In good condition. No tears, but there are a little bit of creases in some of the pages. See photo above. The Beloved Stranger is a Christian romance novel by Grace Livingston Hill, first published in 1933. The story follows Sherrill Cameron, who is about to marry her fiancé, only to discover he is in love with another woman. She gives up her place at the altar, and a handsome stranger helps her through the heartbreak, but a missing necklace leads her to question his true identity.