other. For one to survive,the old must be forgotten and said goodbye too.For them both to survive,the truth will set you free.A tale of love,respect,fear and joy.As told from a journal of a housekeeper,who becomes more like family to the one with no memory then anyone else. A story of deep respect.A tale of a love,that can only be matched by a fairy tale.The only thing in the way is the return of her memory. Will it all end or will love prevail,and forgive?

[Loverlypurple · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was a difficult book for me to finish. I even put it down for a day and started another book but then picked it back up to finish it. I do enjoy a good amnesia story so I was looking forward to reading this. It starts off great but by the time they are on this long drawn out vacation on boats, buses and trains, I really lost interest and Harry was beginning to get on my nerves and I just began to dislike his character. Too many things seemed to be repeated over and over like having a "proper English breakfast" and "the women without a memory". I began to just skim over pages quickly to try to get to the end of this trip. The tension after the trip that the unfriendly Don character brought was a welcome distraction but it was not drawn out as much as I would have liked. When more and more is reveled of her past I just found I didn't like any of the character's expect for Dottie. Then ending then came quit quickly and was a bit weird but I was glad to finish the book.

[Dorothy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Wow! Wow!

Such a riveting story. A great story about a woman who has lost her memory, and a sad way of how it returned. The love she had for the new man in her life after he had loss his first love. This book was difficult to put down. The writer new how to keep your interest. This book definitely earned its 5 stars. This book was given to me free for an honest review.

[Brenda Nichols]

Sweet romance

I was given this book in exchange for an honest review. This book is a very unique type of mystery/romance but is very enjoyable. If you are looking for a book with a really good story I highly recommend reading this one

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Blurb:
One fact is clear to the woman with blue-black hair as she stands alone at the entrance of the Metropolitan Museum of Art: serious trouble surrounds her. No one else can tell that she needs help. Realization, of her problem, grows like cancer. This beautiful, young woman does not possess a memory. Eventually, she searches offices upstairs until she discovers a man standing alone. Fearfully, she approaches with an unbelievable story of distress.

This recent widower is very wealthy but lonely. He is not stupid. The stranger’s tale stirs deep sympathy in this kind man. He invites her to stay, for a few days, in one of his guest cottages. This thoughtful invitation presents the first ray of hope to the woman with no memory.

A story of trust slowly develops as two damaged souls strive to find joy again. Traveling on luxury ships, the Orient Express, and the best hotels in the world presents many challenges for the two. Mr. Grover realizes that this stranger may remember her life at any moment. He must safeguard his heart as he cares for this stranger until her family finds her. She must not allow herself, or this kind man, to be destroyed by the secret that she carries. This beautiful stranger possesses two lives.