Review: No Deceit Here--This Book Is A Gem
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 19, 2011
At last, my pain has been eased. Cynthia Wicklund has published the last of her Garden Series. I've been eagerly waiting for In the Garden of Deceit since I finished the third book of the series months ago.The wait was worth it because James, Earl Lonsdale, is the kind of hero women want. Sure, he's handsome, but he's a man in need of the love of a good woman. Amanda Campbell, daughter of a wealthy businessman, is just the woman he needs. The trouble is that he doesn't know it yet, but, he suspects that may be the case.James isn't a rake, and he isn't a scoundrel. He's a good man who sees to his responsibilities, and that's an admirable trait in a man, and in a fictional hero. It's those same responsibilities that nearly destroy his chance at happiness.Cynthia Wicklund creates the most appealing characters and makes their sterling qualities as believable as their foibles. She imbues them with wisdom and creates loving relationships that make you root for them to get their happy ending.Just when you think that James and Amanda's love, built on deceit, cannot possibly withstand the truth, Ms. Wicklund waves her magic authorial wand and. . . well, you'll have to read In the Garden of Deceit to find out what happens. I won't loan you my copy because this wonderful love story is behind a digital lock and key on my keeper shelf.