Summer's Freedom

by Ruth Wind

Joel Summer knew about living with lies--his past forced him to--but loving with lies was different. Every day he spent with sweet Maggie Henderson, every time she looked at him with deepening trust, he wrestled with his deception. As their precious, innocent springtime moved toward heated, dusky summer, could he halt the churning wheels of fate, prevent the truth from escaping, keep Maggie believing in him?

Her brawny neighbor gently liberated man-shy Maggie--body and soul. Days with Joel were perfect . . . nights, breathless with splendor. Still, like the birds of prey he cared for, a fierce intensity sometimes swooped into his eyes, hinting at inner torment. But surely love would release him into joy ....

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance

252 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 1, 1990

About the author

Pseudonym of Barbara Samuel and Barbara O'Neal.

Reviews

[Lynne Spreen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this quite an old book, republished. There's a passage where the main characters discuss a befuddling new device called a microwave, and Maggie has a collection of tapes she watches on her VCR. That would be okay, but the writing isn't as fabulous as what I've come to expect from Ruth Wind/Barbara Samuel, who would in time blossom into the alchemist Barbara O'Neal. I confess I couldn't stay with it.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was fairly good, but dragged in the middle. It was only near the end that it picked up. Maggie and Joel seem the perfect couple until she finds out his secret. Can she forgive his deception? Take a guess.

[Liesl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Single mom reporter Maggie Henderson falls in love with her mysterious new neighbor Joel Summer.