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	• Beloved Stella Cameron Vision, 1996 - 416 pages average customer review:based on 4 reviews view larger image
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Saber, Earl of Avenall, was severely wounded, inside and out, during the war in India. Today, we would call it Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He has nightmares, he feels terrible amounts of guilt, etc. But he thinks he's going insane.

Ella, his beloved, needs him. She loves him and he pushes her away, not willing to tie her to a madman. But someone threatens to expose Ella's past and hurt her.

Saber decides to marry her, make her his heir, so when he does finally go completely insane, Ella will be taken care of.

This was a good story, with deeply emotional characters whose love for each other was tangible and real.

The only thing I don't usually like about Stella Cameron's writing is the way she often *hints* at what people want to say. I wish she would just have them *say* what is on their minds.

But I did think this was a very good book.

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A GOOD BOOK

This was a good book, and I enjoyed reading it. The characters were believable. If you want to read a book that goes straight to your heart, read Stolen Moments by Barbara Jeanne Fisher. . .It is a beautiful story of unrequited love. . .for certain the love story of the nineties. I intended to give the book a quick read, but I got so caught up in the story that I couldn't put the book down. From the very beginning, I was fully caught up in the heart-wrenching account of Julie Hunter's battle with lupus and her growing love for Don Lipton. This love, in the face of Julie's impending death, makes for a story that covers the range of human emotions. The touches of humor are great, too, they add some nice contrast and lighten things a bit when emotions are running high. I've never read a book more deserving of being published. It has rare depth. Julie's story will remind your readers that life and love are precious and not to be taken for granted. It has had an impact on me, and for that I'm grateful. Stolen Moments is written with so much sensitivity that it made me want to cry. It is a spellbinder. What terrific writing. Barbara does have an exceptional gift! This book was edited by Lupus specialist Dr. Matt Morrow too, and has the latest information on that disease. ..A perfect gift for someone who started college late in life, fell in love too late in life, is living with any illness, or trying to understand a loved one who is. . .A gift to be cherished forever.

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Good story, slightly garbled

The hero is a tortured soul in a scared body. The heroine is rescued street urchin brought up to be a lady. Neither one of them is fit for polite society, but there they are, for some reason.

Saber doesn't want to marry Ella because he is afraid his madness is progressing and he will end up institutionalized in the near future. Why does he believe his post-traumatic stress will get worse and not better? That's not really clear, but he isn't getting any sleep so maybe he isn't thinking clearly.

Of course, the only thing that will change Saber's mind is if poor Ella faces physical danger, and here is where the story gets good. There is a pack of villains after her. She faces rape, humiliation, and marriage to a pervert with an equally perverted dad. And best of all is Precious Able, one of the best villainous sidekicks you'll see in a romance novel.

This had potential to be a good book, and it has some very good parts, but unfortunately it suffers from lack of focus. Parts are slow-moving, and some characters are not explained very well, such as the hero's two best friends who both turn traitor on him, and the younger brother who lures his sister into danger for no clear reason. I almost gave up on this book after the first few chapters, but I am glad I didn't. I would have missed Precious Able's uniquely memorable abduction rehearsal. That scene alone was worth reading the book for.

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