Review: Secrets and Sins
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2013
Gabriel is tortured by the death of his wife and son. Two years on, he is still all but paralysed by grief. His well being is dependent upon his best friend, Leah, whom he is afraid he is developing an attraction to. Acting on his feelings would betray the memory of his wife and a vow he is not yet ready to put aside, and it could destroy a friendship he cherishes.Leah has been in love with Gabriel since she was a gawky teenager clinging to the periphery of Gabriel and his three friends. The four boys welcomed her friendship, though, and they seem to regard her as a younger sister. She would like more than that with Gabriel and his grief over the death of his wife tears her apart.Her own life has not been easy; after the death of her mother, her father fell apart. A friend of her father's stepped in to offer friendship. She called him Uncle Richard. When Richard disappeared, though, her life was turned upside down again.Gabriel and his friends remember Richard differently and when Leah is compelled, after twenty years, to solve the mystery of her uncle's disappearance, all sorts of sparks are set to fly.Secrets and Sins: Gabriel delivers solid characters and a good mystery. Though the reader might guess at why Richard disappeared, the circumstances and the process through which Leah learns the truth will surprise. Gabriel and Leah are both extremely likeable. I do think they took a little long to get it together. ;) When they do, it's explosive, of course.There is also a lot of emotion packed into the story, and a good cast of secondary characters. All in all, a short and satisfying read.