Lady Evelyn Moore is quite distraught her best friend and brother, Richard have gone off to Eaton. Evie understands that it is the way of things Richard is thirteen and boys his age go off to school to become men while young ladies like her at eleven must stay home with a governess to learn how to become the perfect wife. Just because she understands the way of things doesn't mean she has to like it. To make matters worse when Richard's letters start to arrive she notices a trend, he keeps talking about some boy named Hastings. Evie is determined that her brother remain her best friend so she sits down and pens a note to this Hastings fellow so he understands in no uncertain terms to leave Richard alone.

Benedict Hastings is just beginning to adapt to Eaton and has become fast friends with Richard. Then one day Hastings gets a note from Richard's sister, warning him off. Evie's letters are clever and the two of them continue writing throughout his years at school. As the two grow older the letters begin to morph into something more than friendship but before they are to meet at graduation, Benedict has to abandon all he holds dear, including Evie. Several years later, things in his life are in turmoil and he needs a safe place to hide while he sorts things out.

When a stranger arrives at Hertfort Hall with Richard, Evie is determined to uncover the secrets they are keeping from her. Richard is just as resolved to stay away from Evie so she won't discover who he is. Unfortunately his plans are thwarted as Evie's allure is more than he can bear. Evie may not recognize Benedict but her heart seems to and the things he makes her feel are so much more then she believed possible.

MORE THAN A STRANGER is a perfectly delightful story. The characters leap off the page and you get caught up in their witty tête-à-tête. Author Erin Knightley has created a romance novel that is fun and interesting without adding the sex scenes. Knightley waited until her books were successful to address the subject but has recently come out with the fact she does not write sex in her books and I have to say you'll never miss it.

Book Summary

When his family abandoned him at Eton, Benedict Hastings found an unexpected ally in his best friend’s sister. Her letters kept him going—until the day he had to leave everything behind. Years later, Benedict has seen his share of betrayal, but when treachery hits close to home, he turns to his old friend for safe haven….

After five torturous years on the marriage circuit, Lady Evelyn Moore is finally free to live her life as she wishes. So when her brother shows up with a dashing stranger, she finds herself torn between her dreams...and newfound desires. Despite his determination to keep Evie at a distance, Benedict cannot deny the attraction that began with a secret correspondence. Yet as they begin to discover one another, the dangers of Benedict’s world find them, threatening their lives, their love, and everything they thought they could never have…

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