It Started With a Secret

Name: It Started With a Secret
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Jill Mansell
ISBN: 9781666149821

Author: Jill Mansell

Narrator: Katherine Press

Unabridged: 9 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/31/2022

Categories: Fiction, Women, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Synopsis

Feel-good chick-lit from international bestseller Jill Mansell, with a chaotic cast who must let go of their grudges and secrets to build the lives they've dreamed of.

Thanks to a little white lie, Lainey and Kit arrive at their new jobs in blissful, summery Cornwall only to find themselves in the midst of a lovable but overwhelming family—where every family member is having an identity crisis at the same time.

Widowed mom Majella has done her best for years, but can't quite grasp why things are falling apart. No one can guess what's causing the chaos because everyone is keeping secrets.

In classic Jill Mansell style, Lainey and her friends are drawn through a hilarious multi-generational soap opera. By the end, happily-ever-afters are available to anyone willing to tell the truth about their heart's desire.

Author Bio

Jill Mansell is the author of over twenty international bestsellers, including The One You Really Want, Don't Want to Miss a Thing, and Three Amazing Things About You. Her Take a Chance on Me won the Romantic Novelists' Association's Romantic Comedy Prize, and in 2015 the RNA presented Jill with an outstanding achievement award. Jill lives in Bristol, England, with her family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pooja

When Jared goes to the town of Peak in search of answers about his father’s family, the last thing he expects is to spend a night with Matilda, the prickly manager of their B&B. There is a lot of story packed into this fairly short book – Reconnecting with your roots! Family drama! Age gap! Forbidden......more

Goodreads review by Bree

Tropes: secret baby, small town, found family, workplace romance, age-gap (older heroine, younger hero) In, It Started With a Secret, Tif Marcelo introduces us to Jared, who we quickly learn is the child of a one-night stand. His father has passed away and we follow Jared from Louisville to where his......more

Goodreads review by Susan

Overall, this was a good book. Jared is the result of a one-night stand; his father never knew about him. Jared wondered about him but didn't have much interest in connecting with him until he had a crisis of identity. Jared is a chef, and devastating criticism of his ethnic cooking sent him looking......more

Goodreads review by Miss W Book Reviews

It Started with a Secret by Tif Marcelo is a fantastic romance that I really enjoyed. Some great tropes in this novel are small town, found family, age-gap (YES) and family secrets! We meet Jared who is in search of his biological family. Jared finds them and they own a B&B that needs a chef and Jar......more