English model Velvet Dale (who is 22) is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, doing a photo shoot. When she walks through the reception area of the hotel she is staying at a man approaches her and claims to know her. Velvet thinks he is trying to come on to her and she tells him to leave her alone. But later, when she and the photographer she is working with are to meet their client, the client turns out to be the stranger from the hotel, whose name is Jerard Daniels. Jerard tells Velvet that they met a couple of years ago and that they were lovers. At first Velvet doesn’t believe this, but as time passes Velvet starts to wonder if this may be true. She has lost a portion of her memory and can’t remember eleven months of her life.

Velvet is a top model in England. She was married to a lawyer, Anthony, who died in a flying accident in which Velvet was a passenger. She also has a young son, Tony. It is revealed later that Tony is Jerard’s son.

Jerard (who is 39) was married some years ago to Tina, who died of heart disease. Now he is a single parent to an 8-year-old daughter, Vicki. When Jerard met Velvet he was separated from his wife Tina and in the process of a divorce.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I loved the possessive and jealous hero Jerard who was still in love with Velvet. I also liked his adorable little girl Vicki. I liked the part when Velvet, Jerard, and Vicki took a trip to Orlando to visit Disneyworld. Velvet was a good heroine. And Tony was a cutie.

A terrific read by Carole Mortimer! ( )