What a compelling and suspenseful read! This is a page turner that will keep you wanting to know more! The plot is well thought out with powerful family dynamics, romance and secrets that bring in the suspense portion of the storyline. Brenda's writing style is easy to read and interesting. I enjoyed the characters and would read more of Brenda Novak based on this novel.

This is one of a kind book! This book will have you all over with emotions. So realistic feel and a great way to escape the real world! Highly recommended!

I love a good Gothic-y novel with family secrets and sinister figures and Novak definitely delivered! Maisey was a sympathetic heroine who has gone through a terrible few years. Her indecision at times annoyed me but there's so much going on around her and she's still dealing with the aftermath of her entire life falling apart so that's fairly understandable. Her conflicted feelings regarding her relationships with both her mother and her brother seemed very realistic and I loved her affection for Laney. Rafe is a little too perfect but with all the dysfunction going on in the rest of the book it worked.



I was enjoying the book - Maisey getting settled and getting to know Rafe, figuring out what she wants to do with her life and how she wants to deal with her family, as well as struggling to heal from her past takes up a bit of time and is enjoyable. The promised pictures take awhile to show up and when they do things really start moving. However, it wasn't a slow read before that happened. I really wanted to find out just what had happened to that little girl and what other secrets are lurking in Maisey's past.



This was an enjoyable read/listen and makes me want to get my hands of more of Novak's more suspenseful titles. I've very much interested in the next book in this series which centers around Maisey's brother, Keith.

Maisey returns to her childhood home of Fairham Island. Her troubled brother needs her, but she vows to stay as far away from her controlling mother as possible. She encounters Rafe, who was part of her past, and then begins to have flashes of memory that lead her to believe she once had a sister.

As Maisey works to untangle the secrets and lies of the past, she has to confront her feelings for Rafe.

This was a good start to a series. I liked the main characters, and the storyline kept me interested. The setting drew me in, and I look forward to the next book.