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Publisher:
Avon
Release Date:
May 27, 2008
Genres:
Erotic
Contemporary Romance
ISBN:
Print
9780061429880
Bookmark Rating:
Reviewed by
Jennifer Ray
Review Posted:
April 2008
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disastrous break-up headlining the scandal sheets sends Lindsey Brooks heading
for cover in the most unlikely of places for a chic woman about town such as
herself – the small town of Moose Falls nestled in Montana. All she is looking
for is a little peace and quiet far away from the hustle and bustle of Chicago
and its busy paparazzi and the chance to reconnect with her late aunt through
her home town. She certainly never expected this sedate little town and its
denizens to launch a soul searching journey of self that leads her to some
rather surprising revelations about her life in Chicago and her future.
Of course, the hunky recluse Rob Colter has more than a little to do with that…
Antisocial doesn’t even begin to describe the man who now owns her aunt’s home
and canoe rental business. But a man’s secrets sometimes demand he keep to
himself, and Rob’s secrets have the power to destroy the home he has found in
Moose Falls.
But as Rob and Lindsey spend more and more time together, neither can deny the
intense attraction that threatens to develop into something much more lasting
than a mere fling. And it is just that kind of attachment that can endanger
everything that Rob has.
What can I say? With each new release, Toni Blake’s writing talent impresses me
more and more. Letters to a Secret
Lover is the latest release from her, and it can only build both
her reputation and her fan base. With a story as inspiring as it is sexy, she
has crafted a romance that will have you dabbing your eyes with a tissue one
moment, and squirming in your seat the next!
Both Lindsey and Rob go through intense personal journeys in this book, both
separately and together. The lessons they learn from each other and from their
friends are some that will undoubtedly reach many a reader with their absolute
truth.
Lindsey’s growth is more blatant, as she matures from a frivolous
girl-about-town sporting Manolo Blahnik shoes on her feet, to a woman who soon
emulates her aunt’s place as the heart and soul of the close-knit community of
Moose Falls, complete with the much more practical Keds tennis shoes. Of
course, Lindsey doesn’t give up her Manolo’s completely, just as she doesn’t
lose the vivaciousness and sparkle that are an inherent part of her
personality. But the sparkle is tempered with a depth that perhaps was always
there, but buried beneath the gilt and glitter of a life in the public eye.
Rob’s transformation is slower, and is fairly well contained to his relationship
with Lindsey throughout most of the book. The man that appeared gruff and
uncaring at the beginning of the book is soon revealed as a man who is deeply
afraid of losing the one place that has ever felt like a home to him, and so
keeps to himself for fear of his sordid past will be exposed and he will lose
everything.
The interspersion throughout the story of mysterious letters penned by Rob
pouring his heart out to a mysterious woman do much to show this man’s ability
to love, even before he is able to finally open up to Lindsey. Of course, the
fact that Lindsey accidentally finds these letters soon after she realizes she
loves him do just as much to create romantic uncertainty on her part, being
unsure whether the man she loves still loves another.
In the end, LETTERS TO A SECRET LOVER culminates in a disastrous
showdown with Rob’s past, in the most unlikely of ways. For Rob, the absolute
worst that could happen, does. But our hero still has much to learn before the
end of the book – including a woman’s capacity for love and a town’s capacity
for compassion.
Note: This review was originally
written by Jennifer Ray for another review site. It is being reposted at
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