Secrets of the Heart

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Summary: This story is really unique and weird with a surprise ending
Review: Although I enjoyed reading Ms. Matthews story, I felt that the story was lacking substance in regard to the character's interaction. Both Raven and Garreth themselves are wonderful characters who are well developed, but I felt that they never really got to know one another. There was great depth into how Raven felt as a midwife (which was great), and we know that Garreth is a brooding hero, but somehow they never, well...talk. Raven falls in love with Garreth and he with her, but in the book, they ony talk a few times, before they deside to get married. This all just seemed a little abrupt to me. I would have liked to have seen their relationship grow.

As for the rest of the story, it was quite wonderful. The secondary characters bring color and life the the story and made reading a pleasure. I recommend this book to anyone interested in a good plot and well a defined hero and heroine.

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Summary: I'd really like to give this book a 3 1/2 star rating!
Review: Although I enjoyed reading Ms. Matthews story, I felt that the story was lacking substance in regard to the character's interaction. Both Raven and Garreth themselves are wonderful characters who are well developed, but I felt that they never really got to know one another. There was great depth into how Raven felt as a midwife (which was great), and we know that Garreth is a brooding hero, but somehow they never, well...talk. Raven falls in love with Garreth and he with her, but in the book, they ony talk a few times, before they deside to get married. This all just seemed a little abrupt to me. I would have liked to have seen their relationship grow.

As for the rest of the story, it was quite wonderful. The secondary characters bring color and life the the story and made reading a pleasure. I recommend this book to anyone interested in a good plot and well a defined hero and heroine.

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Summary: This story is really unique and weird with a surprise ending
Review: I read tons of romances, but this one was different. There are a lot of twists and turns in the plot, and I kept getting fooled. I was impressed with how well this author writes. I have never heard of her, but I think she is very skillful. I liked a lot of her heroine's feminism, which was pretty improbable, given the time frame, but the book manages to pull it off because Ravenna (the hero) is the daughter of a very unique man, and he taught her to think for herself. I would recommend this to romance writers and mystery writers, too.