Wish You Were Here — Lesley Grant-Adamson

Determined to avoid the oppressive chatter of the fellow bookstore clerk who's insisting that she and he take their vacations together, Linda Conway makes up a story about visiting Italy with a friend--then drives off alone to the north of England, straight into the velvet clutches of Tom Hoby. Gently pressing her into his itinerary and his bed, Tom, who says he collects people, gradually teases Linda's secret out of her.