#5. Bright, crisp, spine very slight bent. "There's something I have to tell you . . ." For weeks the tiny fishing village had been aflame with rumors about the mysterious stranger. Why had he come? What was he after? Only Marie had broken through his reserve, his protective armor. "It's a long story," he said quietly. "A story I didn't want to tell anyone, especially you . . ."

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE