The Ideal Husband

October 1, 2003
While reluctantly traveling home to Pecham, lovely Leah meets Geoffrey Hamelin, who sees her to safety when their ship goes down in the English Channel. Refusing to abandon the gallant stranger who saved her life, Leah plucks an unconscious, badly wounded Geoffrey from the sea. When everyone mistakes them for husband and wife, Leah decides to take advantage of the situation by bringing Geoffrey home with her to help salvage what is left of her tattered reputation after she ran off with an unfaithful scoundrel. No one expects Geoffrey to survive, but he awakens, albeit with no memory of who or where he is. Leah decides to tempt fate by continuing her deception, but she can't help wondering what will happen to her when her new husband regains his memory. With superb characterization and polished prose, Anton crafts a thoroughly entertaining love story between two captivating protagonists.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2003, American Library Association.)