Rating:  4 Sensual Rating:  Blazes, Smolders and Sparks

Reviewer:  Donna E. Bedrick, for The Word Museum

 Abigail Harper knew the man she discovered four days ago, unconscious and on the verge of hypothermia on her cabin's porch--Philip Gallagher.  Philip had been her first love, her only lover and the husband she left behind three years ago when she fled New York City to the wilderness of the Cascade Mountains.  Living on her own, she had become self sufficient, rather the being the sweet, pampered daughter of a New York tycoon suffering from her parents death then immediately becoming the wife of a successful journalist. Writing under the pen name of Desiree Love for the last three years, Abby's books had taken the literary world by storm and soared to the best-seller list.  Her popularity was in part fueled by the fact no one knew where and where Desiree Love was.    

 Philip Gallagher was following a solid lead. He had learned the location of Desiree Love and would do what it took to bring back this story to his paper, The American Times.  What he wasn't prepared for was a blizzard--a major whiteout and racking up his Suburban against a tree in the middle of nowhere.   He also wasn't prepared to find the cabin of his estranged wife.  Philip had never stopped loving Abby, now snowbound and cut off from everything and everyone, he discovers how much his love has grown for her and she's still in love with him. 

 Abby and Philip succumb to their passions, with days and nights of steamy hot lovemaking and working out what went wrong in their marriage.  That is until, his editor, Sidney Porter, heads up a rescue team.  The truth comes out about who Philip was really searching for and a wedge of mistrust is again driven between them. 

 Author, Jewel Stone, has created a beautiful love story, with Abby and Philip emerging as well rounded and complex characters, set against fabulously unique settings. Wings of Love, is the up and down journey of two people who found they could overcome any obstacle to make their marriage work.  Once again, Ms. Stone's readers will not be disappointed.  A definite must-read.

***

Melissa Parcel, Word on Romance

Jewel Stone

New York newspaper reporter Phillip Gallagher is working on the hottest story in America. He's on the trail of the elusive novelist, Desiree Love. Love's novels appeared out of nowhere and have dominated the best-seller lists for over three years, but no one has ever seen the author. Phillip believes that he has information that will lead him to the story that will make his career.

Abigail Harper is living happily in an isolated cabin in the Cascade Mountains. One evening, in the middle of a fierce blizzard, she hears a knock on her door. She finds a man, passed out and half-frozen on her doorstep. After bringing him inside, she discovers, to her shock, that the man is none other than Phillip Gallagher, her husband. Several years ago, she left Phillip, leaving him only a letter as explanation. She believes that Phillip has crossed the country and risked his life to find her. He's so happy to see her when he regains consciousness that he does nothing to dispel this assumption.

Much of this novel involves the details of two people trying to work out their relationship. It is clear that there was little or no communication during the marriage; and often implied that there is a substantial age gap between the two. Abigail believes her letter explained everything; Phillip believes it explained nothing at all. I had a hard time believing that two people who profess to love each other so much would just let three years go by without once trying to contact one another. On the other hand, this seems to be a fairly accurate depiction of the toll an all-consuming career can take on a relationship. For readers who enjoy tear-jerkers and second-chance stories, this is a find. 

Reviewed by Deborah Hern

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