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THE LADY WHO LIVED AGAIN
THE LADY WHO LIVED AGAIN
The Sole Survivor Series #1
Thomasine Rappold
Releasing Dec 8th, 2015
Lyrical Press
Doctor Jace Merrick has fled the failures and futility of city life to start anew in rural Misty Lake. A man of science, he rejects the superstitious chatter surrounding Maddie and finds himself drawn to her confidence and beauty. And when she seduces him into a sham engagement, he agrees to be her ticket back into society, if she supports his new practice—and reveals the details of her remarkable recovery. But when his patients begin to heal miraculously, Jace may have to abandon logic, accept the inexplicable—and surrender to a love beyond reason…
Jace blinked, staring at the woman. Whatever he’d done to earn
her hostility, he’d obviously done it well.
“This is your property?”
“My family owns twelve acres. Hunting is restricted on all of
it.” Her spine stiffened like a broomstick. Beneath her simple straw bonnet,
wisps of dark hair fringed her pretty face. Specks of hazel and gold sparked in
her brown eyes, along with an annoying tinge of righteous indignation. “My
grandfather makes exceptions in cases of necessity only.” She eyed him from
head to toe. “Since there are several eating establishments in town, and you’re
clearly not starving, you can pursue your sport elsewhere.”
“In my defense, Miss Sutter, this hunt was necessary.”
“Is that so?”
His business was none of her concern, but the challenge in her
skeptical tone got the best of him. “Your elderly neighbor, Mrs. Tremont, is a
patient of mine. Her weight has dropped drastically, and her appetite continues
to wane.”
Her smug tone faded. “I’m sorry to hear that,” she muttered,
looking genuinely distressed.
“The woman has a craving for fresh venison. I apologize for
trespassing, but I intend to provide it.”
She lowered her eyes, and Jace couldn’t help enjoying her
contrite response.
“Had you not intervened with my deer, I’d have no reason to
dally here. On your property,” he added, just for the hell of it.
“Well, don’t let me keep you,” she snapped. “Good luck with Mrs.
Tremont.” Her hard look softened again, as did the harshness in her voice.
“Please send her my regards.”
With a lift of her chin, she collected her market basket from
where it sat beside a log, then hurried away. Jace stared after her, absorbing
the view. She held her head high, her stance rigid and aloof. Her frame was
small but curvaceous, possessing the perfect measure of female proportions.
Ample breasts, narrow waist, pleasing backside.
Of course, one had to get past the bloodstained dress to
appreciate what lay beneath, but as a doctor who’d seduced dozens of nurses
whose aprons were soaked with far worse, this posed no problem for Jace. Her
slender form moved swiftly as she made her way down the path through the field,
but her pace was slowing. He detected a slight limp in her gait, though from
this distance, he couldn’t be sure.
“Madeline Sutter,” he mumbled, shaking his head. What kind of
woman went about pulling arrows from dying deer?
Jace had met some odd people during the month since he’d arrived
in town, but he’d yet to meet anyone like Miss Sutter. Dragging his gaze from
the fading view of her, he squatted before the patch of blood in the grass
where his deer had fallen.
From the amount of blood and crimson color, Jace agreed with
Miss Sutter’s assessment of the situation. The animal was certain to bleed to
death before getting far. It had to be dead on its feet to have allowed her
anywhere near it, let alone remove the arrow. How it summoned the stamina to
move on, Jace hadn’t a clue, but he knew it would bed down in dense cover as
soon as it could. Like any diligent hunter, Jace was obligated to recover it.
He reexamined the arrow. The hair attached was coarse, dark gray
with dark tips, and two or so inches long. This evidence indicated a perfect
kill shot behind the shoulder, not in the gut, as the girl had claimed.
ARC PROVIDED FOR MY HONEST REVIEW
LIGHT SPOILERS
I really enjoyed this book, despite there being a few things that had me shouting ARRRGGGHH!
Madeline is a strong heroine, if not a bit too nice. I'll explain- she's in a horrific accident with her friends. They all die, and she's presumed dead (you see where this is going). Madeline however, in fact, is not dead and the whole experience...changes her.
In regards to the accident(almost) everyone blames her. And boy do people treat her like shit. But rather than fight back/be bitchy, Madeline is actually pretty darn nice about it. I loved how her hero Jace stuck up and defended Madeline; he's a man of science, flawed and a sweetheart to her, but a time or two he came off a bit as a womanizer. However, their relationship is well paced and authentic.
Overall this was a sharply written, wonderfully atmospheric novel. It's filled with some well developed characters and pulled me in from the start.
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A three-time RWA Golden Heart nominee,
Thomasine Rappold writes historical romance and historical romance with
paranormal elements. She lives with her husband in a small town in upstate New
York that inspired her current series. When she’s not spinning tales of passion
and angst, she enjoys spending time with her family, fishing on one of the
nearby lakes, and basking on the beach in Cape Cod. Thomasine is a member of
Romance Writers of America and the Capital Region Romance Writers. Readers can
find her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter: @ThomRappold.
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