Marcia K. (withthecia) reviewed Secret Whispers (Harlequin Presents, No 1391) on + 22 more book reviews
Quite enjoyable.
From back cover:
Burying the past gave birth to the future
Gaby returned to Shorelands, the ancestral home of her youth, to make peace with Justin's memory. She had to put thoughts of her childhood sweetheart behind her before marrying Harry.
Gaby didn't expect to run afoul of a man who had the power to obliterate both men from her mind. Callum Durrand, Justin's illegitimate brother, was now the owner of everything she'd ever loved and the man she'd have to fight if she wanted to gain control of her own home.
Somehow, though, whenever she came into contact with Callum, her thoughts just wouldn't turn to battle....
and from inside cover:
"You're not safe on your own."
Callum finished sticking on the plaster and let go of her hand. "Haven't you got a boyfriend to take care of you?"
"If I can survive the hazards of the day," Gary told him cathingly, with a look that left no doubt she was referring to him, "the nights aren't likely to hold any terrors."
His big hand under her chin forced her face up to his. "Don't tempt me, Gaby," he said threateningly, "to show you how much of a hazard I can really be."
Gaby pushed his hand away contemptuously. "Don't play the squire with me, Callum Durrand. You're a fake, and I'm used to the real thing."
But when Gaby saw the flame flicker in his eyes, she wished she'd held her tongue.
From back cover:
Burying the past gave birth to the future
Gaby returned to Shorelands, the ancestral home of her youth, to make peace with Justin's memory. She had to put thoughts of her childhood sweetheart behind her before marrying Harry.
Gaby didn't expect to run afoul of a man who had the power to obliterate both men from her mind. Callum Durrand, Justin's illegitimate brother, was now the owner of everything she'd ever loved and the man she'd have to fight if she wanted to gain control of her own home.
Somehow, though, whenever she came into contact with Callum, her thoughts just wouldn't turn to battle....
and from inside cover:
"You're not safe on your own."
Callum finished sticking on the plaster and let go of her hand. "Haven't you got a boyfriend to take care of you?"
"If I can survive the hazards of the day," Gary told him cathingly, with a look that left no doubt she was referring to him, "the nights aren't likely to hold any terrors."
His big hand under her chin forced her face up to his. "Don't tempt me, Gaby," he said threateningly, "to show you how much of a hazard I can really be."
Gaby pushed his hand away contemptuously. "Don't play the squire with me, Callum Durrand. You're a fake, and I'm used to the real thing."
But when Gaby saw the flame flicker in his eyes, she wished she'd held her tongue.
