by Carrie Weaver
A Romance with Corrupt and Heavenly Love
Carrie Weaver's Secrets in Texas
is a warm, tender romance laced with suspenseful situations. The plot
grabs and makes this romance a fast paced read that can not be put
down. The characters are multi-faceted and created with psychological
depth. This romance explores idea of love both in its corrupted form
and its heavenly form and how the two are sometimes confused.
Matt Stone escaped the polygamous cult Zion's Gate as a child. Years
later, when asked to return by authorities to uncover the secrets and
growing threat of this dangerous group, he agrees to the undercover
assignment in the hope of seeing the sister left behind. Detective
Angel Harrison has been assigned to play the role of the subservient
wife in this infiltration scheme. The problem is that she barely
survived her first abusive marriage and today Angel is anything but
subservient. Can she play her role well enough not to endanger their
mission while not endangering her heart and her hard-fought
independence?
Carrie Weaver does an excellent job of revealing how Zion's Gate
corrupts religion and individuals. The personalities and dilemmas of
the hero and heroine intrigue and delight. Both Angel and Matt are
lovable multi-dimensional characters. The character of Eleanor
fascinates and demonstrates Carrie Weaver's skill with both
characterization and the cult topic complete with nuances and
undercurrents. Carrie Weaver builds her characters without a simplistic
good/evil split. Secrets in Texas
reveals how women even in the most repressive circumstances can
demonstrate power and courage.
Publisher: Harlequin
Superromance (December 2006)
