The Stranger I Married

What would you do if you married your best friend for the sake of convenience and then they went away, only to come back a dark, cold stranger? Find out how one woman faces this challenge.

Lady Pelham, ‘Pel’, to her friends, never wanted to married again once her husband passed away. She would have a loving sexual relationship with one man for an extended period until the shine wore off and then she would find another man to experience the passion and freedom being a widow afforded her. Never to be ruled by another man again. That is until Gerald Faulkner, the sixth Marquess of Grayson, her good friend, someone she shares many interests with, gives her a proposal that is perfect for both of them. Yet all that will unravel in the blink of an eye.

THE STRANGER I MARRIED is the newest release by Sylvia Day. Once again, Ms. Day picks up the quill of powerful words and crafts an erotic historical with flashy characters and scorching dialogues that thrust the reader into hedonistic bliss. Ms. Day has proven time and time again she has what it takes to pen one exciting and sensuous novel after another. Her raw talent alone is gold and her writing is masterful and sinful to read. A few words come to mind when Sylvia Day’s name is spoken--a legend in the making in the romance field.

Pel is older than Grayson by four years and his happy outlook on life draws her to him in a way no other has before. Theirs will be an open marriage where they both keep their lovers. After a tragedy strikes Grayson’s personal affairs, he leaves returning years later a cold and hard man. What happened to the carefree and easy to smile young man Pel knew and married? How can she live with such a changed man now?

Grayson married Pel because of her musical laugh, sharp wit and frank appeal. When he returns, she is still that wonderful and sensuous woman he married. Is he changed to the point of no return? What will happen to this dashing couple?

THE STRANGER I MARRIED is an erotic historical that will transport you back in time to gaiety, grandeur, and the passions that challenged the people of that period. Giving you a front row seat to an extraordinary novel of what lengths a person of love and passion will go to find happiness and how it changes over time.

December 2006