Come Lie With Me (Best Of The Best) [Paperback]

Linda Howard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1993

Physical therapist Diane Kelley longs to hear words of love from her patient Blake Remington, left paralyzed by an accident, but Blake sees Diane as his therapist only. Reprint.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Silhouette; Reprint edition (August 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037348271X
• ISBN-13: 978-0373482719
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #888,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Linda Howard is the award-winning author of many New York Times bestsellers, including Up Close and Dangerous, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Cover of Night, Killing Time, To Die For, Kiss Me While I Sleep, Cry No More, and Dying to Please. She lives in Alabama with her husband and two golden retrievers.

Customer Reviews

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60 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Early Linda Howard stuff! -- It's a fast/quick read., November 27, 1999

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Janet "cjbookreader" (HASLET, TX, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Come Lie With Me (Mass Market Paperback)

The story line is reminicent to Sandra Brown's story,Adam's Fall.

Blake Remington is a successful businessman who ends up paralyzed after a mountain climbing accident. Dione Kelly, a physical therapist, is hired by the family as a last ditch effort to work with Blake; he has given up his will to live 2 years after the accident. Story starts from that point & blooms into the romance between these two. Blake is physically impared; Dione is emotionally impaired from childhood & marital abuse. They heal each other & teach each other to live/love again.

I read the book in 1 day - fast & easy read. As always, good story/quality from Linda Howard.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glad I gave it a chance, August 23, 2004

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Book Mom (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Come Lie With Me (Mass Market Paperback)

After reading the reviews here I went into this book with low expectation, but it was really terrific! Much more a character study than her more recent action-driven works, this story gives us lots of insight into the two main characters. I read that one reviewer felt they were wallowing in self-pity, but I think they were honest to struggle with their disabilities. It would have been totally unrealistic for them to flippantly brush off such life-altering conditions. The fact that it took finding each other to get them over their obstacles is what make this a romance. There is also a rocky road to happiness, which also made it seem more real. If you are only a fan of LH's more recent writing, this may disappoint. But if you are a true fan of romance, sensuality and character-driven plot, this one may delight you as much as it did me.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An Early Linda Howard- for fans, June 12, 2003

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destiny morna "destiny21" (louisiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Come Lie With Me (Mass Market Paperback)

For Linda Howard fans, this book is a good read. It is not as complex or as in depth as some of her later works, but you can see her writing potential.

This story is about Blake- a successful businessman who is paralyzed after an accident. Due to this injury, he has lost his zest for life, until a beautiful Physical therapist (dione) comes into his life to make him live again. She of course has her own past troubles to contend with and their journey to come together is what drives this story.

Come Lie with Me is a shorter novel and can be read in 1 day- the plot is alittle too similar to some other stories out there (most notably Adam's Fall by s. Brown) and the plot is a little predictable. But most Linda Howard fans will enjoy this story.