Secrets, Lies and Betrayals (Protect and Honor Series) by Lynn Wood – Review by Desiree Ottinger

Secrets, Lies and Betrayals by Lynn Wood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Lea’s earliest memory is one of tragedy and it has shaped her whole life. As she navigates the world as anonymously as possible, she finds her passion but never a love that others seem to find. How can she when she lives a half-life? Her constant protector, who is more of a father than her biological one, with her maternal grandmother push her to look outside of herself and to live life. About the time she sees a glimmer of a possible future with an Italian Conte, she finds herself once more in the midst of tragedy. Can she take all the lessons that life has handed her over the years and put it to good use? Or will she be destined to be a shadow of the person she could have been if tragedy never touched her?

This book was not what I expected it to be. It follows Lea’s story loosely but catches the highlights of what really seem to shape her. I spent a lot of time thinking that I knew what was coming, only to be surprised it didn’t take the turn that I expected it to. There were also moments where I thought the story was wrapping up, only to be pleasantly surprised that it kept going. I found it interesting that someone so young and sheltered could speak so easily to thousands of people. While there are a lot of political points made, I did not find them divisive which is refreshing. All in all, it was a good read for the times that we are in.

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