Silhouette Romance #953: A Wedding for Emily Smytheshire

Ryder Gerard fell in love with Emily Sayer sixteen years ago, his brother Hallam knew it. Hallam got Emily drank and raped her. When he found out she was pregnant Hallam tried to get Emily to get an abortion. She refused, Hallam got killed in an accident while looking over his shoulder as he cursed Emily. Emily's family were hard core religious nuts, Tough love was the only love they knew. when they found out Emily was pregnant, they kicked her out with only the clothes she was standing in. Emily went to a cave to live. Ryder found her and proposed marriage to her, she refused. Sixteen years later Emily's son Josh, is getting into trouble, he wants to know who his father is. Ryder knows, he goes to Emily and again proposals to her, this time it is for her son's sake.They Marry. Emily learns to trust Ryder, but when she finds out he has an unusual gift he thinks she will run away screaming. Instead she finds she remembers the times he kept her from getting hurt. And Ryder used his gift to stop Josh from getting hurt. Her love for him grows to match his, as it always been for her.

I was wondering what the next ability was and who would display it.We now learn more of Emily Sayer's life and what lead up to her becoming an outcast from her family. What a feud.Josh learns from his mother who his father is and Ryder Gerard asks Emily, a second time, to marry him.Emily, who has supported herself and Josh for sixteen years and is thirty three, is hard headed and independant. [Oh, these dumb women] but it makes the story work.She does not have any love for the Gerard family but soon finds out that she at least owes them some gratitude. [puts her nose out of joint] Josh is immediately taken with his uncle and wants his mother to try to get along with his fathers' relations.She is surprised to find out that grandpa and great-grandpa do not have any special powers but boy, wait until Josh get into trouble, a life threatening situation. Boy, was I surprised at Ryder's thoughts of the situation. Fantastic story!HIGHLY RECOMMENDED -- of course Emily marries Ryder for Josh's sake and Josh is in for a surprise on learning a few facts that Ryder knew about her when she was younger.