Bear Trap

by Edna Curry

They walked down to the riverbank and along it. The earthy smell of soil and river water surrounded her. In the distance, a dog barked, breaking the eerie silence of the countryside. Mel took her arm. "Watch your step, the ground's uneven here. Do you remember anything before you got here?" She shook her head and couldn't stop the tears. Without thinking, she turned to him, hiding her face against his broad chest. His heat and manly scent surrounded her, making her feel warm and safe. Mel put his arms around her and held her, dropping a kiss onto her hair. "It's okay," he murmured. "Go ahead and cry. You'll feel better." After a minute of crying with her forehead against his shirt, she straightened and looked up at him. He pulled out a handkerchief and wiped away her tears. Their eyes met and he bent his head. She knew he was going to kiss her. She wanted him to kiss her. His lips brushed hers, lightly at first and then they firmly settled on hers. He felt warm and delightful, yet unfamiliar and scary. Jane wrapped her arms around him, responding to him immediately. She opened her lips to his probing tongue and melted against him, enjoying the shivers of awareness that hummed between them. She snuggled closer, deepening the kiss, wanting him to never let her go. But somewhere in the back of her mind, she knew she shouldn't be doing this. She might be involved with another man, or she might even be married--married to an abuser who'd tried to kill her. Oh, God, and what if he tried again? She realized he might try again if he learned he hadn't succeeded. If only she could remember him so she'd know who to look out for. She had no right to be attracted to Mel now, however much her body wanted to be with him. She reluctantly dropped her arms and pulled away from him. She stepped back, the tears starting again. She drew a long, shuddering breath to regain control. Embarrassed now at the way she'd reacted, she said, "I'm sorry, I'm not usually such a crybaby. But I feel so helpless and frustrated, not being able to remember who I am or where I belong." He sighed, handed her his handkerchief and eyed her thoughtfully, "You know you usually aren't a crybaby?" "Yes," she said, defiantly, blowing her nose. "I also know other stupid stuff, like what brand and color of makeup I wear. I even recognized some brands of clothes that aren't cut the way I like when Marion and I went shopping today. And I know how to count money and approximately what the prices of various items should be. So why can't I remember the important stuff like my own name? Even kindergartners can memorize their address and phone number, for goodness' sake!" Lifting a shoulder, Mel said, "Who knows? Our bodies and minds are mysterious things. No one understands everything about them yet. Maybe they never will."

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance

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First published September 27, 2010

About the author

Edna Curry lives in Minnesota and often sets her novels there among the lakes, evergreens and river valleys. She especially enjoys the Dalles area of the St. Croix Valley, gateway to the Wild River, which draws many tourists who give her story ideas. Besides non-fiction articles, she writes mystery, romance and romantic suspense novels.
Edna is married and is a member of the Romance Writers of America and one of its chapters: Northern Lights Writers.
Circle of Shadows (half of Deadly Duos #1) was a finalist in RWA's prestigious Golden Heart Contest. She also does editing and proofreading as Fern Valentine. Details on the editing page of her website.

Visit her webpage at http://www.ednacurry.com

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Reviews

[Lizbeth Selvig · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun book -- well written and well plotted. I cared about the characters and really enjoyed the read!

[Kay Mack · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lost and found!

Lost Memories takes you on a journey to true love. With dastardly deeds done by a nasty individual, aiming to kill an innocent woman. The BG's wife pops in to wreak a little havoc as well. Our Jane Doe dodges death and bullets and finds her true love. And that's a HEA!

[Cynthia B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

A mystery mixed in with a love story. A fluid storyline with strong characters. Small town living. Kind willing community to accept a woman who has no past.

[Rebecca Andersen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great fast moving story

Amnesia stories are always fun so when I started this book i couldn't put it down. I'm sure you'll love it!

[Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Edge of my seat from start to finish❣️ Must read❣️

However . . . Sadly loses 1 🌟 due to the explicit sex scenes

[Ellen White · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mel worked downstairs, and the window gave him a.birds eye view of the river. River that was constantly changing, seeing a couple auguring as he sipped his coffee. The man slapped her, and then a shove and she fell over the cliff. Search team came and couldn’t find her, figured the rapids carried her or pulled her under. Surprise awaited him, to find her asleep on his couch. She was one lucky woman, without a memory of what happened. Good mystery, the plot flowed to the end, of what was behind this attempt at murder.

[Malin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book I can honestly say I loved! There was so many unanswered questions thou out the book that just kept you wondering who is she? Who did it? Why?? Who will it end? This is the kind of book I greatly enjoyed reading

If I have only one negative thing to say about the book it must be, where is the epilogue? I would have just a tiny bit of a snippet on what happened after it was all over. But that is just me...

I was given a copy from the author for an honest review.

[Shrinidhi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book through the Library Thing Member Giveaway.

The book has a very interesting plot and kept me engrossed right till the end. However the book on the whole needed something extra to make it perfect.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was given this book in exchange for an honest review.

I liked this story. It had a great, smooth flowing storyline. The thing I didn't like was I felt there were some unanswered questions at the end. It did lag in a few spots. But overall it was worth the read.

[Marilyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good

the story of a woman who was found after a attempt to murder her didn't work and having no memory to remember.

[Evonne Hutton · Rating 4 out of 5]

An attempted murder resulted in amnesia.
There is a race to see if her memory will return before the killer gets lucky.
Good story line

[JBee · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun read

I received this book as a free read - It is a perfect weekend read - love, suspense and crime. Enjoyed and will read this author again.