One More Secret

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One More Secret by Stina Lindenblatt, book one in the Hidden Secrets:Carson Brothers trilogy, is a very emotional, sizzling, dual-timeline romance about a survivor of domestic abuse starting her life over in a small town and the protective ex-Marine determined to save her. Jessica Smithson has just been released from prison for a crime she didn’t commit and has settled in small-town Maple Ridge, Oregon. Although she would rather keep to herself, or hide from everything and everyone, she's befriended by ex-Marine Troy Carson. Troy is determined to be there for Jess, even when she pushes him away. These two have a real connection that is hard to ignore. Jess is soon welcomed and included by Troy and his group of friends. When it becomes clear to Troy that Jess is suffering from PTSD, he does what he can to help her. He wants nothing more than for Jess to open up to him and trust him, but her walls are sky high and impenetrable. Troy is a natural hero and protector with a heart of gold. He's amazingly gentle and careful with Jess, while she's wrapped up in the pain from her past; having difficulty seeing beyond her past to the wonderful man patiently waiting right in front of her. While she is cleaning out rooms and closets Jess finds a secret room behind the bookshelf and she finds journals from the owner; who, it turns out, was a spy during WWII.

Though Jess slowly starts to make friends and find herself, there is something that seems to always be holding her back from truly letting go of her past. What she can't figure out is if it is just the memories, or is someone out to get her? Between Jess's past that will surely come to light, her reasons for constantly looking over her shoulder to be revealed, and the completion of the journals from a young woman who, I can’t wait to find out what happens next after that major cliffhanger at the end. Heartfelt, emotional, compelling, and fascinating, you definitely do not want to miss this masterful romantic suspense. I highly recommend One More Secret to other readers and am impatiently waiting for part two.

 

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

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