In the Shelter of His Arms [Large Print]

by Jackie Braun

"First North American publication 2005"--T.p. verso.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373181868
• ISBN13: 9780373181865
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Harlequin Romance Larger Print
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

A heart wrenching, heart warming love story .....

In The Shelter of His Arms by Jackie Braun Harlequin Romance # 3840 - April 2005 Heart to Heart themed series Roz Bennett doesn't know her name or her birth date. She'd been left nearly naked on the corner of Rosalind and Bennett in Detroit when she'd been a toddler of about three. Having gone through the foster care system and turned out at the age of 18, she'd been living on the move all her life. Until Mason Striker stops to give her a lift on a wintry road in the middle of nowhere when her car gives it's fatal last cough of life. The last thing Mason wants is to rescue anyone, but he can't just leave her on the side of the road in winter. It's soon apparent that she has little or no money, hasn't eaten in days, and isn't dressed for the weather. Mason is an ex-cop /ex-private investigator, moved home to his little hometown off Lake Superior where he runs the family tavern. Giving Roz her new name of Rose is easy. Showing her that she's worthy of someone's love is the hard part, especially since her instincts have always been to run before anyone gets too close to hurt her. Ms. Braun gives us a heart wrenching and heart warming love story. Mason and Rose are both vulnerable and fear love, or rather they fear loving and then being rejected. This is one of those poignant stories that you begin and then have to finish in one sitting. I loved Mason's patience and the way he took the time to really "see" Rose, and the fact that Rose had the smarts to realize that, instead of having a huge chip on her shoulder that one would expect from her experiences. I adored Mason's sister Marnie who has her own story next in The Billionaire's Bride. Well done to Ms. Braun! In The Shelter of His Arms won the 2005 RT Reviewers' Choice Award ~ Harlequin Romance category