Lori Foster, Jamie

Jamie By Lori Foster

In Visitation, North Carolina Mountain Man recluse Jamie Creed prefers to remain in the background hiding in the shadows rather than living life to the fullest. However, in spite of his need to stay hidden and encouraged by the townsfolk, Jamie feels obsessed to help anyone he deems in trouble.

On a stormy day, Faith soaked to the bone and shivering from a fever climbs the mountain seeking Jamie's help. He finds her almost unconscious and naked; he carries her to his hideaway. When she recovers enough to say more than her name, she refuses to explain why or what she requires of him. Still his fixation kicks in and he feels obligated to assist the woman anyway he can. Instead she tells him nothing believing deep in her soul that she first must earn his trust before she can reveal her secrets and her mission. As he wonders about the enigmatic female chatterbox, Faith begins to explain in bits and pieces their previous connection, why she need his help, and how much she loved him and still does or her quest will fail.

Since the first Visitation tale introduced readers to celibate hermit Jamie, readers have waited for his tale to be told; fans of the mini series will agree that the wait was worth it. The story line is character driven as Jamie who feels he must avoid human contact because of his special or curse skills has met his match in Faith who believes they belong together. Lori Foster meets the pressure to deliver as she hooked her audience with Jamie's tale long before the first page of this sold regional romance.

Harriet Klausner