Review: if it's romance you're looking for . . .
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 10, 2011
Seacrets is a romantic romance novel with enough twists and turns to satisfy and reader.  It's a boy-meets-girl novel with a twist, the cabin boy that Captain Daniel Hargendon takes on-board his vessel Arabella, headed to the new world, turns out to be the haunting woman from his dreams.  Considering the fact that Daniel is headed back to Boston to marry his gorgeous fiance` means that the lovely Maura is out of bounds, though Maura may have something to say about it.Watch as this feisty pair fall in love slowly, as two men, respecting one another through the rigors of the sea, and through the game of chess where Maura proves Daniel's equal.This is the kind of book that takes into the perfect world of adventure, beautiful women, some treacherous, pirates and some men who are pure evil, all wrapped up in the fiery romance of two strong characters.  This book reminds me of the other romance novels I've read, such as Shanna, or Sweet, Savage Love.  This is a first novel Adrianna Wingate, with two other authors listed, Rebekkah Nelson and Joshua Defeo.  It's a great start in the romance field and this first book, Seacrets, is crying for a continuation with these great characters.  There were a lot of unanswered questions with some of the characters that left me as a reader wanting more.The only flaw I felt the book had, was that the three main female characters had first names that were so similar, that at times I was confused as to who was who. There was a Maura, a Mary, and finally Mallory, Daniel's fiance`.  What a particularly liked about the novel was the use of Gaelic throughout the book.  What a beautiful language.  It really made the novel special for me as a reader.Aside from the names, this is great escapism and the author even provides a sample of her next novel, which looks just as good.