A couple of weeks ago, I read Hidden Secrets by Jane Sketchley and I was a little peeved at her at the time. I desperately needed to sleep the second night I read the book, but it was so good, I stayed up until one a.m. to finish it!
Here’s the back cover copy, and then I’ll give you my take.
The secrets of Captain Hiltz may not have died with him.
When Landon Smith returns to the Green Dory Inn, she finds innkeeper Anna Young still shaken by the recent vandalism and unable to cope when the inn is targeted in an online vendetta. Prickly neighbour Bobby Hawke can help with Anna’s cyber woes, but when the attacks escalate to physical threats, Landon and Bobby must work together to unmask the culprit.
A cryptic message about a tunnel points to the property’s original owner, a notorious Prohibition-era sea captain rumoured to have left hidden wealth. Contraband, treasure, evidence of things better left buried…
How far will Anna’s enemy go to claim the tunnel and its contents? Protecting Anna will require courage and faith as Landon battles the locals’ attitudes and the scars of her past. Even then, she and Bobby are tracing the faintest of clues. With Anna on the brink of emotional collapse—and danger rising like the tide—time is running out.
My take:
I loved this story. And Sketchley’s descriptions of the Green Door Inn make me want to visit and stay a while. I’ve always wanted to visit Nova Scotia and Sketchley makes that desire even stronger!
The heroine, Landon Smith, has lost both parents, and the story opens with a college professor blocking her graduation. Licking her wounds, she retreats to the Green Door Inn where Anna takes her in, just like she always has. But Anna has problems of her own. Someone wants to run her off from the Inn and has started an all-out war on the Inn and will even stoop to murder to get rid what he or she wants (not ruining it for you. lol).
Sketchley does a good job of keeping you guessing who this person is and kept me in the dark until almost the end. There are plenty of clues and suspects, and Bobby is a great hero, even though he doesn’t think he is.
This is the first book in the series, and I can’t wait for the next one to release! Leave a comment telling what foreign soil you would like to visit and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a book from my library!
And don’t forget Summer of Suspense will go from $.99 to $9.99 on Sunday! So if you haven’t gotten your copy, now’s the time to grab it. And if you have, thank you! And I’d love it if you spread the word!
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Israel and Italy
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Laura, I’ve been to Israel, but not Italy. One day…
Scotland and Ireland
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Linda, I really want to visit those two countries!
Sounds like a great read. New Zealand or Australia would be where I would like to visit.
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Oh, wow, Dawn. That’s two for New Zealand and Australia! Thanks for stopping by!
I would love to visit Australia and New Zealand. The book sounds like one that would keep you up…lol
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My brother-in-law visited Australia years ago and was so impressed with the country, Betti. I hope you get to go one day.
Israel.
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It is an amazing country, Lisa. If you get a chance, stay at a kibbutz. And be sure to see the Dead Sea. You really do float!
My maternal grandparents were Germans whose ancestors immigrated to the Volga region of Russia at the invitation of Catherine the Great. The left everything behind in 1910 to come to Michigan because of the rising threat of war. I would like to visit the Volga region where they lived.
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Oh, wow, Tim. That would be a great trip!
I’d like to visit Scotland and Israel.
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I hope to get to Scotland one day, Paula, and back to Israel!
I would love to visit Isreal and Germany. Some of my ancestors came from Germany.
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Israel and Germany sound like a great place to go, Mary!
I would like to visit England and Scotland.
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Gloria, England and Scotland are on my list, too!
China
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Jessica, I have friends who spent three years in China on the husband’s job. It was very interesting, they say.
Patricia, thank you for such a positive review of Hidden Secrets. I’m sorry for your lost sleep (truly, as a sleep-lover) but proud of my characters for keeping you awake! Don’t enter me in the draw, but I’d love to visit Australia and New Zealand.
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It was a good book, Janet! And I know you’re sorry about keeping me away. lol Thanks for stopping by!
Due to my asthma and allergies, I don’t get far away from the USA. The last time I went overseas was 6 years ago. I visited missionary friends in Hong Kong. And I’m sorry about your allergies keeping you home!
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I have a friend who went on a missionary trip to Hong Kong, Janet!
Israel and Ireland
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Two great places, Joni! Thanks for stopping by!
Ireland or Scotland
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Those are two countries I’d love to visit, too, Shelia!
The book sounds great. I think I would enjoy reading it, but I don’t know when that would ever happen since I’m way behind on my reading. As far as foreign soil, I can’t choose just one country. If I knew them all, I would want to visit every country my father was in during World War II when he served in the US Army in the European Theater. We know he was in England, France, and Germany but aren’t sure of the other places. August 7 marked the 100th anniversary of his birth.
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Edward, that’s a wonderful goal! I hope you get to make that trip!
I would love to visit my mom in New Zealand! She moved there in 2001 and I miss her tremendously. I think a few months with her would be just the thing I’d want, you’re never too old to need your mom fix
The book sounds good! You’re adding to my TBR pile every week, Patricia.
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Wow, Trixi! I can’t imagine how it would feel for your mom to be so far away! I wish you could make that trip!
This book sounds intriguing and like a very good read! I would love to visit Italy or Ireland.
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It is a good read, Alicia! And Italy and Ireland would be great places to visit.
I’d love to return to Israel. I’d also like to visit, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada.
Those are all great places to visit, Caryl. I’d love to go back to Israel, too!
That’s such a difficult question as there are a lot of places I would sure love to visit! Two places I would sure love to visit would be Italy and Israel. Then there’s Australia and New Zealand, Scotland and Ireland and … 😉
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I know what you mean, Maureen! So many countries and so little time! Thanks for stopping by.
Well, to all those who wish to visit Australia and New Zealand, it’s really great down here, and I have family in both countries!! I’d love to visit the US (to visit friends) and Canada, Holland (to visit family), Germany, and Scotland. And maybe Tanganyika (where Jungle Doctor was!). And now I have another book in my to-read list!
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Monique, I’d love to come to New Zealand! Actually, I think my brother-in-law may have been there on his trip. I need to talk to him about it again. Thanks for dropping by!
My husband & I visited Israel last year, and it was great! Now, I’d love to go back and take our daughters along! 😉 However, the place I’d most want to go visit is Ireland!
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Me, too, Rosalyn. I’d love to take my daughters to Israel and to Ireland!