Stranger at the Door

by Laura Abbot

What if love isn't what it seems to be? For Isabel and Sam Lambert it was love at first sight. And since then, they've created a good life together. But when a stranger named Mark Taylor knocks on their door, claiming to be Sam's son, Isabel is shocked to realize that her life might be nothing but lies. Isabel wants answers from Sam, but he's retreated, leaving her to sort through everything they've shared and decide what kind of future they have...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 037371517X
• ISBN13: 9780373715176
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Harlequin Special Releases
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

engaging family drama

In Savannah Isabel "Izzy" Lambert is stunned when a forty something man arrives at her door claiming to be the son of her husband, Sam. Mark Taylor explains that his mom Diane never told Sam as she raised him with Rolf Taylor whose name is on the birth certificate. Izzy believes the man as he looks like her spouse; she is upset that her beloved faithful Sam cheated on her during his Viet Nam War tour, but she also demands he see his offspring but Sam refuses. Sam is shocked and runs away to have time to think what to do about his disappointed wife and the son he never knew he sired. He knows he must make amends with his Izzy or watch four and a half decades of marriage end. He also must decide about Mark, whom he wants to meet but fears the outcome especially how his adult daughters will react to an older half brother. This is an engaging family drama as the past comes back to haunt the present and perhaps destroy the future. The cast is very strong especially the lead trio. Although there are too many introspective moments slowing down the pace even as that adds depth to the sexagenarian couple, fans who will appreciate a deep character driven relationship drama will want to read STRANGER AT THE DOOR as Izzy realizes Mark is Sam's offspring from his looks and demeanor. Harriet Klausner