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Such a tale of finding one's way from not-being-yourself to being-whole-with-the-other-half-of-your-soul. Barbara shows us the depths of being lost so many are in, and then shows the slow, slow healing. There are no TSTL characters. There are no Big Misunderstandings. There are no just-TELL-him/her-you-IDIOT! contrivances. She makes you ache, every step of the journey. And then there is that ending that makes you smile, reminiscently. With a little tear. Perfect. Thank you, Miz Barbara.
Oh, and all the information about sensible weight loss are subtly woven in, as well. Grateful, we are. Empowered and encouraged, even.


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Beautiful Stranger The Last Roundup Silhouette Intimate Moments 1011 Ruth Wind Barbara Samuel 9780373270811 Books Reviews

I love romances, but it's so hard to find one that's really well-written, one that grabs me and hangs on to my attention throughout. This one did.
The heroine is the most perfectly ordinary heroine I've ever come across in a romance novel (except of course for one tiny detail). Not only that, but she's dealing with issues that I can understand. Yay!
And the hero--while undeniably rugged and handsome--is also ordinary. He's just a man, like any other man...flaws and all.
It's refreshing to read a story that doesn't rely on unrealistic contrivances to drag out the conflict. These are 'real' people dealing with real issues. They have their flaws and their foibles. And they work it out like adults.
This book isn't just about love-at-first-sight and it's not just about sex. Yes, there's instant attraction between the hero and heroine, but there's more to their relationship than their physical attraction. These characters genuinely talk about their likes and their dislikes. They actually have a relationship based on what they have in common--which is something you don't often find in a romance novel.
And the relationships the hero and heroine had with other characters also had a very strong realistic feel to them. I understood these characters' motivations and fears. In fact I felt I could empathize with them. I love that in a story! It's like meeting new friends...
Another thing I enjoyed about this book was the portrayal of the twin bond... It wasn't magical, it wasn't mystical...it just *was*. And that's how these things really work... It's yet another dose of realism that drew me into the story. The heroine and her twin actually seemed like two halves of the same person...and yet that seemed perfectly natural within the context of the story.
I am now on a personal quest to find anything else this author may have written. It's always a pleasure to discover another favorite! )
I love a good,light read... and though "Beautiful Stranger" was indeed light, it definitely was not fluff. Marissa has struggled with her self esteem her whole life...all that she really wants is for someone to really see her, not just her face, her body, or her money, but her...inside. Along comes Robert and wow, he is just what she needed. I loved that this book focused on their liking eachother, not just craving eachother. This is the kind of book that can be devoured in one sitting. It is full of likeable, realistic characters that I feel sure will remain in love once the luster wears off. Not quite a keeper,but definitely worthwhile.
Ruth Wind/Barbara Samuel has yet to write a book I don't like. In this story, Marissa Pierce has recently lost a great deal of weight and has a bit more to go. Now men look at her as a desirable woman but it is Robert Martinez, the gorgeous uncle of one of her troubled students, whom Marissa wants.
To Robert, Marissa's privileged background is something that will always be there, just like in her mind, Marissa will always be the fat twin no one bothers to look at.
This is such a well written book, the characters are well delineated, Marissa and Robert, of course, but also the secondary ones, especially Crystal, Robert's niece. If you've never read Ruth Wind, give Beautiful Stranger a try.
There are endless treasures to be found in the troves of category romances. This love story shines.

Ruth Wind creates excellent nuanced characters that at once embody archetypes in order to explore the themes that draw a reader to a kind of character and then she sketches them so finely we can never see these people as anything but real, human, and compelling.

In this romance, we have a the less traditionally attractive twin as a larger sized heroine from the upper class and a hero who is a seen as a bad boy but sees the world and the heroine through artist's eyes.

The issues of class difference and self esteem around body image are deftly handled. The empathy and compassion that these two find for each other make a love story worth reading over and over again.
I love anything by Ruth Wind. I cant put her books down,they draw you in and dont let go.This one is no exception! I recommend all her books to you.
A great heart warming story.Just enough suspense and adventure to keep me sitting on the edge of my seat hoping for a happy ending.
Nothing surprised or delighted me. A gorgeous hunky Native American guy, Robert, has wounds from growing up poor and seeing ugliness in the military. He thinks he's not good enough for Marissa. She is a rich girl with her own wounds from the past. She used to be fat and now is thinner. Men now find her desirable. She teaches in a small town, has a good heart and does significant charity work with her inheritance. She wants Robert, but he is hesitant about wanting her.

There was one memorable part, which I have periodically thought about. I enjoyed the way she lost weight. She just started walking every day, a little bit more each day. I enjoyed the way she gave herself just three taco chips at the restaurant and then pushed the bowl away. She would have one-half of a doughnut. It was pleasant watching the way she chose her food, thought about it and ate. For that reason alone, I gave this 3 stars instead of 2.

Sexual language mild. Number of sex scenes three short ones. Setting current day Red Creek, Colorado. Copyright 2000. Genre contemporary romance.
Such a tale of finding one's way from not-being-yourself to being-whole-with-the-other-half-of-your-soul. Barbara shows us the depths of being lost so many are in, and then shows the slow, slow healing. There are no TSTL characters. There are no Big Misunderstandings. There are no just-TELL-him/her-you-IDIOT! contrivances. She makes you ache, every step of the journey. And then there is that ending that makes you smile, reminiscently. With a little tear. Perfect. Thank you, Miz Barbara.
Oh, and all the information about sensible weight loss are subtly woven in, as well. Grateful, we are. Empowered and encouraged, even.