A Stranger's Secret - A Cliffs of Cornwall Novel

Marc Notes: As a grieving widow, Morwenna only wants to make a life for herself and her young son at her murdered husband's estate. Until an unconscious man washes up on her shore, entangling her in a web of mysteries that threatens everything she holds dear. Publisher Marketing: As a grieving young widow, Morwenna only wants a quiet life for herself and her son. Until a man washes ashore, entangling her in a web of mystery that could threaten all she holds dear. Lady Morwenna Trelawny Penvenan indulged in her fair share of dalliances in her youth, but now that she's the widowed mother to the heir of the Penvenan title, she's desperate to polish her reputation. When she's accused of deliberately luring ships to crash on the rocks to steal the cargo, Morwenna begins an investigation to uncover the real culprits and stumbles across an unconscious man lying in the sea's foam--a man wearing a medallion with the Trelawny crest around his neck. The medallion is a mystery to David Chastain, a boat builder from Somerset. All David knows is that his father was found dead in Cornwall with the medallion in his possession after lying and stealing his family's money. And he knows the widow who rescued him is impossibly beautiful--and likely the siren who caused the shipwreck in the first place--as well as the hand behind whoever is trying to murder David. As Morwenna nurses David back to health and tries to learn how he landed on her beach, suspicion and pride keep their growing attraction at bay. But can they join together to save Morwenna's name and estate and David's life? Can they acknowledge the love they are both trying to deny? Review Citations:

Romantic Times 04/01/2015 pg. 44 (EAN 9780310333401, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Eakes, Laurie Alice Eakes has a charming way of making her novels come to life without being over the top, writes Romantic Times of bestselling, award-winning author Laurie Alice Eakes. Since she lay in bed as a child telling herself stories, she has fulfilled her dream of becoming a published author, with a degree in English and French from Asbury University and a master s degree in writing fiction from Seton Hill University contributing to her career path. Now she has nearly two dozen books in print. After enough moves in the past five years to make U-Haul s stock rise, she now lives in Houston, Texas, where she and her husband are newly minted church leaders. Although they haven t been blessed with children yet they have sundry lovable dogs and cats. If the carpet is relatively free of animal fur, then she is either frustrated with the current manuscript, or brainstorming another the only two times she genuinely enjoys housekeeping.