Review: Lovely!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 26, 2013
***I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review***I don't know if I'll be able to put down in words how much I loved this book; if I have to be honest, I'm a little surprised myself, but this story really touched my heart and I hope I'll be able to convey my feelings. It doesn't happen often that I get so engrossed in a story I don't want to do anything else but finish the book, but that's what happened with this one.Disclosure Of The Heart works well as a standalone, but it's actually the sequel to Beside Your Heart. It's the story of Nicki and Adam, who are now adults and living two successful lives in two different continents, sixteen years after their break-up in high school. Nicole works as the deputy press secretary of the newly elected president of the United States while Adam is a famous reporter for the BBC. Once he learns that Nicole will be working at the White House, he asks to be assigned to Washington as the official BBC correspondent there; he's never really gotten over his love for Nicole and he hopes he'll be able to win her heart back. That's when all the drama starts because Nicole hasn't gotten over him either and she knows she has to push him away if she wants to avoid another major heartbreak.Like Beside Your Heart, the story is told in Nicki's POV but I was happy to discover that the last chapter, just like in the previous book, is told in Adam's.Nicole has grown so much since the previous book - which is quite obvious, since sixteen years have passed - and at first it's hard to recognize the shy, insecure girl in this new self-confident, career-oriented woman. As soon as Adam enters the scene though, the 17-year-old Nicki comes back and it's like meeting an old friend. There she is, working at the White House for the president of the United States and still feeling giddy when Adam looks at her. But how can you blame her, when the cause of her emotional upheaval is Adam Kincaid!I loved that their cute banter was back, even after being apart for so long. I loved that they could still talk the way they did when they were seventeen, as if time hadn't gone by at all. Their connection is still so strong I found my heart aching at the thought of how many years they'd lost, while they could've been together; but then again, the time probably wasn't right and things wouldn't have worked out if they'd tried too hard to make it work.Some of the side characters from the first book are back so we get to meet an older Sylvia (Adam's sister) who's still just as funny as she was in the first book, as well as Lisa (Nicki's best friend) and David (Adam's sexy cousin) and there are a few very entertaining scenes starring them.I know I may have found a new favorite author in Mary Whitney and I can't wait to read more from her.