The Drifter, Susan Wiggs
The Drifter, Susan Wiggs
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The Drifter

Author: Susan Wiggs

Narrator: Joyce Bean

Unabridged: 11 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/24/2013


Synopsis

She seeks a home. He seeks redemption. What they find is each other.Leah Mundy has spent her life dashing from town to town, one step ahead of her father’s dreadful reputation. Now, she wants to create a home for herself and build a medical practice in Coupeville, a cozy village nestled amid the majestic isles and mountains of Washington Territory. But her neighbors are loath to trust a newcomer, especially a woman doing a man’s work.On the run for a crime he didn’t commit but can’t deny, Jackson Underhill is desperate when he holds Leah at gunpoint. He needs her doctoring to mend his wounds, but he soon realizes that she is also capable of healing his soul. But Jackson has been hardened by life as an outlaw, and Leah knows that a future together is impossible…unless they confront his past and learn to trust the redeeming power of love.“At once beautiful, tender, poignant and full of meaning, The Drifter is a rare, powerful read.” —RT Book Reviews

About Susan Wiggs

Susan Wiggs is the author of many beloved bestsellers, including the popular Lakeshore Chronicles series. She has won many awards for her work, including a RITA from Romance Writers of America. Visit her website at www.SusanWiggs.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marta

#RetoRita4 #RetoSusan Una historia interesante y bastante emotiva. Nos situamos a finales del XIX en la isla de Widbey, en el estado de Washington. Coupeville es un pueblo junto al mar, con sus sencillos habitantes que viven en ranchos, la oficina del sheriff, la posada y un consultorio médico atendid......more

A Susan Wiggs story is kind of like ice cream---there really isn't such a thing as a *bad* Wiggs Novel, just varying degrees of delicious. This wasn't my favorite, but it was far from my least favorite as well. I liked the setting and the characters tremendously. The pacing felt a bit slow to me, bu......more

Goodreads review by Jenny

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars Whidbey Island, 1894. One of the lush, green islands dotting the Pacific Northwest coastline, and home to Coupeville, a sleepy little seaside town. Dr. Leah Mundy, the town physician, awakes in the middle of the night to find a stranger with a gun trained on her, demanding......more

Workaholic doctor heroine with Daddy Issues falls for the hero, a wanted man with a White Knight Complex. Loved the west coast setting, a rarity in a historical that isn't a flat-out western. Felt the number of secondary characters could have been trimmed, but an enjoyable read that I inhaled in a c......more