The Hidden Heart

by Candace Camp

Book Overview

The Hidden Heart by Candace Camp released on Dec 27, 2005 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373771614
• ISBN13: 9780373771615
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Harlequin
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Hidden Treasure

This is my first book by Candace Camp and I was pleasantly surprised. I am not a big fan of historical English romance but this book may bring me around. I enjoyed the strong heroine character that is usually absent from these kinds of romance novels, which if probably why I generally avoid them. I will have to read the other in the series and see if this was a 'one-hit wonder' or if this is Ms. Camp's syle of writing. I enjoyed the bit of mystery at the end, which is also unusual in these types of romance novels. Well done Ms. Camp!

A Winning Read!

THE HIDDEN HEART is a wonderful sequel to SO WILD A HEART! I recommend you start with the first book then THE HIDDEN HEART and follow up with SECRETS OF THE HEART. All three books are easy to read regency romances with a flare of mystery. The stories are closely connected that it's best to start with the first in the series.

A MUST READ

I adored this story. The hero and heroine are so cute. I love their confrontations and honesty with each other. The addition of several supporting characters helps keep the story moving and interesting. I love a gutsy heroine and Jessica delivers. She and Richard are the perfect duo and their love story sweeps you away.

A Very Good Story

I had waited for Richard's story, hoping Ms Camp would find someone to heal his wounded heart. I read this book in record time, I couldn't seem to put it down. Ms Camp has crafted a book that will renew your faith in love. Jessica is the perfect mate for the wounded Richard.The tension between to the two builds through the whole book. With a wealth of background characters that will remind you of a old Charlie Chan movie. This is probably not the best book in the world but it is a fun read.

entertaining historical romance

Seventy-two years old General Streathern appears near death having suffered apoplexy. Besides his beloved great-niece fourteen year old Gabriela Carstairs and her governess Jessica Maitland, his great-nephew Lord Vesey who likes young girls and the pervert's wife Leona who likes men attend the death watch. Miraculously, the retired military officer recovers and warns Jessica to take Gabriela away to her guardian Richard the Duke of Claybourne. That night a visitor kills Streathern.After the reading of the will in which Gabriela inherits everything, Jessica flees with her charge for the safety of Claybourne because she knows that the Veseys will try to control the estate through Gabriela. Richard does not want visitors as he still mourns the loss of his wife and child four years ago in an accident but also plans to kill himself. Everything changes when the Veseys arrive because Richard refuses to hand the innocent teen to this depraved duo. Shortly afterward, whether it is the Veseys or some unknown assailant, someone wants Gabriela dead.THE HIDDEN HEART, the sequel to the delightful Regency SO WILD A HEART, is an entertaining historical romance that readers will relish. The fast-paced story contains strong characters. Richard is a wonderful protagonist whose suicide thoughts end when he finds something to live for, the love of Jessica and Gabriela. The heroic Jessica risks her life for the safety of her beloved Gabriela who seems too mature for her age. On the other hand, the Veseys are purposely treated as caricatures of odious individuals. Thus the audience will enjoy this fun tale and demand more from the heart of Candace Camp.Harriet Klausner