“Powerful and absorbing … Sheer hold-your-breath suspense.” — Karen Robards
Everything she’s been told about her past is a lie …
Julie De Marco is planning a perfect San Francisco wedding when she comes face-to-face with a famous photograph, the startling image of a little girl behind the iron gate of a foreign orphanage—a girl who looks exactly like her. But Julia isn’t an orphan. She isn’t adopted. And she’s never been out of the country. She knows who she is—or does she?
Haunted by uncertainty, Julia sets off on a dangerous search for her true identity—her only clues a swan necklace and an old Russian doll, her only ally daring, sexy photographer Alex Manning. Suddenly nothing is as it seems. The people Julia loved and trusted become suspicious strangers. The relationships she believed in—with her mother, her sister, and her fiance—are shaken by new revelations. The only person she can trust is Alex, but he has secrets of his own. Each step brings her closer to a mysterious past that began a world away—a past that still has the power to threaten her life … and change her future forever.
From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy come an award winning standalone novel of romance and suspense.
DON’T SAY A WORD spent 12 weeks on the NYT Bestseller List!
What the readers are saying…
“An absorbing story of two people determined to unravel the secrets, betrayals, and questions about their past. The story builds to an explosive conclusion that will leave readers eagerly awaiting Barbara Freethy’s next book.” — Carla Neggars
“A page-turner that engages your mind while it tugs at your heartstrings … DON’T SAY A WORD had made me a Barbara Freethy fan for life!” — Diane Chamberlain
“What drew me to Don’t Say a Word was the fear of the unknown. Everybody has questions about who they are and where they came from,, but to come face to face with the answers is scary. Ms. Freethy created a world full of suspense that is as thrilling as it is tragic. Julie serves as a beacon that from some of life’s darkest moment can rise many of the brightest.” Isha Coleman – I Love Romance blog
This book is a standalone and I actually went in blind. I had it on my shelf and thought I’d give it a go. I also didn’t realize it was a romantic suspense, cause I didn’t read the blurb. lol
We meet Julia who feels like an outsider when it comes to her family. She wants more out of life. She’s in a relationship that she’s not overly happy with either. I have to say that I didn’t like Michael and how he treated her. He should have been there for her and pushed her to find out what she wanted to find out about herself. He actually should have been by her side. But of course, that was not the case.
Oh and don’t get me started on Liz. She annoyed me throughout the whole book. So kudos to the author for that!
Then we meet Alex. He’s grumpy and thinks he has everything he could possibly get out of life until Julia bulldozes her way into his heart and like they say, the rest is history.
This story has suspense of course, some twists and turns and most of all, which is my favourite, love. I’m happy that Julia finds what she’s looking for.
