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Honest Secrets

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This is the third book in a series but you can read it as a standalone
This story has mystery and romance
The writing style was very unassuming
The characters are well developed.

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This was the last book of the series and all the pieces finally come together .
Olivia Croft seemingly has it all , she is the daughter closest resembling her movie star mother. She has a career and celebrity lifestyle in LA with her husband Derek. The only thing missing is the child Olivia desperately wants. After years of failed treatments and tests that seem to point to the problem being hers , she uncovers the ultimate betrayal on her husband's part . After she publicly calls him out on his duplicity, the backlash in the media finds her escaping off to Maine to stay with her stepmother 's family .
While there she rediscovers herself and after reading her mother's diaries comes to terms with the past .
This book deals with some hard topics and issues and people's attitudes and reactions to them. It does so in a sympathetic way. It's definitely thought provoking. I felt like all the loose edges were tied up and the ending had a feeling of serendipity to it. I thoroughly recommend it.

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Honest Secrets is a thrilling page turner that captured my attention from the start.
The characters are intriguing and each of them offer new layers to this already fast paced story. The main protagonist Olivia is a driven, successful woman who appears to have it all, so when her life begins to crumble around her you get to see a new depth to her which is truly enjoyable.

The author has such a wonderful writing style that reels you in and keeps you fully immersed to the very end. Brilliantly written, full of drama, and a storyline that makes it impossible to put down, this is a must read.

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Olivia Croft seems to have it all. She is beautiful, with a lovely home, a glittering TV career and a husband that she longs to have a baby with. During her eight years of marriage her husband has kept a secret which when it comes out devastates Olivia leading her to a crossroad in her life.
Olivia is one of three sisters however as the story emerges she learns that her mother was unable to give birth. As Olivia finds the story behind her origins she also learns about herself. What choices will she make? An enjoyable, easy read that leaves the reader wanting more.

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A beautiful and extremely romantic novel, showing that there is hope even after the complete shattering of dreams. Highly recommended!

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This book started quite interesting, but soon got rather boring and unrealistic. The main character was annoying and spoilt and came across as unlikeable with the way she treated others; getting frustrated with the males not treating her how she felt she deserved, and being judgemental to the one woman who'd gone above and beyond to show her kindness just because she didn't agree with her having feelings about a certain subject, I don't want to issue to many spoilers, but let's just say that there topic of transgender and how people felt about it seemed to take up more page space than the actual storyline about Olivia fixing her life etc. I'm sure some people would enjoy this book, but I just couldn't finish it as I found Olivia too unlikeable that I didn't care what happened to her

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