"Perfect combination of romance and suspense."

We're in Godfrey, a small Washington State town, exploring what happens when a murder goes unsolved and a little boy is still missing. Take this incredible journey.

Always neat, always on schedule, very predictable Marlo Malone must keep to a routine. Whenever her schedule shifts, something always happens...and fear creeps in. Marlo sees things, senses things and feels things she can't explain. A murder has been committed, a small boy missing, secrets to be uncovered. But at what cost?

Spence Gerhard, Marlo's first true love, has returned to Godfrey to find his nephew, Cody, the young boy never found after his mother's mysterious death. There will be no closure until Spence gets some answers.

Spence and Marlo grew up together and have a history. She saw how his father's desertion scarred him. Even after all these years, Marlo still feels the need to comfort this mystifying and passionate man. There are risks involved in Spence and Marlo working together. Someone is trying to protect "The Secret," and if doing so means murder...so be it. Together they must uncover the secret and take the greatest risks of their lives.

HIDDEN SECRETS has the perfect combination of romance and suspense. Spence and Marlo are unforgettable lovers and this is an unforgettable story. It has a carefully woven plot with twists and turns that keep you on the edge. Packed with secrets, suspense, mysteries, romance and friendships, it's captivating, satisfying and should not be missed.

Reviewed by Suzanne Tucker
Posted January 14, 2005

Summary

Like everyone else in the small village of Godfrey, Washington, Marlo Malone's peaceful existence was shattered by terrible events that rocked the community: a brutal, unsolved murder ... a series of fatal accidents ... and the strange disappearance of a young boy from the car crash that killed his parents. But unlike everyone else, Marlo can't shake the sickening intuition that these incidents are connected ... and that the men in her life are somehow involved. Her careful, considerate boyfriend Keith is holding dark secrets. Spence, the missing boy's charismatic uncle, is angry and tormented, and capable of anything. And a terrifying premonition is warning Marlo that unless she can uncover the truth, something horrible is about to happen ... again.