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Summary: Amnesia with an original twist -- Very highly recommended
Review: Lawyer turned newspaper owner Serena Schaffer sits at the bedside of a stranger, unable to abandon him until someone somewhere knows of his injuries. She had found him in a ditch and followed the ambulance to the hospital. Beaten, robbed, and left for dead, the man is a stranger no one in the small Arkansas town recognizes. Now she finds the man intriguing, despite her intuition that he's making up answers as he goes along.Without an identity, the man makes one up, introducing himself as Sam Wallace. Instinct warns caution is required until he can figure out who is and why he is in this small town. As his frustration mounts and panic comes close, Sam hides it behind his pride, refusing to admit to his vulnerability. Once discharged from the hospital, Sam accepts Serena's mother's offer a job and a place to stay, at least until answers can be had. Instinctive dislike of lawyers, certainty of previous self sufficiency, and indefinable need to know Serena better provide the only clues to his past and his identity. But when Serena realizes he's misled her regarding his identity, her reaction will almost certainly be outrage. As tired as I grow with amnesia stories, I must admit to really liking this one! Typically, the heroine is struck with amnesia and finds herself terribly dependent on some man. Instead, Gina Wilkins casts a unique spell upon her hero, making him the amnesiac filled with the expected secrets and fears. As this unexpected hero struggles to reconcile his past to the present, the plot moves smartly along to its exciting conclusion. THE STRANGER IN ROOM 205 comes very highly recommended.
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