Review: Letters to a Secret Lover by Toni Blake

Posted June 11, 2008 by Casee in Reviews | 4 Comments

Publisher: Avon, Harper Collins

Letters to a Secret Lover

The last thing she needs right now is a man . . .

Lindsey Brooks had it all—an awesome job doling out advice to the lovelorn, a fabulous high-rise apartment, and a to-die-for fiancé. But then she got dumped—wearing nothing but a “Kiss the Cook” apron—and desperate to escape, she retreats to a tiny Montana town to reclaim a family treasure. She never dreamed anyone would try to stop her—or that he’d be sexy as sin.

Too bad she finds such a hot one . . .

Rob Colter isn’t into relationships—but Lindsey sees Rob as the perfect guy to help her “get back on the horse.” The sex horse, that is. Unfortunately, he comes complete with a mysterious past, which gets even more mysterious when she finds his passionate letters to another woman—whose name happens to be tattooed on his chest.

And too bad he has so many secrets . . .

Now Rob’s dangerous past is about to catch up with them both. And if that’s not horrible enough, Lindsey is falling for him—hard. For a girl who usually has all the answers, Lindsey is up to her neck in trouble.

I’ve been a Toni Blake fan since I read In Your Wildest Dreams. After I read The Red Diary, I was hooked. Needless to say, when I started Letters to a Secret Lover, my expectations were high. I’m happy to say that I wasn’t disappointed. If anything, this book surpassed my expectations.

The Prologue hooked me, even though I didn’t think I’d like Lindsey much. She seemed like the sort of heroine that I love to hate. Materialistic and self-absorbed. That’s not too far off the mark, but we learn that there is much more to Lindsey than first meets the eye. After her finance dumped her in a way that turned out to be extremely public, Lindsey decided to go to Moose Falls, Montana to lick her wounds. Her goal was two-fold…get out of Chicago and the humiliation of her very public break-up and reacquaint herself with her aunt that has recently passed away. Basically Lindsey has decided to go soul searching and feels that she has to go to Moose Falls to do it.

Rob Colter is the type of hero that I love. Strong, sexy, and silent. Rob has found peace in Moose Falls and Lindsey threatens that peace the day she shows up at his canoe livery. Determined to buy back the livery that used to be her aunt Millie’s, Lindsey has no idea that Rob has found the home he’s always longed for. The last thing he’ll even consider doing is selling it to a city girl that didn’t want it when it was offered to her for free. Rob feels nothing but disgust for Millie’s niece, though it doesn’t take long for him to see there are more facets to Lindsey than he ever realized.

Soon the two are in a full-fledged affair. What started as a way to get back on the “sex horse” for Lindsey turns into much more when she starts to get to know the man that Rob keeps hidden. As for Rob he realizes that far from the selfish city girl he once thought her, Lindsey cares far more than he ever thought. Rob has a secret, though, one that could threaten his life in Moose Falls. He has to decide whether to trust Lindsey and let their relationship go past the affair it started as or continue on as they have with neither knowing what the next day will bring.

I just love how Toni Blake writes her relationships. That she could make the love between these two unlikely people work is a testament to her writing. I was hooked from page one. I could barely put the book down. I can hardly wait to see what Blake comes out with next. Don’t miss this emotional roller coaster. You won’t regret picking it up.

4.5 out of 5.

This book is available from Avon. You can buy it here or here in e-format.


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