Great read! Looking forward to reading more by this author! I highly recommend this book and author to all!

Thank you to netgalley for the copy. Unfortunately I didnt finish this book. The story just did t grip me. May do for others. What I did read wasnt awful seems to be a good storyline. Just not for me.

‘Her Secret’ is a psychological thriller which concerns Audrey Fox, who gets married rather promptly, and no surprises, a whole load of trouble and lies ensue. The plot starts off fairly simply and lends itself to a good read, however towards the end of the book the secrets come unravelled, which is where I lost all interest. The secrets that are revealed all seems so convoluted, and it seems that the author has tried hard to make links between all the characters that it comes across as so unbelievable. I feel the plot could have been worked a bit better, and you need to suspend a little bit of disbelief to get on board with it. The writing style is good and is what kept me reading, as this definitely outshone the plot.

Audrey is now happily married after notorious Nick dumped her again, but I have to say I’m not a fan of her new husband, as he comes with more baggage than Heathrow airport!! Has she not heard the saying “marry in haste repent at leisure”.

This book is equally as good as the first book “ No Way Back” and was so addictive. As I was reading it, it was like a hand came out of the book and pulled me into the story as I felt like I was living the dilemmas that the characters were!!

There is so much going on. Audrey is told a secret which she knows if she tells anyone it would be a catastrophe, but before you know it the lies keep building up and everyone seems to have their own secrets. Ex Nick is on the scene again and someone is following Audrey.

We have it all in this book lies, secrets, blackmail mixed with Audrey’s hilarity that makes you laugh out loud. She really is a great character!!

The ending left me gobsmacked, I won’t give anything away, but I did think it was going to be a different ending and had a tear in my eye and then thankfully you saved the day.

Bravo!! I think you have become my favourite author and I will be desperately looking for you’re next book.

A must must read that is still making me smile after reading it!!!

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.

Audrey is now happily married to Daniel and her life is well and truly on track, she is happier than ever until a family member entrusts her with a secret, a secret that she can't tell Daniel and so she has to lie to him... how much strain will this put on her marriage and happiness

A good story and great to be back to follow on and catch up with all the characters from No way back....although not totally necessary you are much better off read this one first

I really enjoyed this book and all the way "HER Secret" was woven into this web of lies. So many secrets from so many women.
There were twists and turns and betrayals galore!
4.5 stars.

Thank you to #NetGalley, the author and publisher for my free copy in exchange for my honest review.
This book is currently released as of May.

I received an ARC copy by Netgalley for an honest opinion.

I never read the first book of this series, but I assume you can read as a stand alone.. you just won't have all the details.

I gave this three stars as I honestly did not connect to any of the characters. The book description sounded pretty tense and would keep my interest. There were lengthy conversations between characters where my mind started to wonder to other things going on in my life. Don't get me wrong it's a very wonderful thriller, but I felt like it was missing that wow factor.

This book would be wonderful for someone who loves books that dive into the character's marriage. You know the kind that seem wonderful maybe picture perfect from the outside, but on the inside there's issues you'd never notice.

Also be sure you don't mind British slang and phrases as this author uses them quite often in this book's dialogue.

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I was so excited when I saw there was a sequel to No Way Back and what a thrilling adventure it is.

Moving on from the turmoil of the past year, Audrey is now married to Daniel and trying to get her life back on track. On the surface, everything seems to be going well. She has a full life with plenty of eclectic family and friends, as well as a husband who adores her. However, as things progress, some things just don't seem to add up. Weird goings on and a secret she promises to keep soon have her orderly life descending into chaos.

With more suspense than romance I would say, this was such an enjoyable read. There was humour and excitement, lots of intrigue and some great fun and frustrating twists I didn’t see coming. Audrey has a habit of jumping to conclusions and then talking herself out of them, which adds a further conundrum. Can everything simply be explained by an over active imagination? Wonderful storytelling and pacing sees the plot gradually picking up momentum until a dramatic event brings everything to a head. All is eventually revealed but even to the last, Ms Florentia’s clever writing keeps you guessing. Just brilliant.

Her Secret is a bit of a misnomer inasmuch as it should perhaps be Her Secrets, or Their Secrets of even How Many Secrets? But where would a novelist be without them? Although this is a sequel it didn’t seem to matter that I had not read the first novel. Well perhaps a bit because at the beginning I was trying to track all the names but quickly settled down as they all took up their own identities and positions in the plot. As for the genre – well that is more like a romantic thriller, or romantic mystery: definitely a romance but with an additional element and all the better for it.

As I said, plenty of characters, Audrey, Daniel and Nick to give us the predictable triangle but lots more supporting actors – one of them being Connie (Daniel’s daughter) and if you like a character you could give a good shake, she’s the one. I don’t know how Audrey (the main protagonist and the narrator didn’t oblige. So, a convoluted tale with plenty of secrets that Audrey seemed to be the custodian of which seems a bit unfair because Audrey has one failing – she puts herself forward on every occasion to bear the guilt of not revealing what she knows, or conversely, telling someone the secret. It’s a complicated life.

However, nothing complicated about this book. A bit more buck for your bite than a simple romance and well worth a read. Easy, uncomplicated (ish) but strangely compelling.

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing an ARC via my Kindle in return for an honest review.

I really enjoyed No Way Back and have been looking forward to the second part of Audrey Fox’s story.

I did struggle a bit to get into the book but that soon changed as I read through the chapters I got hooked and found myself getting immersed in the plot.

All the characters were going through their own issues secrets, friendships, relationships, trust, and lies!!

Once the plot heated up for me there were twists and turns which I didn’t expect. Although this is a fantastic stand alone novel I think reading Her Secret will add depth to the story and characters.

I throughly reccomend Her secret and advise other readers to stick with it because it is a fantastic book and the ending is just what I was hoping for!! Breathtaking writing by Kelly Florentia !!

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read this book for my honest opinion.

Her Secret begins where No Way Back ends with Audrey Fox dating Daniel whom she met while recouping after her fiancé Nick walked away from her. Audrey hadn’t planned on jumping into another relationship nor planned on getting married so soon, yet here she was planning a wedding after dating Daniel a couple months.

Kelly Florentia is a British writer who lives in London. The dialogue uses British slang and the location of this story centers around London. This is my first read by Kelly. While I love the British slang and the stunning cover, it’s falling short as a romantic comedy. The story didn’t begin to interest me until I reached the half way mark and by that time I had to skim through it because the conversations that took place where a muddled mess of nonsense. This author has a tendency of writing distractions in between conversations stretching the information into several paragraphs. I suppose these distractions were meant for humor, except I found them a nuisance.

This is the sequel to No Way Back. I’m going to say it’s not necessary to read book 1. It read just fine without the prior knowledge of Nick.

According to the synopsis Audrey is the keeper of secrets. However, it seems that most of these characters have secrets not just Audrey. This is a character driven story with many of them interacting with Audrey. Audrey tends to read too much into the other characters by overthinking every scenario. What I gather is that Audrey and everyone else learns that they need to think before speaking because their actions can have a huge impact on the lives of others causing a chain of events. It’s a busy story full of bustling gossip and activity that had me laughing at the absurdity of these characters actions and claims.

I’m trying to decipher if there is some importance by mentioning Audrey wearing Prada, Manolo, Louis Vuitton, and Louboutin shoes. Here’s my answer: For an intelligent woman with an impeccable taste in shoes, you can be quite daft sometimes.

Her Secret, Kelly Florentia


Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews

Genre: Romance, women's fiction.

Well, usual pet hate- Women's fiction – why? Why not general fiction – men read romance too!

Anyway, book one left me with mixed feelings, many because I hadn't realised it was a two part read until the end. I wasn't keen on any of the characters either, they had odd reactions to events IMO.
I still find that in book two, that they react strangely. For instance – and this isn't from the book but more as an example – if one of your family was involved in an accident, wouldn't you want to speak to them, find out exactly what happened, see they're OK for yourself? Here though the characters would probably have a quick phone convo with someone else in family and trot off for coffee with a friend, telling themselves “they'll be OK, I need to find out what A think of XX”. I did grow to like them better though in this book, or at least understand them.

I still feel Daniel is a bit too-good-to-be-true, and he seems to be treating Audrey as someone lesser, a “little lady” who can be bought off with new shoes each time he wants something he thinks she won't like.
Connie still lives up to Miss Spoilt, and Daniel treats her as a kid, not a 29 yr old. There are times when she's friendly to Audrey, when they almost seem to get along and then Connie will pull one of her stunts. I did feel for Audrey over the Jake issue, she really was in a hard place there.
Nick, he's back and wow – that was a shock, I didn't see that coming! That's true of so much in this read, it really kept me on my toes.
All the major characters have things going on, secrets for some, life changes for others, and then there's the couple I really like, Audrey's brother George and his wife Vicky and the kids. They're like so many families, struggling with sub standard living circumstances, with financial issues etc. A really true to life couple who I liked very much.
Audrey's friends Tina and Louise. They've been through so much, the last book had some bombshells but somehow the trio have found a way through and they really are a strong support. And with the revelations coming out in the last quarter of this book, she really needs that.
The ending – perfect, I'll say no more except I loved it!



Stars:five, a book that kept me glued to the end. Loved it.

ARC supplied for review purposes by Netgalley and Publishers