Her Other Secret audiobook

All Tessa Jenkins wanted was a new start. She suffered a terrible scandal and hope that with a new name she can at least begin anew. Hansen Rye is now working on Whitaker Island as a handyman. This is a good distraction for him as he has suffered a tragedy in his family. He hopes to put his past behind him. However, others have something else in mind.When Tessa sees an apparently unmanned boat, then a man coming from the water, she wants to go after him. Hansen insists she stay put and he chases the man, but is unable to find him. Shockingly, the man turns up dead, and circumstances lead Hansen to be the likely killer. Fortunately for him, his good friend is the local cop and his innocence is being proved, although things are quite guarded.The two form a fine pair as their secrets and past begin to collide with their present. They begin to work together to try and figure things out. While this is happening, Tessa and Hansen develop a strong connection and, despite the dangers quickly assailing them, they begin to fall in love.The blend of romance, suspense, action and danger in this book was done quite well. I loved this book and read it straight through in a few short hours. It was very well paced and had a thrilling conclusion. Her Other Secret is the first book in the Whitaker Island series. While Tessa and Hansen strive to find the killer, other characters are introduced into the story. The characters went from the very likable to the the despicable. The series continues with The Secret She Keeps, due for release this December. I have definitely put this book on my radar.Many thanks to Avon and to Edelweiss for this ARC to review in exchange for my honest opinion.

Her Other Secret is a book about revenge, greed and self-importance. Tessa Jenkins needed to escape Washington after a scandal decided to move to Whitaker Island. However, her quiet and peaceful sanctuary shattered when a body found on her front step was ex-brother-law of her handyman Hansen Rye. The readers of Her Other Secret will continue to follow Tessa and Hansen to find out what happens. Her Other Secret is the first book I have read of HelenKay Dimon and was an enjoyable book to read. I like HelenKay Dimon writing style that allowed me to engage with this book from the first page. I love HelenKay Dimon portrayal of her characters and the way they intertwine with each other throughout this book. Her Other Secret is well written and researched by HelenKay Dimon. I like HelenKey Dimon description of the setting of Her Other Secret that compliments the plot of this book. The readers of Her Other Secret will understand the devastating consequences that con artists can do to the mark and everyone involved. Also, the readers of Her Other Secret will learn about living on a small remote island.I recommend this book.

I was given a copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads. This is a fun and exciting story and a great summer beach read. A murder on an isolated island must be solved before there are more victims. Together, Tessa and Hansen help the island’s only policeman wade through island gossip, conflicting stories and dark secrets to find the killer. On an island where no one is what they seem and everyone seems to have a secret past, it is difficult for readers to know characters well enough to relate to them or like them. Tessa is a likeable character but like most island residents, her background is a mystery. Similarly, Hansen is attractive - but we don’t get to know him until quite a ways into the story. The island residents are colourful and quirky and while we get a few obvious suspects from the start, it’s almost impossible to trust anyone on the island. I liked the setting and I enjoyed the colourful characters.This is one of those difficult reviews where I don’t want to spoil anything by mentioning any part of the plot. So I won’t. I will say that the story moves quickly and I had to work to keep up with Tessa and Hayden’s investigation. It’s a story where even the main characters feel like potential suspects and I loved that I couldn’t be certain about anyone. However, a few of the surprises are predictable and I guessed some of the characters’ secrets far too quickly. One of my least favourite things about romantic suspense is the implausible sex - this time in the middle of a murder investigation during a storm bad enough to isolate the island completely from the mainland. I get that this is a necessary part of the hybrid genre but it feels a bit odd, as does the instalove between two completely secretive, guarded characters.

The island of misfits and lots of secrets. Tessa has arrived on Whitaker Island fleeing a scandal with her birth dad and soon meets newcomer, Hansen Rye the handyman. He also has arrived with many secrets. There is a murder on the island, Judson, whom Hansen knows from his past. Hansen and Tessa will join forces to try and solve this murder, before Hansen is accused of the murder. They can not deny the sexual chemistry between them, hot!! I must say the beginning was a little slow and getting to know the cast of misfits, but once I got into the story I could not put it down. There is plenty of mystery of who done it, had me guessing until the end. Great sexual chemistry between Tessa and Hansen. I would love more from this island, it seems everyone has a secret in their back round.

4.25 stars-ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 25, 2019 Is it the perfect escape? Whitaker Island is more than a getaway. For Tessa Jenkins, the remote strip of land in Washington state is a sanctuary. Fleeing from a shattering scandal, she has a new name, a chance at a new beginning, and a breathtaking new view: Hansen Rye. It’s hard not to crush on Whitaker’s hottest handyman. At six-foot-three and all kinds of fine, he’s also intensely private—and the attraction between them soon simmers dangerously out of control. …or a private trap for two lovers?After a devastating family tragedy, Hansen finds the pebbled shores of the faraway island to be an ideal refuge. Letting down his guard for the sexy, impulsive Tessa is an unexpected pleasure. But there’s another newcomer to Whitaker. He’s no stranger to Hansen. And when he’s murdered, the crime casts a threatening shadow. As suspicion falls on Hansen, all his secrets are about to collide with Tessa’s. Now the pasts they were determined to outrun are catching up to them. So is a killer who’s putting their love—and their lives—on the line.•••••••••••••REVIEW: 4.25 stars--HER OTHER SECRET by HelenKay Dimon is a contemporary, adult story of romantic suspense focusing on manual and twenty-six year old, guide creator Tessa Jenkins, and handyman Hansen Rye.Told from dual third person perspectives (Tessa and Hansen) HER OTHER SECRET follows in the wake of a murder on Whitaker Island. The residents of Whitaker Island all have secrets: from political scandals to murders, blackmail to affairs, Whitaker Island is the island of misfit toys. When a well-dressed man mysteriously walks out of the water, only to be found murdered the very next day, all suspicions fall onto our leading hero when he reveals his connection to the people involved. From a badly beaten woman to the murder of the town’s most likable old man, Whitaker Island’s secrets are about to be revealed. What ensues is the building relationship and romance between Tessa and Hansen, and the fall-out as our couple find themselves on the receiving end of more attention and accusations than they could have imagined.Like most of the residents, Hansen Rye moved to Whitaker Island to get away from his past, a past that has now drawn the attention of law enforcement and the political elite. Tessa Jenkins knows what it is like to keep her own dark and dangerous secrets but with the continuing drama, our couple’s individual pasts are about to be exposed.The relationship between Tessa and Hansen is one of immediate attraction but neither one is in a place for romance or love. When the local ‘law enforcement’ has eyes for our heroine, Hansen steps up to claim Tessa as his own. As one another’s alibis for the on-going investigation, our couple find themselves the target of island gossip, innuendo and talk. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.There is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters including many local island residents. We are introduced to the island’s lawman, thirty-four year old, former military MP Ben Clifford; council member and island ‘queen’ Ruthie Totttenridge, and her son Doug; lodge owner Sylvia Sussex; vacationers and busy bodies Ellis and Arianna Wells; old man Cliff; brother/sister duo Allen Bernard and Kerrie Ross; as well as Tessa’s father senator Charles Michaelson. I am hoping the author has plans for future stories involving the island residents.HER OTHER SECRET is a story of power, betrayal, greed and murder; a story of secrets and lies; of romance and love. The premise is entertaining and intriguing; the romance is steamy and hot; the characters are eclectic, charismatic and energetic. HER OTHER SECRET is a thrilling and edgy ride into the world of romantic suspense.Copy supplied by Edelweisswww.thereadingcafe.com

Check out our Her Other Secret post on Wicked Reads.Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review TeamSarah – ☆☆☆☆This is a fun and exciting story and a great summer beach read. A murder on an isolated island must be solved before there are more victims. Together, Tessa and Hansen help the island’s only policeman wade through island gossip, conflicting stories, and dark secrets to find the killer.On an island where no one is what they seem and everyone seems to have a secret past, it is difficult for readers to know characters well enough to relate to them or like them. Tessa is a likeable character but like most island residents, her background is a mystery. Similarly, Hansen is attractive, but we don’t get to know him until quite a ways into the story. The island residents are colourful and quirky and while we get a few obvious suspects from the start, it’s almost impossible to trust anyone on the island. I liked the setting and I enjoyed the colourful characters.This is one of those difficult reviews where I don’t want to spoil anything by mentioning any part of the plot. So, I won’t. I will say that the story moves quickly, and I had to work to keep up with Tessa and Hayden’s investigation. It’s a story where even the main characters feel like potential suspects and I loved that I couldn’t be certain about anyone. However, a few of the surprises are predictable and I guessed some of the characters’ secrets far too quickly.One of my least favourite things about romantic suspense is the implausible sex – this time in the middle of a murder investigation during a storm bad enough to isolate the island completely from the mainland. I get that this is a necessary part of the hybrid genre but it feels a bit odd, as does the insta-love between two completely secretive, guarded characters.Mary Jo – ☆☆☆I felt like I started reading in the middle of the story and the beginning was filled in over the course of the book.Apparently Whitaker Island is a little like the island of misfit toys. People come to Whitaker Island to be hide from the world that has roughed them up and left them beaten. They come to hide from people or secrets, sometimes both.We discover after the death of a former friend/acquaintance of Hansen, the reasons for his move to Whitaker. As the book progresses, we also find out Tessa's reasons for hiding. And, it seems, that most people who live on Whitaker Island have just as deep and dark of secrets as Hansen and Tessa.The romance of Tessa and Hansen seems a little forced at times, and I just didn't feel the chemistry.Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Her Other Secret (Whitaker Island #1) by HelenKay Dimon to read and review.

Reviewed on my blog, Becky on Books, on 7/14/19.In her Acknowledgements, Ms. Dimon describes the setting of her new series as "Jessica Fletcher's Cabot Cove with more sex, more killing, and a lot of dysfunction" and I have to say, after reading book 1--that's pretty accurate! Quaint small-town life (this time set on an island) with all kinds of quirky characters and mysteries--plenty of mysteries. Which is where we start with this one--the mystery of why a guy in a full suit would walk out of the water and onto the beach, disappearing into the forest beyond, all without acknowledging the couple standing on that same beach watching him. It takes a looooooong time before we find out the answer to that one. Honestly, I didn't have a clue what was going on for quite some time here--for the most part, I figured it out along with the characters, which kept me turning the pages.I loved the banter between Hansen and Tessa--it was definitely one of my favorite parts of the book. Her calling him out on his grumpiness never failed to make me smile, and of course was a big part of what drew him to her. I did spend a lot of the book feeling like I was catching up on things, though, which was disconcerting at times--Tessa and Hansen had already started falling for each other before the book began (her dragging him out to see the mysterious yacht was clearly just an excuse to get him out alone, not that I blame her at all--check out the cover!) and we don't find out their reasons for hiding out on the island (which is apparently a thing on Whitaker,where everyone's got a secret) until we're pretty far into the story. It was disconcerting at times, but like the mystery, kept me turning the pages.Ultimately I liked this one and am looking forward to seeing how Hansen's brother Connor is going to find his way to the island (not to mention, I am dying to figure out what's up with the mysterious Maddie) in the second book. ( The Secret She Keeps: A Novel )Rating: 4 stars / BI voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

Her Other Secret by Helenkay Dimon is dashed with humor, danger, and enough heat. The pages fly by quickly. There is enough action and unpredictability to keep readers, like me, me engaged. One woman spots an unusual thing that leads to witnessing a man in a suit falling into the water. That same mysterious man then hides away from Tessa and Hansen. Sensing that Tessa won't give up on the search of the man and the probability of her getting into danger, leaves Hansen worried. Taking up as her bodyguard, he knows things will get worse. Both her life and their relationship are in danger as well.I liked how Tessa is a go getter. She is brave and determined to catch the mysterious person. However, she must also be aware of the consequences it will cause.  Both the local deputy and Hansen are keeping a watch on her. Just maybe the danger isn't as a bad as they think. Hansen is a cool collected guy until Tessa is being harassed by a teenage boy, or by putting herself in the line of harm. Hansen has his hands full where Tessa is concerned. Only he denies the attraction . But with his reactions, the attraction on his part is obvious. 4.5-starsI received this copy from the publisher. This is my voluntary review.

Review: HER OTHER SECRET: A Novel by HelenKay Dimon https://wp.me/p3d0RZ-basPublication Date: June 25, 2019Genre: Romantic Suspense Reviewed by: Reading in Pajamas/ DonnaRated 4.5 StarsI had fun reading this story. The witty repartee between Tessa and Hansen was easy and never seemed forced. The residents of the island added to the mystery and enjoyment, showing enough banter and secrets to make me hungry for more. I see a lot of future stories hiding in Whitaker.Even though Tessa and Hansen were both hesitant to start a relationship, neither bogged down the romance with overdone reluctance. It all flowed nicely into a sexy story. As for the storyline…it was mystery upon mystery, with suspense and danger thrown in. Just when I thought I had things figured out – something new came up. The book was a bit convoluted at times, but that added to the who-done-it theme that wrapped up neatly in the end.*Review copy provided by Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. ~*~*~*~Kindle https://amzn.to/2Js4yNu

This is an exciting, mysterious, intriguing, and surprising book. I was quickly drawn into the story snd couldn't put the book down. The story has twists and the characters are so well defined you can see them. And then there are the sexy scenes that don't disappoint.Hansen id s grouch that works as the island's handyman. He is so ho that all the women on the island want him even with his sour outlook on life. He is just a little nit crazy about one woman on the island, Tessa, but he knows that would only cause him trouble and he already has plenty of that. Tessa calls him because there's a boat docked not far from her place and there's no lights or signs of life coming from it and she wants him to check it out.Tessa is a specialized technical writer do when things don't make sense she's on it and the yacht doesn't make sense. She doesn't understand what's going on. When Hansen comes to check it out they see s man in s suit swim to shore from the yacht and walk into the woods she feels like Hansen should find out what's going on.

In Her Other Secret, both Tessa and Hansen find a dead body on their island. Now, their secrets and time of solitude is about to be disrupted. Everyone on Whitaker Island has a secret. For some reason, I kept starting and stopping this book. It's a shame it took me so long because once I finally got past the second chapter, I ended up finishing it in one sitting. Not only is this a great mystery, it's a really steamy romance. I loved Tessa and Hansen. Their banter was really fun. Hansen was adorable with his awkward way of flirting. Once they finally got together, things turned really hot. I also loved the friendship between Hansen and Sam, the sherrif on the island. Aside from the fun romance, I did enjoy the mystery part. One of the twists I did see coming. But there was another one that I didn't call. This is the first book I have read by this author. The next book in this series, The Secret She Keeps, comes out in December. I'm looking forward to reading it.