Daughter by Spirit

Rating:
Summary: Secret daughter or just a secret?
Review: Wishing doesn't make it so; but no one told Maiya. When Christian
was no longer a physical presence, because of her daughter she
still felt connected.

Christian meets Tanya in a grocery store and they exchange
numbers; the two become a couple, but only on weekends because
that's how Tanya wants it. Maiya, who has led a seemingly
sheltered life, meets Nicholas; Christian's best friend.
On a date with Nicholas, Maiya meets Chirstian but the two do not
hit it off. Then Nicholas does something that Maiya is unable to
handle and as a result, their acquaintance is abruptly severed.

Oddly enough Maiya and Christian now become best friends; Tanya
and Christian get engaged and Nicholas is odd man out. What
follows is an event so tragic it changes everyone's life and
causes Maiya to create a secret she hopes will be perpetual.
But is any secret ever perpetual?

Rivers has penned a story of a passionate man who is atypical
of most male characters found in contemporary fiction novels.
However, as a reader I felt that the characters were one
dimensional and that they were not whole characters, which made
it hard to empathize with them. The climax to the story was
relatively quick, so that by the end of the novel, you don't
feel that high excitement to the conclusion. But, Rivers writes
with a very sensitive voice, one that I will read again. And I
strongly suggest you read this book and form your own assessment
of the story.

Reviewed by aNN Brown