Review: Intense, Suspenseful and Emotional Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 30, 2013
The truth will always come to light but at the cost of who, how many people will this truth hurt, how many people have been hurt because of this.Leah has received a sealed envelop that contained a 20 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 envelop 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 2 year old son, Ian were taken away from him almost two years ago.  They were out shopping at the mall but he was driving in a different vehicle than his wife and child.  When he noticed that her vehicle did not make the stop and the car kept going and at that minute he knew they were gone, alive one minute gone the next.  So 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 envelop that contained "the secret."Leah starts her investigation by starting at the very beginning, check his account information, have credit cards been used and how about his social security but nothing, so her conclusion is he is really dead.  So what next, how about start with the woman he was with last Chay's mom.  Only that when she arrives something at the pit of her stomach tells her that something is wrong and intuition is at times correct, well and this time there was something wrong.  There is a dead body.Gabriel had not been able to tell his best friends about the envelope that Leah had received and they were a little peeved at him.  Malachim, Raphael and Chay could not believe that Gabe had not told them about this, they could not let Leah continue the investigation.  Only when Chay starts speaking about the item that was found by the body, something clicked in Gabe something that was in the car when his family died, that is when he realized that his family was murdered that they did not die by a accident.  He had a total melt down.  Then Gabe did what he did best and let Leah believe that he was researching for book so he was going to tag along with her.  Only when he went with her, he dreaded the place they went to, Catherine's home, Richard's mother.Now someone was after Leah because of this investigation but not only that how come when she interviewed Gabe, Mal, Rafe and Chay it just seemed rehearsed.  She knew something was wrong but what.  Then at times the way that Gabe would look at Leah the caresses, the sweet name calling, something was developing between them.  Gabe was starting to feel something, his heart was starting to feel and 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, the cover up.  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 or it was not interesting, 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, the incidents that are happening to Leah.  The characters are well developed and I can't wait for Mal, Rafe and Chay's story.  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, 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, but something changed when Gabe thought he would lose Leah.  From the moment that his lips met hers and he tasted her sweetness he knew that he wanted her possibly loved her. Only that he needs to do one thing, let go of his late wife so he can be happy.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.