Review: Must read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2013
The truth will always come to light but at what cost? How many people will this truth hurt?Leah has received a sealed envelope that contained a twenty-year old flyer of her Uncle Richard, her father figure, the person that disappeared without a trace.  Leah was a policewoman and one day during a call she was injured and she decided to leave the force.  Sure she could have stayed but a desk job was not for her.  So when the opportunity came to join an investigation company, she took the opportunity.  Now here she is with this envelope and her boss has just given her the go ahead to investigate Richard's disappearance, or maybe death, who knows.Gabriel has been living but actually not living since the moment that his wife Maura and his two-year-old son Ian were taken away from him almost two years ago.  They were out shopping at the mall, but he was driving a different vehicle than his wife and child.  When he noticed that her vehicle did not make the stop, that the car kept going, and at that moment, he knew they were gone. For the next two years, he closed himself off, with the exception of his writing. That was the only thing that kept him somewhat in a sane place.  Then there was Leah, good dependable Leah, the person that made sure he ate, checked on him even though he wanted to be left alone.  Then one day Leah came to his condo with an envelope that contained "the secret."During the investigation, Gabe realized that his family was murdered and he had a total meltdown. And when he started to feel something for Leah, he felt like he was betraying Maura...SECRETS AND SINS: GABRIEL is full of intense, suspenseful, emotional moments that don't stop coming.  When the secrets are revealed, it's unbelievable. It's amazing how something like this was just pushed aside and the person that could have done something never came out with the truth.  I was totally stunned.  I bow down to Leah and her courage to continue till the very end. Nothing stopped her.  Gabriel is a man that needs to deal with the death of his wife and child; he needs to stop feeling so guilty for living and not dying with his family.The pace of this story is perfect; I never felt that it dragged. It gripped me from the beginning and it did not let me go until the very end.  The plot moves quickly with a number of twists and turns so it's challenging trying to figure out who could be behind the murder or the incidents that are happening to Leah.  The characters are well-developed and I can't wait for stories of Gabriel's friends.  I enjoyed the realistic bantering between Gabe and Leah, how a person that was in love with the other would not let the other one lose sight of life, and be there even when they refused the help.There is so much passion between Gabriel and Leah.  The love is there but Gabe keeps denying his feelings for Leah.  SECRETS AND SIN: GABRIEL is an excellent read, amazingly well-written and it's a must read.  It's my first read by Ms. Simone but it definitely will not be my last.  I totally recommend this read to any reader.Reviewed by CozyReaderfor TheRomanceReviews.com