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Love with a stranger

When Thady Riordan walked out of her life to pursue his career on the other side of the world, he cut off all ties -- all communication -- with Anne for seven years.

Now Thady was back -- offering to share his home, his body and, Anne believed, his heart. But he was keeping something from her, something that tormented him, something that took him away for long, unexplained periods. It left her with a shattering realization -- Anne didn't know Thady after all....