{"id":16606,"date":"2023-08-22T10:11:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T16:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=16606"},"modified":"2023-08-22T10:11:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T16:11:27","slug":"secrets-truths-a-novel-of-unexpected-consequences-by-marlene-f-cheng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=16606","title":{"rendered":"Secrets & Truths: A Novel of Unexpected Consequences by Marlene F Cheng"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Elegantly told, intriguing, and rich\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Cheng\u2019s debut installment in Their Hearts\u2019 Desires series, forbidden romance upturns several lives. Vancouver, BC. When Geneva Olsson, a reserved physician, encounters Y, a player for the local NHL club, she is not the only one who feels the sparks fly. Y is equally attracted to Geneva. But he has a wife and children. Despite Geneva\u2019s initial inhibition, she begins a full-fledged affair with Y, unaware her life will never be the same again. Deftly blending the psychological complexity of a family drama with a conflicted love story, Cheng juggles several points of view with ease. G and V\u2019s backstory is intriguing. The sisters nicely mirror each other, sharing an unconventional upbringing, a sharp intellect, and successful careers. Y\u2019s desperate longing for G makes him relatable. However, it\u2019s hard to have much sympathy for him as he intentionally makes blunders and seems oblivious to the others\u2019 pain. The book is well paced, and Cheng writes insightfully about mental health issues, alcoholism, and her characters\u2019 struggles with moral dilemmas. Enthralling and absorbing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secrets & Truths: A Novel of Unexpected Consequences
Marlene F Cheng<\/strong>
Buy now<\/a><\/strong>
Pub date January 18 2023
ISBN 979-8367648553
Price $15.24 (USD) Paperback, $0.00 Kindle Unlimited<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Elegantly told, intriguing, and rich\u2026 In Cheng\u2019s debut installment in Their Hearts\u2019 Desires series, forbidden romance upturns several lives. Vancouver, BC. When Geneva Olsson, a reserved physician, encounters Y, a player for the local NHL club, she is not the only one who feels the sparks fly. Y is equally attracted to Geneva. But he has a wife and children. Despite Geneva\u2019s initial inhibition, she begins a full-fledged affair with Y, unaware her life will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":16608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[],"tags":[7223,91,3328,178,1136176,1473,1008073,856121,309,349],"class_list":["post-16606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-author","tag-blogging","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-indie-books","tag-reading","tag-review-blog","tag-review-website","tag-reviews","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-4jQ","amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/secrets-and-truths.jpg?fit=339%2C500&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16606"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16612,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16606\/revisions\/16612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}