You Only Love Twice [Mass Market Paperback]

Elizabeth Thornton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2, 1998

Bestselling author Elizabeth Thornton triumphs with this thrilling blend of sensuous historical romance and heart-stopping suspense.
 
For three years she’s been a mystery even to herself—a young woman who awoke in a London convent bereft of her memory. But now Jessica Hayword knows her name, her birthplace, and one other thing: By some terrifying twist of fate, she has the power to read another’s thoughts—the thoughts of a man who has killed and will kill again.

Convinced that she must unmask the murderer before it’s too late, Jessica goes home to Hawkshill Manor—and discovers that no one is happy about her return, especially the dangerously handsome earl Lucas Wilde. What kind of girl was she, Jessica wonders, to have earned such scorn? And whose murder is it that continues to haunt her? The deeper Jessica digs, the more scandalous details are revealed. Yet even as the clues point to Lucas as the killer, Jessica can’t keep herself away from his embrace. And now all she can do is pray that the man she’s falling in love with isn’t the man whose deadly voice she hears in her dreams.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

In Elizabeth Thornton's You Only Love Twice, readers will find not only a satisfying historical romance, but also an intriguing mystery. Jessica Hayward has spent three years in a London convent without her memory; now she remembers her name, her birthplace, and very little else. When she returns to Hawkshill Manor, she is deeply drawn to Lucas Wilde, but a murder victim who she can't quite remember haunts her.

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“A writer of uncommon brilliance.”—Romantic Times

“I buy her books on the basis of her name alone because she always delivers.”—New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (February 2, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553574264
• ISBN-13: 978-0553574265
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.2 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #968,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT TO FIND AN ORIGINAL NEW AUTHOR, August 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: You Only Love Twice (Mass Market Paperback)

THIS BOOK JUMPED OUT AT ME AT THE BOOK STORE SHELF, BUT WAS NOT SURE IF I SHOULD TAKE A CHANCE AND BUY IT, NOT HAVING EVER READ ANYTHING BY THE AUTHOR BEFORE. SO I REVIEW WHAT OTHERS HAD TO SAY. I CAN NOT SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT MY FIRST BOOK BY HER. I HAVE SINCE COLLECTED ALL HER BOOKS, AND HAVE STARTED READING DANGEROUS TO KISS. I,VE BEEN INTO READING HISTORIAL ROMANCE SINCE THE BEGINING OF THE YEAR AND HAD FALLEN INTO THE USUAL MAINSTREAM PLOTS, NICE TO FIND A GOOD MYSTERY, GOOD PLOT, MIXED WITH A LITTLE BIT OF ESP. LOVED IT, COULD NOT PUT THE BOOK DOWN.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I agree with the reader from Chevy Chase, September 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: You Only Love Twice (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was forced and filled with too much inconsistency. None of the characters acted or spoke in expected ways, and while a little surprise can be nice, not when it goes on for page after page. I couldn't get a handle on Jessica and Lucas and was never even sure if I liked them. Their great love affair felt unnatural and forced and I wasn't even sure until about 2/3's of the way through the book if Lucas even liked Jessica, much less loved her. And while it was evident that Jessica had at one time loved Lucas, since she couldn't remember it, those feelings couldn't be shared with the reader. Jessica seemed to trust Lucas, yet she believed he was a murderer. That, in itself, is cause for much confusion.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing story, April 14, 2001

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"limau_nipis" (Malaysia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Only Love Twice (Mass Market Paperback)

Elizabeth Thornthon never failed to give me the suspense in her books. In this story, the heroine, Jessica Hayward lost her memories and later she worked in a convent under the care of nuns. Enters Lucas Wilde, a man who was from her past, and keep the secret of her life. He was mad as hell to know Jessica was in town. Jessica was dumbfounded naturally, since she couldn't recall her past. She was actually a hoyden, that was not loved by her father and seduced Lucas when she was a school girl. Jessica also have another dark secret that only she was aware of, she can read the mind of a killer. It was maddening for Jessica to hear what her killer's was thinking and the killer knew someone can read his mind when Jessica whispered back to the voice in her head. Jessica eventually marry Lucas as an act that she considered as convinient, as Lucas could protect her. But, she was aware that even her husband could be the killer whose voice keep echoing in her mind.

This story was great and suspenseful. Readers will read from cover to cover as it will be intriguing to know Jessica's secret and her dark past. I can feel the fear that Jessica was feeling clearly since the author described it vivdly. It is a keep for readers who love a suspense novel.