Stranger in His Arms

by Charlotte Douglas

Lover in Disguise?

When Officer Dylan Blackburn learned Jennifer Reid was back in town, he wondered if she remembered the innocent kiss they'd shared as children. But this sensual, aloof stranger who stole his heart was nothing like the girl he remembered. This Jennifer was hiding something - something dangerous. Surely she could trust him, a friend, with the truth? The problem was, Jennifer didn't seem to remember him at all....

Falling in love with Dylan Blackburn was not the smartest thing Jennifer could have done. But with a hired killer on her trail, she'd had little choice. She'd been an innocent witness to a horrible crime and there was no one to turn to. Only Dylan. And she'd made him think she was someone else!

Genres: Romance

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 1, 2001

About the author

CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS has loved a good story since she learned to read at the age of three. After years of teaching that love of books to her students, she now enjoys creating stories of her own. Often her books are set in one of her three favorite places—Montana, where she and her husband spent their honeymoon; the mountains of North Carolina, where she has a summer home; or Florida, near the Gulf of Mexico on Florida’s west coast, where she’s lived most of her life.

Reviews

[Melinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I actually enjoyed the story, it had a good pace and decent character development. Even though Jennifer is on the run, everyone comes to love her and welcome her into their little town. It would be sad if she has to move on because of a contracted killer. Dylan is an interesting cop, I like that he is slowly learning to come to terms with the past and moving forward. But does anyone really know Jennifer and the secrets that she is keeping?

That ending was super sweet and unexpected.

The one thing I did not like, which resulted in my rating, was how flimsy and circumstantial the evidence and Jennifer's statement in relation to a crime that she heard, but did not see. Like I'm sure the officers have enough to issue a warrant and then go find the murder weapon but everything seems so not solid in terms of connecting a crime to the murderer. It just felt like all the stuff Jennifer provided could easily be overturned in a courtroom.