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Heartskeep #2
The Second Sister
THE QUIET TWIN
Heartskeep heiress Leigh Thomas hated the label. But the one night she'd dared to rebel had ended in disaster. When sexy and forbidden bad boy Gavin Jarret had rescued her from a dangerous situation, she'd seduced him with all the secret passion in her wild heart—and had become his alibi for murder.
Coming home to Heartskeep seven years later brought Leigh face-to-face with the past—with Gavin as attorney for the estate. He was more off-limits than ever, but the heat in his deep gray eyes said Gavin still remembered that night. Now their professional relationship stirred a killer at large—one whose desperation to keep them apart would make their "strictly business" vows impossible to keep…
Heartskeep heiress Leigh Thomas hated the label. But the one night she'd dared to rebel had ended in disaster. When sexy and forbidden bad boy Gavin Jarret had rescued her from a dangerous situation, she'd seduced him with all the secret passion in her wild heart—and had become his alibi for murder.
Coming home to Heartskeep seven years later brought Leigh face-to-face with the past—with Gavin as attorney for the estate. He was more off-limits than ever, but the heat in his deep gray eyes said Gavin still remembered that night. Now their professional relationship stirred a killer at large—one whose desperation to keep them apart would make their "strictly business" vows impossible to keep…
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 24, 2003
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About the author
Dani Sinclair
68 books24 followersDani Sinclair was a 2008 RITA® finalist in the RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure category for her novel Midnight Prince. She was RITA finalist for her novel Better Watch Out, won a Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Harlequin Intrigue of 2000 for The Specialist, and was nominated for a Career Achievement award for Series Romantic Suspense.
Ms. Sinclair and her husband reside outside Washington, D.C., where they share their home with four indoor cats, a small feral colony and the varied wildlife that passes through, stopping to feed at their bird feeders on a daily basis. They are active volunteers with a local animal rescue group and urge everyone to be responsible pet owners.
Ms. Sinclair and her husband reside outside Washington, D.C., where they share their home with four indoor cats, a small feral colony and the varied wildlife that passes through, stopping to feed at their bird feeders on a daily basis. They are active volunteers with a local animal rescue group and urge everyone to be responsible pet owners.
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January 20, 2021
I was left feeling empty.... like this book left a lot of things completely unanswered and very open ended. Honestly, I didn't really want to read the next book to find out what happens and hopefully my questions are answered. Questions like who was really watching them inside the house,
The romance between Leah and Gavin are to be expected and cliched. Nothing exciting besides the suspense and mystery surrounding the house.
The romance between Leah and Gavin are to be expected and cliched. Nothing exciting besides the suspense and mystery surrounding the house.
August 18, 2014
El inicio de la historia fue genial, como los personajes principales se conocen y desarrollarán los sentimientos por el otro.
El misterio se vuelve más intrigante y quieres saber lo que ocurre hasta llegar al final de esta historia que te dejan con más preguntas pero que sin duda se disfruta por el romance unido a todo lo que ocurre al rededor de las dos hermanas.
El misterio se vuelve más intrigante y quieres saber lo que ocurre hasta llegar al final de esta historia que te dejan con más preguntas pero que sin duda se disfruta por el romance unido a todo lo que ocurre al rededor de las dos hermanas.
December 23, 2022
~This is a sequel of the first born. This is about the twin sister story now. Again weird things start happening. They have to figure out what’s going on. Twin also starts falling in love with a childhood crush.
~ really good read
~suggested to me by Ariel
~ really good read
~suggested to me by Ariel
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 18, 2012
This book picks up right after the events of the first book in the trilogy, THE FIRSTBORN, with Leigh arriving at Heartskeep. Trying not to give spoilers for the first book so this may be vague, but Leigh finds herself taking on responsibility for the house and some repair work being done. She also finds herself suddenly thrown together with the estate's attorney, Gavin. At age seventeen Leigh had found herself in a dangerous situation, and Gavin had rescued her and then become her first lover. Leigh had always had a crush on him, but because of the circumstances she regretted their coming together, especially since he didn't even realize at first that she was Leigh, and not her twin Hayley.
Former bad boy Gavin has turned his life around and tried to make something of himself, thanks to Leigh's influence on him, though she doesn't know that. Leigh discovers that her crush on him is alive and well, and Gavin is also drawn to her, but she is his client, so he is determined to keep their relationship on a professional level.
There are secrets and mysterious happenings, and I was riveted to the page, and read this entire book in two days. Though I did get a little confused over some of the peripheral characters, having trouble keeping who was who straight. Leigh is a likable heroine, known as the quiet twin, always living a little in Hayley's shadow. Gavin is a strong and sensitive hero, drawing Leigh out of her shell and helping her find her own ground to stand on.
There is one more book in this trilogy, The Third Twin, which I ordered immediately after finishing The Second Sister. After that I guess I'll have to look for some of this author's other books!
Former bad boy Gavin has turned his life around and tried to make something of himself, thanks to Leigh's influence on him, though she doesn't know that. Leigh discovers that her crush on him is alive and well, and Gavin is also drawn to her, but she is his client, so he is determined to keep their relationship on a professional level.
There are secrets and mysterious happenings, and I was riveted to the page, and read this entire book in two days. Though I did get a little confused over some of the peripheral characters, having trouble keeping who was who straight. Leigh is a likable heroine, known as the quiet twin, always living a little in Hayley's shadow. Gavin is a strong and sensitive hero, drawing Leigh out of her shell and helping her find her own ground to stand on.
There is one more book in this trilogy, The Third Twin, which I ordered immediately after finishing The Second Sister. After that I guess I'll have to look for some of this author's other books!
July 13, 2009
Gavin and Leigh first meet when they're quite young. He's the bad boy and she's looking for something different. After they're finished the night she challenges him to make something of himself, which he does. When Leigh returns to claim her inheritance, they find themselves attracted again but don't know how to deal with their pasts.
It's quite a sweet story and the characters are great fun.
It's quite a sweet story and the characters are great fun.
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