
Kay Chapman
I can't believe my mother's secret! When she really needed her mother, she lost her. She soon learned that the words "... A secret meant to be taken to the grave, should never be written or recorded...." were some of the wisest in the world. Why were they wise? Did her mother hide a secret from her? Why did her boyfriend beat her "...within an inch of her life..."? This spell binding tale will hold your interest from the start until the very end! I guarantee you won't want to put it down until it's finished. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout in exchange for an honest review.

Emily Pennington
Nadya Howard’s boyfriend, Norman, is very drunk and they have an argument. The lazy son of wealthy parents hadn’t wanted to work for his father and learn the business from the ground up. So he left home, had no skills, and expected Nadya to take care of him after he moved right in with her! Her being pregnant messed up his plans and he fully blamed her. His attempt to interest her in going to bed with him failed, so he stayed up and continued drinking while she slept alone. In the morning, banging on the door woke her, and two police officers told her that her mom was killed in an accident on the highway. Norman slept through the conversation, obviously still drunk. Nadya had no one to call to be with her. She took off her nightgown to dress for work, then realized what she was doing! She broke down crying on the bed until Norman came in yelling that she needed to get dressed for work. She told him her mom died and his immediate question was now what would they do about a babysitter so she could go back to work! He wouldn’t leave her to her grief until she gave him the spending money he demanded. As they left the cemetery, Norman was elated – they could live in her mother’s house rent free and may she left a bunch of money! She asked him to shut up while she continued to think of her mother. But he asked if she contacted the lawyer yet so he could get to the money! She realized their relationship was over. She probably shouldn’t have told him maternity leave was unpaid when he asked if this time off for the funeral would affect the time off for the birth. She already had an appointment with the lawyer and took a cab to his office. Nadya Howard has been betrayed by the two people closest to her, her mother and her boyfriend who is not done with her yet. There is some sort of mystery involving her mother and a secret condominium in Seattle which she expressly told the lawyer she did not want Nadya to know about. Instead of going home, she took the cab to the condo since she already had her mother’s keys with her. What was her trip going to reveal? What kind of danger is waiting for? And how will she avoid Norman? There is so much more going on in this story. The suspense keeps mounting as Nadya tries to figure out all the things she never knew. The reader can feel the tension every step of the way. She will have further trouble and a detective who may be on her side. Grab your copy and join the chaos of her life and all of the things that make no sense to her.

Merry Jelksemmanuel
Nadya's whole life has been a lie. The betrayal she experienced was twofold, by her mother and boyfriend. Devastated with what she found out it is a wonder she is holding up as well. When her boyfriend's parents get into the mix her life changes for the worse when they put out contracts not only on her but her infant daughter as well. Her ray of hope comes in the for of Ryker who is investigating the death of her boyfriend and one of the men her mother had a relationship with. Will they be able to team up and keep Nadya and her daughter out of the Mafia's way? This story captures you from page one and takes you on a remarkable journey through Nadya's eye opening account of her mother's and boyfriends past as it leads up to the occurences that changed the outcome of her life. You will cheer her on to her happily ever after. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.