A review by cheryls
The Secret Sister by Brenda Novak

5.0

Maisey is an author who did not have the desire to write anymore. She lost her only baby to SIDS and then divorced. The tragedy of losing her baby and then her husband was too much and without her writing has left very little money. Despite the fact that she does not get along with her mother, she goes home to the island of Fairham, South Carolina to try and piece herself together and to help her brother Keith who has a substance-abuse problem. When she gets there, the familial issues start piling up. Then the guy next-door, Rafe, who coincidentally she lost her virginity to, starts to show interest and she can't resist how great he now fills out a pair of jeans. What happens when Rafe is tearing apart a bungalow, owned by her mother, and finds a box of pictures inside a wall? Will the secret those pictures reveal bring her family together or tear them apart forever?

This is an amazing suspenseful mystery with family tragedy and a sizzling romance mixed in. I loved it! Rafe is the well-rounded, sexy contractor that's also a dad to an amazing five-year-old little girl. Maisey has to deal with her brother's volatile behavior because of his substance-abuse. Her mother is an insufferable woman and wouldn't have had children if it wasn't for her husband wanting them. Talk about family drama! And then...PLOT TWIST!!! My emotions were scattered. Brilliant Brenda Novak! I was on the edge of my seat trying to figure it all out! This author is extremely talented and I can't wait to see what's next.

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