Hidden Secrets Kindle Edition

One of the best written books I’ve read in a long time. I Loved it ! Read it you will,too.

Overall the story was pretty good, But it drew out on the secrets, and it was a one line and no real heart to it,and needed the friend ship to be more realistic, no one falls in love after one Time seeing someone,,

Carolyn Brown is one of my all time top ten favorite authors. When you read one of her books you'll not be able to put it down. Her characters are always so believable. She writes about things that you can relate too, always. These stories might not be your every day Cinderella type stories like most romances out there on the shelves today. But....I can guarantee you that they will always be about the more believable type situations, situations that most of us can relate to in the real world.What I like the most about her books, is that her stories always seem to have very strong willed women. Women who don't let any man what-so-ever, run rim shot over them no matter how macho those men might be. That doesn't mean there isn't some really hot romances going on in her stories, because there is always a very hot steamy romance going on in every one of her stories, always!In this book starts our with four generations of women, heading out together on a journey that will end up changing all of their lives in one way or another.. All of them for one reason or another, are all far from being happy. Sure...they might be going through the motions of everyday life, but none of them are really living. Each and every one of them is hiding there own personal secrets from all the other family members.Hannah is the 80 year old monarch of the family, who owns a whole chain of up scale hotels and B&B's. One day she is notified that her cousin & best friend, Norma has suddenly died and left her everything she owned in a small town in Oklahoma. Among those many possessions Norma had left to Hannah, is a farm that had been in Norma's family for many, many generations. It was also where she'd first met Norma, and where her own hidden secret began. Norma & Hannah both only seventeen at the time the first time they had met, but they had become fast friends from that day on. Even though they were only together for a few short weeks, they formed a bond so strong that nothing or no one could ever breach their friendship. And even though they never got together again after that summer, they kept each others secrets. For more than sixty plus years they stayed in touch by both writing each other weekly letters, and by calling each other on the phone every Sunday night, religiously.Hannah's daughter, Karen who was close to her sixtieth birthday at the time, had just filed her final divorce papers with her lying, cheating, no good SOB of a husband of forty years. But...she had been living in limbo for a long time now, mostly for fear that her own secret would come out. She also owns a home & a winery that has been handed down for generations.Karen's daughter & Hannah's grand-daughter, Sue, was still grieving the loss of her husband, who was killed by a drunk driver a few years before. She's a school teacher, but she was so unhappy because of her own little secret that she'd kept from everyone else for years and years now.Then last but not least is Kim. Kim is the fourth generation in this family. Kim had just found out she was pregnant, and it just happened to be on the same day they were notified about Norma's sudden death. So no one in the family knows about that little tidbit of information, and she hasn't quite figured out how to break the news to the family, yet. But the pregnancy isn't the only secret she's been keeping, either.After hearing the news of Norma's sudden death, Hannah immediately calls Kim to come to the hotel and then tells her to rent a van, because they are all going to go to Oklahoma together for the summer. Everyone is shocked by the news, but no one is willing to let Hannah face all of this on her own. So...they all put own lives and troubles on hold, and they head out for Oklahoma together.Norma had two very close friends, both of which also happened to be her next door neighbors. John who was about forty five years old, lived on the south side of her property, and Luke a twenty-five year old man lived on the north side. Both of these guys looked after and protected Norma, like she was their own mother. They ate together, played board games together at night, and made sure she was always well taken care of. They also knew all about Hannah and her family, because Norma spoke about them all the time. They also figured these spoiled rich city women would come there and sell everything Norma owned, and then they'd leave and head back to the big city and all their riches again..But things didn't quite turn out the way these guys had figured it would, far from it in fact.Would I recommend this book? YES!!!! I most certainly would, in a heartbeat in fact.

I read this about two years ago and just read it again. It is a fantastic story about secrets and everyone has one . Love how the girls all come closer as the secrets come out. One of Ms. Browns best!!

Loved the story !! So easy to read and get involved with the stories’ characters. Nobody was perfect - they all had their blemishes in their lives and it took an enormous amount of courage to pick up and leave West Virginia. Taking a big chance proved that real happiness can be found. Another wonderful read by Carolyn Brown.

I gave this three stars because the characters were likable and the story was sweet. However, the situations in the book were just too unbelievable. The whole family just picks up and moves on a day's notice. They are used to living a wealthy life and now are happy on a farm in Oklahoma. The way they speak changes overnight to include every country saying that the author could come up with. I have relatives in Oklahoma and they don't talk this way. I mean really, "Meaner than a skunk caught up a tree". Okay, that wasn't in the book but similar things. Some of the sayings didn't even make sense. Also, SPOILER ALERT...two of the four women are engaged within a couple of months to men they just met there. The roadside vegetable stand made the previous owner a millionaire. Uh, I don't think so. I almost put the book down several times because of the silliness in the plot. I have read many Carolyn Brown books years ago so maybe my tastes have changed. I just guess I need a bit more realism to go along with a nice plot and likeable characters.

Good read from Carolyn Brown, but they all are. Haven't read a bad one yet. I liked these characters and the plot of this book. Looking forward to reading more from this talented storyteller.

This is a real ‘feel good’ story. I read a lot of Carolyn Brown, this is one of the best!

Another fabulous story from CarolynwBrown. full of love family heartache and joy. I love these characters and the way they all came together. It was such an uplifting story. I couldn’t stop from the minute I started writing until the last page. The narration was excellent as always.

Never have I ever felt so good reading a fiction.Its all about family n emotions.whenevwr you feel lost or depressed,I suggest you read one of her books It will definitely raise your spirit

Touching and amusing. Full of life and hopes . Set in Oklahoma it evokes a picture of hard work and fun.

The story of four generations of rich prominent women coming together and getting to know one another after the matriarch of the family inherits a vegetable farm in Oklahoma. They each come into their own in different ways, but it was a joy to read their journey.Carolyn Brown is an exceptional writer who grabs you in the first pages of her books and you are sad when you get to the last page, not wanting the story to end. Thank You Carolyn for writing such wonderful books.

A despeito de haver falta de profundidade de relatos mais acurados de diversas situações, a trama é muito boa, embora puramente lúdica. Os personagens - os femininos - foram muito bem trabalhados.