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Secrets of Spirit Creek #1
Remember Me
SPIRIT CREEK, ARIZONA: where secrets outnumber the people
He can’t remember…
She can’t forget…
Years ago, artist Tori Amherst was assaulted and now the man she accused of the crime has been found innocent and exonerated. Consumed with guilt over her part in his sentence, she’s desperate to make amends.
Before Lincoln Caruso is released from prison, an inmate fight leaves him hospitalized, with no job, no money…and no memory. Determined to get his life on track, he accepts help from Tori, a woman who claims to be an old college friend. But Luke doesn’t trust himself. DNA proved he wasn’t guilty of the rape, but for all he knows, he may be as evil as the prosecutors claimed him to be. As passion ignites and love grows, remembering becomes urgent. Linc needs answers and vows to find the monster who took ten years of his life.
Tori never imagined falling in love with the man she sent to prison, and his quest to find the perpetrator challenges their growing feelings. Tori’s wants more than anything to see the monster behind bars, too, and agrees to help, but she knows when Linc discovers who she really is, she’ll lose everything.
Misguided loyalty, bitter betrayal, obsession seduction, covert passions...the Secrets of Spirit Creek will astound you!
He can’t remember…
She can’t forget…
Years ago, artist Tori Amherst was assaulted and now the man she accused of the crime has been found innocent and exonerated. Consumed with guilt over her part in his sentence, she’s desperate to make amends.
Before Lincoln Caruso is released from prison, an inmate fight leaves him hospitalized, with no job, no money…and no memory. Determined to get his life on track, he accepts help from Tori, a woman who claims to be an old college friend. But Luke doesn’t trust himself. DNA proved he wasn’t guilty of the rape, but for all he knows, he may be as evil as the prosecutors claimed him to be. As passion ignites and love grows, remembering becomes urgent. Linc needs answers and vows to find the monster who took ten years of his life.
Tori never imagined falling in love with the man she sent to prison, and his quest to find the perpetrator challenges their growing feelings. Tori’s wants more than anything to see the monster behind bars, too, and agrees to help, but she knows when Linc discovers who she really is, she’ll lose everything.
Misguided loyalty, bitter betrayal, obsession seduction, covert passions...the Secrets of Spirit Creek will astound you!
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First published January 1, 2009
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Linda Style
45 books56 followersLinda Style is an award-winning, national bestselling author of 20 novels and two nonfiction books on how to write a novel. Her books are sold worldwide and in over a dozen languages.
Linda writes for both traditional publishers (Harlequin) and is also an independent author. Her awards include the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence, the HOLT Medallion. the Golden Rose, Best Book of the Year, and the USA Today Best Romance of the year.
With degrees in Journalism and Behavioral Health, she's worked in a number of jobs, including, mental health specialist, writing instructor, and magazine editor. When not writing, she says she loves to travel and research her books, take photographs, play tennis, and hike in the mysterious Arizona mountains...the best place on the planet to make up new stories.
Linda writes for both traditional publishers (Harlequin) and is also an independent author. Her awards include the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence, the HOLT Medallion. the Golden Rose, Best Book of the Year, and the USA Today Best Romance of the year.
With degrees in Journalism and Behavioral Health, she's worked in a number of jobs, including, mental health specialist, writing instructor, and magazine editor. When not writing, she says she loves to travel and research her books, take photographs, play tennis, and hike in the mysterious Arizona mountains...the best place on the planet to make up new stories.
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August 24, 2012
4 Stars ~ It's been ten years since Tori identified her attacker and he'd been imprisoned. And now she learns that through DNA testing, the man she identified is innocent. Before Linc could be released from prison, he'd been brutally beaten, and waking from a coma, he learns that a friend had been by his bedside. When Linc asks to see her, Tori hopes to finally make amends, but she's shocked to find that Linc doesn't remember anything from his past; not his imprisonment, his trial or any life before that; nothing. Linc has no family, no friends and now, no memory. Tori feels compelled to help him, so she doesn't tell him that she's the woman who identified him, only that they'd gone to college together. When Linc heals enough to be released from the hospital but still needs intensive physio therapy to get back on his feet, Tori decides he's going to stay with her. Much as Linc hates to accept her help, he's forced to. He's determined to find not only his past, but the real rapist, and then he's certain he'll be able to make a life for himself. The more time he spends with Tori, the more he wants her to be a part of his future. Tori knows that eventually she'll have to tell Linc who she is, and that when that happens he'll hate her for her role in putting him away. The longer she keeps her secret, the more betrayed he will feel, but Linc needs this time to heal, and Tori's determined to give him that.
From the compelling prologue to the hard won HEA, I was thoroughly involved in this love story. Both Tori and Linc have ghosts from the past that need confronting. Meeting Linc forces Tori to recognize that she hadn't overcome her attack but had allowed it to influence everything she did. From the triple locks on doors and windows, to the panic room and electric gate, Tori has made a great effort to keep evil out. Linc admires Tori tremendously and thinks he can't build a life with her until he knows all there is to know about his past. He's positive only the return of his memory will truly show what kind of man he is. Confronting the past brings healing and forgiveness. This is a read I'll not soon forget.
From the compelling prologue to the hard won HEA, I was thoroughly involved in this love story. Both Tori and Linc have ghosts from the past that need confronting. Meeting Linc forces Tori to recognize that she hadn't overcome her attack but had allowed it to influence everything she did. From the triple locks on doors and windows, to the panic room and electric gate, Tori has made a great effort to keep evil out. Linc admires Tori tremendously and thinks he can't build a life with her until he knows all there is to know about his past. He's positive only the return of his memory will truly show what kind of man he is. Confronting the past brings healing and forgiveness. This is a read I'll not soon forget.
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May 26, 2018
Remember Me was a book that I normally wouldn't read. Yes it was romance and some smut but the cover is sort of what threw me off. However, I did take a chance on this book because of a certain challenge I was participating in. Thankfully I did because I ended up liking the romance that blossomed between Tori and Linc. Even if it started off weird between the two.
Maybe I should dive into what I meant?? So about ten years ago, Tori identified her attacker (Linc) and he went to prison. Eventually the DNA was actually freaking tested and it turns out Linc was innocent all along. However, he was actually beaten pretty badly in prison and ended up in a coma. When he wakes up he doesn't remember a thing. Which is honestly good for Tori because I would've been livid if I went to jail for something I didn't commit.
Their relationship definitely felt like a game of tug-of-war. She was keeping this secret all because she didn't want to ruin his healing process. Linc doesn't want to admit or take her help while he's trying to figure out things and heal on his own. They both have ghosts in their past and they need each other to move on from them.
Since her attack, Tori's life has changed. She triple locks her doors and shit which I can totally see happening realistically. I have never gone through what she did but I can only assumed I would be much worse after living through it. Then there's Linc, who I felt bad for because he didn't remember anything. Plus her keeping this major secret which I just kept thinking would ruin everything that they had while he was healing.
Once they confront their past.. the forgiveness and the actual healing process had begun. I really enjoyed how they called each other on their shit. I also really enjoyed their relationship and character development. Again, I honestly wouldn't have dive into this book to begin with but I'm really happy that I took a chance on it.
Overall, really enjoyed this book and the writing style. I will definitely be diving into the another book from this author if it's on my KU.
Maybe I should dive into what I meant?? So about ten years ago, Tori identified her attacker (Linc) and he went to prison. Eventually the DNA was actually freaking tested and it turns out Linc was innocent all along. However, he was actually beaten pretty badly in prison and ended up in a coma. When he wakes up he doesn't remember a thing. Which is honestly good for Tori because I would've been livid if I went to jail for something I didn't commit.
Their relationship definitely felt like a game of tug-of-war. She was keeping this secret all because she didn't want to ruin his healing process. Linc doesn't want to admit or take her help while he's trying to figure out things and heal on his own. They both have ghosts in their past and they need each other to move on from them.
Since her attack, Tori's life has changed. She triple locks her doors and shit which I can totally see happening realistically. I have never gone through what she did but I can only assumed I would be much worse after living through it. Then there's Linc, who I felt bad for because he didn't remember anything. Plus her keeping this major secret which I just kept thinking would ruin everything that they had while he was healing.
Once they confront their past.. the forgiveness and the actual healing process had begun. I really enjoyed how they called each other on their shit. I also really enjoyed their relationship and character development. Again, I honestly wouldn't have dive into this book to begin with but I'm really happy that I took a chance on it.
Overall, really enjoyed this book and the writing style. I will definitely be diving into the another book from this author if it's on my KU.
August 12, 2017
3.5 stars rounded up.
Mostly good. The style was a bit overly descriptive for my taste when describing scenery and overly detailed about minor stuff like making coffee. I really would have liked more emphasis on the romance/mystery and more details on the resolution. It ended abruptly without a full explanation (who broke her gate and did they poison the dogs, what was the blackmail, why the mentions of the ex's that went nowhere, details of the switch from being a doctor to an artist, what was in the journals, how much memory did he regain????)
DON'T LEAVE ME HANGING! After I read the story I should NOT know all about Arizona landscapes, colors, every neighbor in town, how the h likes her latte BUT NOT know the answers to plot points.
Mostly good. The style was a bit overly descriptive for my taste when describing scenery and overly detailed about minor stuff like making coffee. I really would have liked more emphasis on the romance/mystery and more details on the resolution. It ended abruptly without a full explanation (who broke her gate and did they poison the dogs, what was the blackmail, why the mentions of the ex's that went nowhere, details of the switch from being a doctor to an artist, what was in the journals, how much memory did he regain????)
DON'T LEAVE ME HANGING! After I read the story I should NOT know all about Arizona landscapes, colors, every neighbor in town, how the h likes her latte BUT NOT know the answers to plot points.
December 1, 2016
Remember Me is about Lincoln Crusoe, a college guy who was going to be a lawyer but instead ended up being accused of rape, found guilty, and spent 10 years in prison. Just before he was to be release after they found out he was innocent he gets in a fight, not of his doing in jail and ends up in a hospital with no memory of who he is or anything. He only knows what they tell him in the hospital and they told him his friend Tori has been there every day waiting for him to wake up. Tori, is really the girl who thought he raped her and now feels so much guilt of Linc, as he prefers to be called, losing everything and having nothing. Tori really never got over her rape, but she not wants to help out Linc to really make herself feel better. Things get complicated between Tori and Linc. Tori has moved Linc into her house and done everything for him to help him heal from his wounds. What will happen when he finds out who she really is? Will he remember" Will Tori tell him? What about the real rapist? Will he ever be found and brought to justice? Read the book to find out the surprising twists and turns in this book. I loved it!You really can get involved with how Linc and Tori are feeling and you will secretly hope they do get together. I received a free copy but voluntarily reviewed it.
January 1, 2018
Reviewed at Romance Is Ageless
Remember Me is the type of story where you may find yourself asking some self-evaluating questions as you get deeper into Tori and Linc’s story. What would I have done if I was facing what either of these two people are facing? And my honest answer is simply: I don’t know. I simply cannot imagine the fear, confusion and anger for either Tori or Linc to wade through to find a “normal” ever again.
Dumb luck was what gave Linc his freedom after ten years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Dumb luck, better DNA testing and a detective somewhere trying to close a case by blaming it on Linc… but the newer, better DNA testing proved Linc’s innocence instead. He might have stepped out of prison a free man heading out on a far different life except for a crazed inmate and a guard who looked the other way. Now Linc was in the hospital in a medically induced coma suffering from breaks and a memory that no longer gave him the information he desperately needed – like who he was.
Tori has spent the last ten years in a far different type of prison than Linc’s. Her prison consists of triple locks, a safe room, intense self-defense training, a gated home with tight security and two loyal guard dogs. Tori might have been free, but she was locked up in a different manner. Her world fell apart again when she learned that she’d accused the wrong man of assault and rape. She’d drawn a picture of him, picked him out of a lineup, pointed him out in a closed courtroom… and she’d been wrong. She had to do something to make this right for Linc. But how?
Remember Me is an intense story of two people rebuilding their lives in similar yet different ways. I don’t think you can read this one and not think, “What if that was me?” The pace is comfortable and builds to the conclusion. We meet Tori’s friends, and people who will play their part in their own stories in this series. A small town feeling, close even overprotective friends, and you can feel the changes in the town, in the people happening as this first story moves along. There is a romance building for Linc and Tori, but the focus of this one, for me, was more watching them rebuild their lives based on what they did and didn’t know now. Any omission of truth will come back to bite you, that’s a given fact. And it’s sad to see it happen to Tori yet watching the new woman who emerged from this crash of emotions was well worth the fall.
I enjoyed this story and I’ll follow the series to see what happens next for the citizens of Spirit Creek.
I read this title through my Kindle Unlimited subscription.
Remember Me is the type of story where you may find yourself asking some self-evaluating questions as you get deeper into Tori and Linc’s story. What would I have done if I was facing what either of these two people are facing? And my honest answer is simply: I don’t know. I simply cannot imagine the fear, confusion and anger for either Tori or Linc to wade through to find a “normal” ever again.
Dumb luck was what gave Linc his freedom after ten years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Dumb luck, better DNA testing and a detective somewhere trying to close a case by blaming it on Linc… but the newer, better DNA testing proved Linc’s innocence instead. He might have stepped out of prison a free man heading out on a far different life except for a crazed inmate and a guard who looked the other way. Now Linc was in the hospital in a medically induced coma suffering from breaks and a memory that no longer gave him the information he desperately needed – like who he was.
Tori has spent the last ten years in a far different type of prison than Linc’s. Her prison consists of triple locks, a safe room, intense self-defense training, a gated home with tight security and two loyal guard dogs. Tori might have been free, but she was locked up in a different manner. Her world fell apart again when she learned that she’d accused the wrong man of assault and rape. She’d drawn a picture of him, picked him out of a lineup, pointed him out in a closed courtroom… and she’d been wrong. She had to do something to make this right for Linc. But how?
Remember Me is an intense story of two people rebuilding their lives in similar yet different ways. I don’t think you can read this one and not think, “What if that was me?” The pace is comfortable and builds to the conclusion. We meet Tori’s friends, and people who will play their part in their own stories in this series. A small town feeling, close even overprotective friends, and you can feel the changes in the town, in the people happening as this first story moves along. There is a romance building for Linc and Tori, but the focus of this one, for me, was more watching them rebuild their lives based on what they did and didn’t know now. Any omission of truth will come back to bite you, that’s a given fact. And it’s sad to see it happen to Tori yet watching the new woman who emerged from this crash of emotions was well worth the fall.
I enjoyed this story and I’ll follow the series to see what happens next for the citizens of Spirit Creek.
I read this title through my Kindle Unlimited subscription.
January 7, 2018
Remember Me is a touching love story with an unusual plot that seems just a bit contrived at times. For example, when Linc starts calling people on an alumni list in hopes of finding someone who might remember him when he was a student at ASU, he scrolls down to the "W" section and picks a name at random--Jonathan Wilinski--who turns out to be the actual rapist of Tori. He also calls Zack Crane, the guy who lied to protect Wilinski. Really, what are the chances of randomly calling these two men from a long list of alumni?
We're told that Linc's mother died of cancer during his trial for rape. "He needed to know about her. The person who, based on her letters to him in prison, had loved him, believed in him, even though he didn't remember her." How, one wonders, could she write letters to him in prison if she died during his trial, before he went to prison? The editor should have caught this mistake.
Linc and Tori are likable characters who certainly deserved their Happily Ever After after everything they went through. Their story held my interest but never grabbed me emotionally, perhaps partly because their sexual encounters pretty much qualified as "clean and wholesome"--not what the cover leads one to expect.
We're told that Linc's mother died of cancer during his trial for rape. "He needed to know about her. The person who, based on her letters to him in prison, had loved him, believed in him, even though he didn't remember her." How, one wonders, could she write letters to him in prison if she died during his trial, before he went to prison? The editor should have caught this mistake.
Linc and Tori are likable characters who certainly deserved their Happily Ever After after everything they went through. Their story held my interest but never grabbed me emotionally, perhaps partly because their sexual encounters pretty much qualified as "clean and wholesome"--not what the cover leads one to expect.
May 20, 2023
Tori Amherst fka Victoria Culhaine
Linc Crusoe
Linc has been in prison for 10 years to find out that new DNA testing has been completed and he was exonerated and would be getting out, but before he gets out he is in a fight and knocked out and has been in a coma and at this point has no memory. Tori at the time was 17, a minor and was the eye witness, and in her mind responsible for sending an innocent man to prison and ruining his life. So, Tori takes Linc home to recover and start over. As Linc tries to regain his memory and a Tori tries to help him but knowing when he does he will leave. The story goes through building of a relationship between Linc and Tori and each working on healing emotionally. Linc finding his Father and finding out about his brother. Tori taking further responsibility for her life, so she can live it as she wants. You find out who was the original attacker and why Tori could pick out Linc in a line up and in the courtroom. I thought this was a good book, but not necessarily plausible in real life. This book may not be for everyone since it deals with rape. I would read more books by this author and of this series.
Linc Crusoe
Linc has been in prison for 10 years to find out that new DNA testing has been completed and he was exonerated and would be getting out, but before he gets out he is in a fight and knocked out and has been in a coma and at this point has no memory. Tori at the time was 17, a minor and was the eye witness, and in her mind responsible for sending an innocent man to prison and ruining his life. So, Tori takes Linc home to recover and start over. As Linc tries to regain his memory and a Tori tries to help him but knowing when he does he will leave. The story goes through building of a relationship between Linc and Tori and each working on healing emotionally. Linc finding his Father and finding out about his brother. Tori taking further responsibility for her life, so she can live it as she wants. You find out who was the original attacker and why Tori could pick out Linc in a line up and in the courtroom. I thought this was a good book, but not necessarily plausible in real life. This book may not be for everyone since it deals with rape. I would read more books by this author and of this series.
January 21, 2018
Wow its about a book was surprising, intriguing and kept your interested until the last page. A modern romance with substance!
Tori a survivor that learn not just survive but to take her life back and move forward. She is a artist and has been handed devastating news that will change his life. Linc has just been sentence n served time for a crime he never committed. He was beat up so badly in prison he has lost his memory and is in the hospital. I don't want to give any more details. This story will have you laughing, heart stopping and holding your breathe. Also those moments to cherish. If you love modern day romance stories with substance (more then boy meets girl n happy every after) a little reality "shit happens" and solve some crimes this is the book for you. Violence 2\3 , sec 2
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Tori a survivor that learn not just survive but to take her life back and move forward. She is a artist and has been handed devastating news that will change his life. Linc has just been sentence n served time for a crime he never committed. He was beat up so badly in prison he has lost his memory and is in the hospital. I don't want to give any more details. This story will have you laughing, heart stopping and holding your breathe. Also those moments to cherish. If you love modern day romance stories with substance (more then boy meets girl n happy every after) a little reality "shit happens" and solve some crimes this is the book for you. Violence 2\3 , sec 2
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June 29, 2023
I don't know who I felt sorrier for, Linc or tori, as they both went through so much, and I wanted happy endings for them both, but not together. It was just way too unrealistic to believe they could have a HEA, when he spent 10 years in jail because she mistakenly identified him as her rapist. She did a lot to make amends and help him anyway she could, and I could see them being friends, but no more than that. It reminds me of an old western on TV, where this couple were supposed to get married, but when the guy shot and killed his fiancée's outlaw brother - even though it was self-defense - they broke up, because they knew it would always come between them. Well, it's the same with Linc and Tori, it just wouldn't work.
October 31, 2021
The blurb actually summarizes the book very well so there’s no need to bother anybody who happens to read these lines with my recap.
This book was a very slow burner, where during the first 80% of the story I thought more than once not to finish it but…….. I always finish books I start reading! Looking back I’m not sorry that I finished it. I just think that instead off cramming all happenings and events into the last 20% of the plot, these should have been released gradually during the plot. Then the first 80% wouldn’t have be so flat and the various turns could’ve been elaborated much better.
This book was a very slow burner, where during the first 80% of the story I thought more than once not to finish it but…….. I always finish books I start reading! Looking back I’m not sorry that I finished it. I just think that instead off cramming all happenings and events into the last 20% of the plot, these should have been released gradually during the plot. Then the first 80% wouldn’t have be so flat and the various turns could’ve been elaborated much better.
August 14, 2017
Giving back
10 years is what both of then lost. Tori was raped at 17, she was an achiever and in college. She ended up dropping out but finished but she testified against who she thought did it. New DNA test proved Linc didn't do it. Just before he got out he good beaten up and lost his memory. She wants help. Will they find all the answers.
10 years is what both of then lost. Tori was raped at 17, she was an achiever and in college. She ended up dropping out but finished but she testified against who she thought did it. New DNA test proved Linc didn't do it. Just before he got out he good beaten up and lost his memory. She wants help. Will they find all the answers.
July 7, 2021
This book was absolutely amazing!
This book was freaking amazing! I honestly felt like I was reading a Nora Roberts novel. I could barely stand to put this book down. I was hooked from the very first sentence, which doesn't happen very often for me anymore.
Highly recommend. 5 stars. HEA.
This book was freaking amazing! I honestly felt like I was reading a Nora Roberts novel. I could barely stand to put this book down. I was hooked from the very first sentence, which doesn't happen very often for me anymore.
Highly recommend. 5 stars. HEA.
January 8, 2018
Good story will hold your interest.
It could have been shorter and the ending was too abrupt. There was a surprise at the end that gave a twist to the story,
It could have been shorter and the ending was too abrupt. There was a surprise at the end that gave a twist to the story,
July 2, 2011
THE MISTAKE SHE MADE
By Linda Style
Review by Sharlet Liebel © 2009
Hope, Trust, forgiveness – characteristics of lovers in a growing relationship. What if emotions are tainted with guilt, regret, and remorse by new partners? Such is the Harlequin story by Linda Style, THE MISTAKE SHE MADE, nominated by Romantic Times for the Best SuperRomance of the Year!
Tragedy happens almost as soon as vindication in prison for a crime that Linc Crusoe never committed. Impossible as it seems, Linc spends years in a tinderbox prison where hoods take-up residence and murder their cellmates. Daily journals of his innocence are ripped away by Snake who instigates and lands treacherous punches with the guard watching. Instead of freedom, Crusoe is traumatized and when he finally becomes conscious his memory is gone.
A lovely blond-haired Tori Amhearst appears to be his sole visitor in the hospital as he comes out of his coma. Tori has learned that Linc Crusoe’s DNA tests prove him innocent against evidence gathered at his trial where he was convicted of her rape 10-years ago. The news is unbearable because she identified him as her assailant. How can she forgive herself and the mistake she made?
Linc becomes attached to Tori as she continues her hospital visits. Soon, they learn he might be released. But without friends or money this presents both a problem and need for a solution. Tori offers to help him get started; after all, he’s in a wheelchair and can’t work. He’s reluctant. Prideful. Finally, Tori sets-up a convoluted temporary plan to help Linc. It might work and Tori, as yet, had not told Linc about their connection. This causes her total anxiety.
There is mystery and a secret past between Tori and Lincoln Crusoe that was interrupted during their high school days. In fact, Tori’s best friend Serena and she share other secrets that will develop into new suspense. Tori and Linc’s new attraction becomes new love for both. Delicate, gentle, and romantic scenes touch a deep yearning for this couple so that readers feel the passion of their romance during an unexpected outing.
As luck would have it, Linc is picked-up for a crime linked to a different investigation. Lincoln Crusoe is again in jail. This is so alarming because he has an alibi. He’s been with Tori.
However, it is all too soon that Linc learns of Tori’s cover-up and a break-up ensues. New fears for Tori emerge to destroy her peace since the real rapist is still loose. Prepare for the twists and turns that develop in an emotionally charged ending.
Linda StyleThe Mistake She Made
By Linda Style
Review by Sharlet Liebel © 2009
Hope, Trust, forgiveness – characteristics of lovers in a growing relationship. What if emotions are tainted with guilt, regret, and remorse by new partners? Such is the Harlequin story by Linda Style, THE MISTAKE SHE MADE, nominated by Romantic Times for the Best SuperRomance of the Year!
Tragedy happens almost as soon as vindication in prison for a crime that Linc Crusoe never committed. Impossible as it seems, Linc spends years in a tinderbox prison where hoods take-up residence and murder their cellmates. Daily journals of his innocence are ripped away by Snake who instigates and lands treacherous punches with the guard watching. Instead of freedom, Crusoe is traumatized and when he finally becomes conscious his memory is gone.
A lovely blond-haired Tori Amhearst appears to be his sole visitor in the hospital as he comes out of his coma. Tori has learned that Linc Crusoe’s DNA tests prove him innocent against evidence gathered at his trial where he was convicted of her rape 10-years ago. The news is unbearable because she identified him as her assailant. How can she forgive herself and the mistake she made?
Linc becomes attached to Tori as she continues her hospital visits. Soon, they learn he might be released. But without friends or money this presents both a problem and need for a solution. Tori offers to help him get started; after all, he’s in a wheelchair and can’t work. He’s reluctant. Prideful. Finally, Tori sets-up a convoluted temporary plan to help Linc. It might work and Tori, as yet, had not told Linc about their connection. This causes her total anxiety.
There is mystery and a secret past between Tori and Lincoln Crusoe that was interrupted during their high school days. In fact, Tori’s best friend Serena and she share other secrets that will develop into new suspense. Tori and Linc’s new attraction becomes new love for both. Delicate, gentle, and romantic scenes touch a deep yearning for this couple so that readers feel the passion of their romance during an unexpected outing.
As luck would have it, Linc is picked-up for a crime linked to a different investigation. Lincoln Crusoe is again in jail. This is so alarming because he has an alibi. He’s been with Tori.
However, it is all too soon that Linc learns of Tori’s cover-up and a break-up ensues. New fears for Tori emerge to destroy her peace since the real rapist is still loose. Prepare for the twists and turns that develop in an emotionally charged ending.
Linda StyleThe Mistake She Made
March 10, 2011
The man she identified as her rapist is released from jail when DNA evidence proves he was innocent. However, before he can get out, he's viciously beaten and loses his memory. When he has nowhere else to go, she decides to take him home while he recovers. She doesn't tell him who she is, just that they knew each other in college. She wants to make up for the years she cost him. He just wants to remember who he was. When he finally does, do they stand a chance?
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May 13, 2009Everyone once in a while I go through a romance novel phase. Typical fare, escapism but there was one plot point I think the author forgot about that I would have liked the answer to
September 9, 2011
It was ok. Not as good as I hoping, though.
March 16, 2021
It ended a bit abruptly and there were some things that were left unexplained. An epilogue would have helped.
May 7, 2018
Kept my interest. I would have liked to have see things through to the end. Anyone that reads the book will understand what that means. Don't want to spoil anything.
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