Обвиненная в преступлении, которого не совершала, Келли Кармайкл сбегает из-под залога и направляется в Индиго Спрингс. Это отчаянная попытка, но когда на кону её свобода, у неё нет выбора, если она хочет получить ответы. Когда лесничий Чейз Брэдфорд начинает задавать вопросы, Келли говорит ему, что она чужая, проездом. Это первая ложь. Теперь ей придется продолжать врать. Она идет по опасной грани... особенно, когда начинает влюбляться в отца-одиночку. Как Чейз отреагирует, когда узнает, кто она на самом деле? Почувствует ли этот благородный мужчина долг привлечь её к ответственности? Или он поддержит её? Если бы только у неё хватило смелости довериться ему с правдой...
The Stranger’s Sin is the latest intriguing novel from Darlene Gardner, an American author, editor, and avid reader. This South Carolina native’s captivating tales have delighted a wide audience and entranced many hardcover addicts alike. Fans are spellbound by Ms. Gardner’s characters, a string of quirky, sweet heroines, and her vibrant, singular styles. The Stranger’s is plot-driven and keeps you guessing until the final pages where loose ends tie nicely. Ms. Gardner does a masterful job wrapping up the plot and then offers us some intriguing open glimpses of who Kelly Carmichael turns out to be.
Kelly Carmichael, the protagonist of this story, as a divorced mother of two teenage sons running away, the things we don’t know about maternal life. Apprehended after the alleged murder of her wealthy ex-husband, she spends her jail time reminiscing about prosaic aspects of the Dayton household while planning her escape using an upcoming shooting contest organized by the indigo springs town fathers and the rangers treks. Once out of prison she joins an attempted robbery and flees to the beautiful and restful foothills of North Carolina. There Kelly, all alone except for a modest savings, her youthful charm, and a wit that beguiles her way into the town, where she immediately becomes the talk of town after her arrival.
Undertakings and townswoman, she grandly secures the perfect charade beneath her clever disguise: Declaring herself as a displaced scholar Kelly attracts the admirers with books of Michael Ondaatje, lovers who hide autographs, and gradual unravels her true intentions. Her romance with Chase is plainly easy and natural, even though their backgrounds differ immensely, single city boy Chase peddling carefree grapes and exotic autumn miracles to his toddler daughter. Though the grandfatherly Chase uneasily bears witness to mysterious Kelly’s underlying secrets, they depict an always attentive conversation continual rejecting her most controversial arguments. As their immersive stories intersect well-tailored narrative collides with an unshakable truth warranting upon release, “that one lie” unlocks a world rigged for cascading revelations so that every subsequent lie descending thus far weighs heavier, leaving them on the brink before settling at the Capitol Hill throne.
Электронная Книга «The Stranger's Sin» написана автором Darlene Gardner в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9781408950340
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Accused of a crime she didn't commit, Kelly Carmichael skips bail and heads to Indigo Springs. It's a shot in the dark, but with her freedom at stake she has no choice if she wants answers. When forest ranger Chase Bradford starts asking questions, Kelly tells him she's a stranger passing through. That's the first lie. Now she has to keep lying.She's walking a dangerous tightrope…especially when she starts falling for the single father. How will Chase react when he finds out who she really is? Will the honorable guy feel duty-bound to bring her in? Or will he stand by her? If only she had the courage to trust him with the truth….
