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A Family Circle #2
Another Man's Wife
Picking up the pieces…
When a car accident left Gage Walker’s best friend’s wife a widow and a single mom, Gage knew he had to step in and help out the family. While Gage didn’t believe in roots and attachments, he did believe in responsibility. Trouble was, his “friendship” with Kelsey was stirring up all kinds of feelings that he had buried long ago, like passion, commitment—and pure, raw need. And those feelings could only lead to one thing…
When a car accident left Gage Walker’s best friend’s wife a widow and a single mom, Gage knew he had to step in and help out the family. While Gage didn’t believe in roots and attachments, he did believe in responsibility. Trouble was, his “friendship” with Kelsey was stirring up all kinds of feelings that he had buried long ago, like passion, commitment—and pure, raw need. And those feelings could only lead to one thing…
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 1, 1995
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Dallas Schulze
89 books72 followersBorn and raised in Colorado, Dallas Schulze now lives in California. She sold her first book in October 1983. It was published under her pseudonym Dallas Hamlin in the Candlelight Ecstasy Romance line. She loves happy ending and wrote category romances, contemporaries and historicals for Harlequin, Silhouette, Dell and Mira. Her latest title was published in 2004.
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December 6, 2012
For a book to work it needs to have a plot, a conflict something that drives the story and not just time-leaps like a Hindi serial, which sadly this book made me feel. The hero attends his best friend's wedding where he meets his wife for the first time and finds her attractive. Then fast forward three years and his friend is dead and the heroine is a grieving widow with a son to raise. The hero helps her out but his job keeps him from the country half of the time. Then we again have a three year leap. The heroine is on her feet now though still uses her husband as a shield from moving forward, the hero rents from her under the guise of helping her financially. They kiss and decide to ignore it, AND another 18 month leap. I mean come on, what was happening in the book. They end up sleeping together but heroine wants to forget that too, hero leaves, comes back injured, heroine has been hiding the fact that she is pregnant with his baby. Hero needs a conk on his head to realize that he has loved her for a long time and his excuse of losing his sister is a cop-out.
The problem in the book was a lack of story.
The problem in the book was a lack of story.
March 17, 2025
"Another Man's Wife" is the story of Kelsey and Gage.
Get ready to yearn.
The first time Gage meets Kelsey is at his best friend's wedding.. to her. He is taken by her, but he loves his friend too much.
So time passes, he is their best friend, godfather to their son.
He is there when Rick passes away and becomes a shoulder for Kelsey to lean on.
He is there years and years later, as a roommate, a friend, an uncle.
But will he ever express his feelings for her?
This is a slow burn book. The couple takes a long time to get together, and give into their feelings. There is no villain, just complex relationships and fear of the unknown.
Really enjoyed it
Unsafe
4.5/5
Get ready to yearn.
The first time Gage meets Kelsey is at his best friend's wedding.. to her. He is taken by her, but he loves his friend too much.
So time passes, he is their best friend, godfather to their son.
He is there when Rick passes away and becomes a shoulder for Kelsey to lean on.
He is there years and years later, as a roommate, a friend, an uncle.
But will he ever express his feelings for her?
This is a slow burn book. The couple takes a long time to get together, and give into their feelings. There is no villain, just complex relationships and fear of the unknown.
Really enjoyed it
Unsafe
4.5/5
July 30, 2025
2.5 stars
Finishing took waaaayyyy longer than it should. This did not have the angst and yearning I had hoped for :(
Not bad, but not very good either.
Finishing took waaaayyyy longer than it should. This did not have the angst and yearning I had hoped for :(
Not bad, but not very good either.
December 9, 2021
I'm a fan of this trope, but in that usual 90s way, the guy in this book just seems like he's annoyed that he likes her so much. He's always trying to get away from the situation and his feelings. I mean, if it's that annoying, why stick with it? Why not let her go have a nice relationship with someone who wants a relationship? You don't want her, but you don't want her to be happy with someone else. OK dude. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 1, 2023
Segundo volume da quadrilogia A Family Circle.
Aqui acompanhamos Gage Walker se apaixonando por Karen, a esposa de seu falecido amigo. Obviamente, todo o drama gira em torno dos chifres espectrais que o heroi não quer pôr no morto.
O resto do clã Walker aparece para trazer um pouco de leveza e alguns capítulos carregados de humor e piadas.
Aqui acompanhamos Gage Walker se apaixonando por Karen, a esposa de seu falecido amigo. Obviamente, todo o drama gira em torno dos chifres espectrais que o heroi não quer pôr no morto.
O resto do clã Walker aparece para trazer um pouco de leveza e alguns capítulos carregados de humor e piadas.
July 24, 2025
Rated on the romance scale.
Sweet romance, probably enhanced by the siblings and parents who are minor characters (but part of a multi-book series). Glad that Gage and Kelsey found their way to each other!
Sweet romance, probably enhanced by the siblings and parents who are minor characters (but part of a multi-book series). Glad that Gage and Kelsey found their way to each other!
March 20, 2008
This was good. I will have to look for others that she has written.
July 4, 2011
A touching romance good for light reading. Nice to read on a rainy day.
October 4, 2014
2,75/5 Sympa mais sans plus, une petite lecture détente qui ne rentrera pas dans les annales mais qui m'a fait passer un moment agréable.
January 21, 2016
Loved it. I've read other Dallas Schulze books and have liked them too. Good story line and I couldn't put the book down.
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April 22, 2018Picking up the pieces…
When a car accident left Gage Walker’s best friend’s wife a widow and a single mom, Gage knew he had to step in and help out the family. While Gage didn’t believe in roots and attachments, he did believe in responsibility. Trouble was, his “friendship” with Kelsey was stirring up all kinds of feelings that he had buried long ago, like passion, commitment—and pure, raw need. And those feelings could only lead to one thing…
When a car accident left Gage Walker’s best friend’s wife a widow and a single mom, Gage knew he had to step in and help out the family. While Gage didn’t believe in roots and attachments, he did believe in responsibility. Trouble was, his “friendship” with Kelsey was stirring up all kinds of feelings that he had buried long ago, like passion, commitment—and pure, raw need. And those feelings could only lead to one thing…
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