The character of Estrellita, for instance, felt as though it was introduced to keep the plot moving, and she added a degree of coincidence to the tale that may have some readers rolling their eyes. While The Perfect Stranger is a well-done road romance, it does tend to lose its focus a bit. Faith refuses to return to England when the opportunity arises, having become too enamored of her husband to abandon him.
Along the way, side characters are added to the mix, such as Estrellita, a Spanish “gypsy” who intrigues the woman-hating McTavish. Faith, who reluctantly agreed to the marriage as the only way to salvage her reputation, finds she is falling in love with Nicholas. His secret may take the reader by surprise I certainly didn’t see it coming.īut first he must contend with a wife, whom he is beginning to care for very much.
He suffers from sudden, intense headaches his best friend (and Stevens’s son) was killed in battle at Vittoria and Nicholas is determined to return to the scene. Faith can return to his family home in England and live with his widowed mother Nicholas will continue his rather secretive quest, which will apparently end in Spain. And when he hears Faith’s tale, he proposes a marriage in name only. Nicholas is astounded to find a slightly-built English lady in the middle of nowhere, but being a gentleman, he cannot abandon her. His former manservant, Stevens, and a hulking Scot named McTavish are his companions, along with a large dog nicknamed Wulf. Nicholas Blacklock was a hero at Waterloo, but since then has lived the life of a nomad. She calls out for help, and a stranger comes to her aid. Penniless, she’s being chased down a beach by three men who intend to rape her.
But Felix was not at all what he seemed, and neither was their “marriage.” When the story opens, Faith is on her own and trying to get back to England.
Her dreams appeared to come true when she met the dashing Hungarian violinist Felix Remavska and eloped to France with him. Author Anne Gracie veers from the previous books by setting this story on the Continent, and it’s a delicious change of pace.įaith has always dreamed of following her heart and marrying for love, as her late parents did. The Perfect Stranger continues the adventures of the Merridew sisters, this time featuring the impulsive and unconventional Faith Merridew.
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