The Truth About Family

by Kimberly Van Meter

Leaving home wasn't hard for Erin McNulty and she had no plans to return. Ever. Until she gets a phone call… The aunt who raised her has been killed in a car accident, and her father, Charlie, is in critical condition.

Back in her hometown, police officer Colin Barrett informs her there was no accident—someone was trying to kill her father. Colin has no idea who—or why. Together, he and Erin probe Charlie's past for answers. But that's not the only answer Colin wants. He needs to know whether he and Erin have any chance at happiness.

For Erin, coming home means learning the truth about family…and the truth about love.

Genres: Harlequin

Paperback

First published December 1, 2006

Reviews

[Kay · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 1/2 Stars ~ Erin is a talented photojournalist and she loves what she does. She'd thought she'd buried the demons from her childhood, until she got the call from the police from her hometown. A tragic car accident has taken her aunt's life and has put her father in a coma. Immediately Erin feels remorse that she hadn't accepted her aunt's invitations to come home, and now she's going home to bury her. Colin is the police officer who is looking into the accident and the more he digs the more he's certain that someone deliberately tried to kill Erin's father, Charlie, and her aunt. Erin's not too eager to discuss her father with Colin, in fact she's outright refuses to even see him in the hospital. Colin has his own personal troubles as a single father to a rebellious teen. His daughter Danni has a lot in common with Erin and the two bond easily. As Colin and Erin look into the accident, they realize that it's all connected to Erin's own mother's death and the death of Caroline's husband more than 30 years ago.

This is an emotional story of past secrets and how sometimes keeping them buried leads to only more heartache. Colin and Erin make a great couple. Danni is a nice complement as a secondary character, allowing Erin to face her demons through Danni and Colin's turbulent relationship. Ms. Van Meter's debut is a balance of intrigue and romance. She has a refreshing voice and I look forward to reading her other love stories

[Michelle Palmer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A well-written, heartbreaking story about family and all that entails, both the good and the bad. It is a story of various relationships, new romantic ones as well as lifelong familial ones.