"The perfect man and perfect life may be all deception"

Carissa Evans is finally doing something her mother approves of. She is marrying the "perfect man" and is going to have the "perfect life". It doesn't matter that she has some doubts, that something doesn't feel just right. That she wasn't the "perfect bride", was rather a plump woman with a cute face, was only a part of it.

After a trying day with her mother, Carissa arrives home earlier than expected to find out things that totally destroyed her world as she knew it. Her husband-to-be was running around town with another woman. Her "uncle" was actually something much different in her family's life. And to top it all of, she had met a man that afternoon who had set her pulse to racing in a way her fiancée never had.

Shattered by the turns her life was taking, Carissa ran to the only one she knew could help her make sense of things again -- the man who made her aware of her body in ways she never was before.

FAMILY SECRETS is Mlyn Hurn's second Ellora's Cave release. Following the subtle patterns that have made her stories popular for years, she weaves a story of passion, characters that are more than names on a page, betrayal, and smooth shaven flesh.

Here's to many more Ellora's Cave releases from the talented mistress of smooth tales. They just keep getting better.

Rated: Hard R.

Reviewed by Michelle Houston
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted February 24, 2003

Summary

While selecting a wedding dress for her upcoming nuptials, Carissa Evans overhears her mother reveal a shocking family secret. Startled to learn the truth, Cari ends up turning to Jake Hall for comfort, an attractive, older man she barely knows...

Sexual Content: Hard R. Genre: contemporary.