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Summary: It gets NO BETTER than this!
Review: Enid MacLean had been estranged from her husband for nine years. She survived by nursing those extremely ill. Then, out of the blue, she received word that an explosion had injured her husband. He was not expected to live, but Enid agreed to do her duty and try to nurse him back to health. Except for his distinctive green eyes, the man she nursed had changed. When he first opened his eyes he believed Enid to be an angel. But the pain proved that he was NOT in heaven. The explosion took away his memory. He did not recognize his good friends or his own wife. Worse yet, the blast had not been an accident. Someone feared the knowledge locked away in his mind. ***** What can I say? It is by Christina Dodd, so you KNOW it will be great! I opened the book with that thought in mind. I closed the book only when the last page had been read. Yes, it is THAT good! A wonderful way to release yourself from your troubles, at least temporarily. *****
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Summary: When a bad marriage turns good
Review: Enid MacLean hasn't seen her husband for 9 years, and isn't particularly worried that this is so as after 3 months of marriage he ran off and left her to not only fend for herself, but work off his debts too. When she hears that he has been badly injured, she leaves her current charge (Enid looks after the terminally ill) to do her duty by her husband in taking care of him. She arrives to find him almost unrecognisable in his injuries, except for his exceptional eyes, and in very poor health due to the quality of his care. Enid almost surprises herself in her doggedness in determining the best care for him, and in the period of recuperation comes to care for her husband as she barely remembers doing even in the early days of their marriage. For his part, her patient has lost his memory from his injuries, although as it happens, not for good. But all is not as it seems, not even the man she is nursing back to health. And danger stalks them both. Predictable basic plot, but Dodd works it well and this story is very enjoyable. The threat to them both seems very real and immediate, and the bonds that grow between patient and caregiver stem from the strong characteristics of each of the central characters. The mystery of who is threatening them I certainly found to be hard to anticipate, and kept me guessing. The quandry Enid faces in particular touched an emotional chord in me. This is one of the books featuring the Throckmortons from 'In My Wildest Dreams' and thus the rest of the Governess series, but it is not necessary to have read the others to enjoy this, as the storylines do not touch except for 2 (admittedly rather important) characters. Nonetheless it would not spoil the sequence of events to read this one first - it might even arouse your curiosity enough to try one of the others.
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Summary: deja vu
Review: Even though I do like CD's writing, I gave this one only one star because it is the exact same storyline as Linda Howard's "White Lies" which was published about a decade ago. It is the exact same plot and characters, except that Howard's book was set in contemporary times. I'm very disappointed that I keep spending money on her recent books only to find that I've heard the story before i.e., "In My Wildest Dreams"/Sabrina and now this latest book. Ugh, I may have to give up reading romance novels for awhile...
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Summary: Very, very good
Review: I am a fan of Christina Dodd, so my review is probably a little biased. In this story, Enid is a nurse who cares for the elderly. She is called from the home of a woman she cares deeply for, to unwillingly care for her estranged husband. She remembers Stephen as a reckless gambler who abandoned her, leaving her to pay his debts by working as a nurse. As she puts it, she was only "this" close from being in the workhouse. Over a period of 9 years, her resentment has grown. She now only wants a plot of land, so she can tend a garden and have a sense of stability and familiarity in her life. She does not recognize Stephen, since his injuries leave his face and body bandaged and scarred. She does remember his eyes and works on bringing him back from the brink of death. When he finally awakens, he has lost his memory and does not remember anything about his past, including his wife. Throughout the book, Enid slowly reveals why she has resented him so many years. It seems as though Stephen has changed. His physical nearness and teasing affects Enid, as well as his new devotion to her. Is he really the same person she married? Again, I really liked this book. Enid was a strong character, who was not afraid to clean up and tend to her patient and his room. Unlike most novels, where a servant or maid did the cleaning up and watching over a patient. She was always quick to come up with a witty response to Stephen, rather than let him dictate to her.
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Summary: Wonderful story, wonderfully written!
Review: I can't believe everyone didn't LOVE this book. I only hated the times I had to put it down. This is a sweet story (maybe it is like "White Lies" but not enough to make a difference), written with great wit and imagination. Both main characters (Enid and MacLean) are delightful and the dialogue is only surpassed by the most sensual love scenes allowed without slipping into erotica. I so enjoyed this latest installment in the "governess" series I can't wait for MacLean's sister to have her day.
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Summary: This book is captivating !
Review: I could not put this book down ! I'm so sorry that some other readers did not enjoy it because I felt this was the best Christina Dodd book yet. I found there to be many plot twists and turns and I found myself scrambling to keep up with the mystery. The characters were fully developed and very multi-dimensional. Both Enid and "Stephen" were characters who had flaws, but for whom you were rooting. I also enjoyed being reacquainted with Celeste and Mr. Throckmorton, from a previous Christina Dodd book. This book is packed with drama, romance and mystery. I found it be an enjoyable read and very much worth 5 stars.
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Summary: A very nice love story
Review: I have had a hard time lately finding historical romances that I enjoy. This romance was hard for me to put down. It didn't just have the normal storyline of 'guy meets girl and wants her as his mistress, but girl will change his mind'. Enid was a very enjoyable heroine. She had confidence even after being abandoned by her husband of three months. MacLean was your typical arrogant and cocky hero, but you definitley had to love him. You won't regret reading this book.
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Summary: A very nice love story
Review: I have had a hard time lately finding historical romances that I enjoy. This romance was hard for me to put down. It didn't just have the normal storyline of 'guy meets girl and wants her as his mistress, but girl will change his mind'. Enid was a very enjoyable heroine. She had confidence even after being abandoned by her husband of three months. MacLean was your typical arrogant and cocky hero, but you definitley had to love him. You won't regret reading this book.
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Summary: Even better than her previous books
Review: I have to admit that like some other readers, I too was surprised at how good this book was. I had enjoyed Christina Dodd's In My Wildest Dreams immensely and was so pleasantly surprised that Lost In Your Arms was just as enjoyable. My favorite books are the type that just make the heart ache when reading about the misery the characters sometimes experience because of various reasons. Christina Dodd does so extremely well in making us feel for her characters. Others have written about the plot so I won't add to their excellent accounts but just to say that Enid and Stephen are two of the most compelling characters I've had the opportunity to experience. Some have mentioned the similarity to Linda Howard's White Lies. With no disrespect to Linda Howard who is one of my favorite authors, White Lies pales in comparison to Lost in Your Arms. I cannot remember reading an `amnesia' story which I've enjoyed more than this. This is a definite keeper! My only regret is that I did not read the amazingly wonderful book sooner.
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Summary: A bit purple in the prose...
Review: I looked forward to buying this book, because I liked the story idea. I'm a sucker for the amnesia angle, I have to admit. I found it in the Atlanta airport a day before its official release, and read it on a trip to Las Vegas. I finished it, but just barely, and more than once I was tempted to just leave it unfinished somewhere for someone else to bother with. I thought the writing was awful, and I didn't like the characters very much. I can't understand being immediately physically attracted to the man when he's gaunt, physically wasted, heavily bandaged, and very near death. It was apparently supposed to be some mystic psychic connection that arced between the two as soon as she laid eyes on his unconscious form, as far as I can tell. I could understand feeling pity and sympathy, and I can understand Enid wanting to do her best for him as a conscientious nurse, but I didn't believe that instant attraction at all. I also have a tough time with the thought that he was so far gone physically, but within a pretty short period of time he's Greek statue perfect, with relatively little effort that could accomplish this feat. I don't understand why the relationship had to start out on such an unrealistic note, rather than growing over time as they each see things in the other that they would come to admire, respect, and love. Enid certainly had every reason to hate her husband, based on the awful things he'd done to her, and the position he'd left her in when he walked out on her. Enid would constantly reflect back on those things, but they seemed to have no real impact or relevance to her, and they certainly had no real effect on her behavior. I just didn't believe in the characters' relationship, I didn't believe in its foundations, and I didn't believe in its growth. As noted in the title, above, I thought the prose was a bit over the top. It was like the writer was trying to drag me up the mountain, rather than letting the writing carry me along more naturally and freely. I don't know if this review will prove helpful. I just found the book annoying, and I was all the more disappointed for having so anticipated reading it with pleasure.
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