A well done suspenseful romance! I completely enjoyed the suspense/mystery part of this, and it had a great romance woven into it. Kate is in a "complicated" relationship with Rob. And by complicated, I mean he's a total jerk, who is obviously using her. She was left with a facial scar, that she feels makes her ugly, from an accident that killed her brother and left her sister paralyzed. She has a horrible mother who blames her for the accident, and Kate is happy to take on the guilt. She finally is going back to work after a year-long recovery, and finds herself working as a private investigator with Ben, who I absolutely loved. He is kind, gentlemanly, even-tempered, and a bit swoony!! The case they are investigating has everything to do with Kate, and things quickly come to a head. All things are not as they appear, and soon Kate is in the middle of all the secrets that start to unravel themselves.

Kate, her twin Eve and brother James were in a terrible car accident, Kate walked away but now suffers from survivor guilt, her fiance Rob is on the surface supportive but has he got his own secrets? Feeling that things need to change in her life she leaves her job in the police and joins a company as a private investigator where she works on a case with Ben. Ben is the complete opposite of Rob and will working closely with him cause conflict for Kate or will Ben's own past get in the way?

A good book that I really enjoyed, a nice mixture of romance and intrigue to keep your interest and although fairly predictable worth reading

Tell Me No Secrets was not as gripping a thriller as I would have wished. The premise was intriguing but the execution of the story was just too predictable for me. It read more like women's fiction than thriller. I did like the character profiles, and it was an easy read. If you like a mystery/thriller where all the pieces fall into place and you aren't fooled by red herrings, Tell Me No Secrets would be an entertaining choice. I would consider it rather a gentle read.

This book started off fairly enjoyably, with the main protagonist, Kate, starting a new job and trying to get on with her life following a traumatic car accident that affected her entire family. She starts a fascinating new job, and with it you can see a burgeoning romance. Fairly predictable in that sense, but heart-warming nonetheless, and makes you feel quite invested in Kate's romantic life.

When the main plot story starts to unfold (I won't divulge any details because it'll ruin the entire story), I found that it was too much on the unbelievable side for me to get on board with. It started to get a little complicated with a few too many characters to keep track of, and the crime side of the story was a bit convoluted and I lost interest here.

It's not the most well-written book, but not at all bad; it's a fairly straight-forward read, but I found the writing left a lot desired and the plot fell quite flat for me. The book didn't hold my attention particularly well, and I finished it more for the sake of finishing it and getting it off my 'to be read' list as opposed to feeling like I really wanted to know what was going to happen.

This is a thoroughly enjoyable, multi-genre read! I expected a romance, but got so much more. Though Kate is the main character, there are also sections written by some major and minor secondary characters. There's a lot more going on that meets the eye, with layers in the plot, and people and events connected in surprising ways. There was a very cringe-worthy choice that Kate made, which didn't make sense to me, given her previous experience with a certain character, but without that choice, a major part of the plot couldn't have happened. Otherwise, I found the story to be believable, and I cared about the well-developed, realistic characters and what happened to them. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys romance, mystery, and action stories!

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. Quick read. Good story line. I was just a little disappointed that the author did not delve into the character's relationships a little more. Perhaps some back story. But with that being said, still a very good book and I would recommend it to others and read other books written by her.

Kate Dugan and Rob just don’t seem like a likely couple. When Kate’s twin keeps reminding her as well as Kate’s mom, she just ignores them both.

Maybe her new occupation -!: new partner. Ben Parker can knock some sense in her head or bring her back to life. This author shows us through this action packed mystery that is full of romance and suspense how to get to the crux of the issues at hand.

It’s a great read with a great plot, characters, suspense, and romance that is warm and sizzling. I’m glad I read this novel!

Tell me no Secrets,  Lynda Stacey

Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews

Genre: women's fiction, Romance

Gah, women's Fiction, I won't rant...too much..but why women's fiction? Why assume men won't like this? Aren't we being as sexist as men are when they exclude women? Horrible category title.
Its a Choc Lit book, and usually I love those so I looked forward to this. I didn't dislike it, but TBH was a bit indifferent to it.

The characters were very “just so”, almost caricatures, the grieving widower, the nerdish employee, the sister in the wheelchair, the scarred sister, the wicked boyfriend and the parents with issues....it was almost like the author had a tick list of characters to include. They were OK, but none of them really stood out to me, they weren't in any way special, and I guess that's why I fixed on their type instead of who they are.

The plots too were a little cut and dried, I felt I was being spoon fed them. The problem would be mentioned and hey, Kate's in the hairdressers, and just happens to hear some info which sounds really vague, but Eric the nerd manages to dredge out time, place, transport from it. Then the bad guys just happen to leave out a handy map with everything noted on it for Kate to photograph. I almost expected a pirate style X to be marked on it ;-)
Maybe for other readers that works, perhaps they like to be given results, but I prefer to try to work it out myself from some more subtle clues.

Its horses for courses, everyone wants different things, and just because I don't like this way of delivering the story doesn't mean its not a good way, doesn't mean others won't love it, just that its not right for me.

Stars: Two and a half, will be perfect for others but too slick, too quick with answers for me.

ARC supplied for review purposes by Netgalley and Publishers

I liked it a lot. Nice mixture of emotions and fluently written.