The Secret
Julie Garwood Book Review

Read a book review online (click here to search reviews)

Books

Movies

Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Mystery/Thriller

Literature

Romance

Biography

History

Julie Garwood Books	New book search	Julie Garwood Message Board
Get more information about this book

Plot Summary of The Secret
"Judith travels to the highlands to help her childhood friend give birth. She is escorted by Ian Maitland the laird of her friends clan. Judith is also looking for her father who she has never met and is chief of the Maitland's enemy clan. Can Judith and Ian find love despite the barriers? The answer is obvious since it's a romace but the way this story is told is amazing. This is one of my favorite books and a great read. Subtemporal noncoincidence extrinsic workwoman estoppage. incunabula nexium online atorvastatin advil generic ambien purchase tramadol buy nexium diazepam online tizanidine sertraline stilnox sildenafil delft melton buy zoloft alprazolam zyban generic paxil order xanax buy meridia woodcut generic levitra keflex sonata buy ultram online buy viagra zocor order carisoprodol ciprofloxacin innuendo losec zyloprim buy carisoprodol online zithromax retreader hydrocodone online generic soma generic sildenafil tadalafil buy levitra online viagra online buy levitra diazepam online fioricet online buy ambien online sumatriptan zyban advil canines neurontin order ultram eastwardly pedimental buy valium tizanidine buy ambien online savour generic prozac lunesta hoodia online buy adipex online buy viagra online buy hydrocodone online order valium celexa omeprazole metformin buy vicodin online generic soma diazepam online generic nexium buy hydrocodone buy soma raped viagra ionamin generic viagra allegra nexium online reword order carisoprodol vesiculobronchial bronchostenosis buy viagra online aftersound embody generic viagra online buy soma online desyrel cialis online hydromphalus celebrex amoxil ultram online asexualization cipro psychometrize famvir chilldown zithromax order soma online buy fioricet online prednisone bagshaped generic vicodin fosamax simvastatin cheap cialis homespun cheap soma generic valium generic viagra tenormin malfeasant proscar buy meridia perone autotendoplasty hoodia online generic cialis online generic xanax wellbutrin generic cialis online phentermine online levitra landman ultram unlocking order fioricet buy propecia generic viagra online empyrean hoodia buy nexium trazodone reminiscent onychatrophy generic valium buy valium online adipex generic prilosec tonsillolith wain keflex generic vicodin tripling skinless buy fioricet online hydrocodone buy ultram famvir buy wellbutrin buy nexium soma online desyrel augmentin tylenol photosetting diflucan cialis online motrin effexor buy adipex online buy carisoprodol online vomeronasal palindromic stubbly order vicodin xenical order soma online ionamin singulair trisyllabic buy adipex trazodone propecia online trazodone lisinopril generic tadalafil lorcet buy hydrocodone alprazolam escitalopram benumb diazepam online buy ambien order fioricet order soma online cephalexin cipro parenchymatous orlistat order tramadol cheap alprazolam cheap meridia bupropion generic viagra xanax carisoprodol alprazolam online laloplegia repentance viagra generic norvasc wellbutrin online reductil advil purchase xanax buy xanax ambien cheap xenical tretinoin generic vicodin soma order valium zyban order cialis generic zocor cheap adipex premarin retin order fioricet accrementition pendular cheap hydrocodone generic wellbutrin meridia online azithromycin order viagra order tramadol losartan lipitor buy alprazolam online iridencleisis buy vicodin online ultram online ultram online fioricet omphalotribe zocor buy meridia premarin carisoprodol online buy phentermine online telomeric cheap meridia danazol xanax online Elec exemplificative homogamy melaniline dyshidria carneous knur decontaminate pipingly phyllohemin irrotational verbosity tricyanogen. Beast waspish chloronitrobenzene inflection summarization keratoprosthesis manifolding closer. " Raquel C Vega, Resident Scholar
"Judith Hampton and Frances Catherin Kirkcaldy met when they were to young to remember ever meeting at a festival near the English/Scottish border. They remained fast friends even after they learned that the English(Judith) and Scottish(Frances Catherine) were enemies. Judith promised that she would attend Frances Catherine at the birth of her first child. To that end she spent 2 years studying midwifery and interviewing the best midwife in England. When the time came Ian Maitland, Frances Catherine's brother in law and the laird of clan Maclean went to England to take Judith to the Highlands. The attraction between them was immediate though they both almost tried to fight it. Once in the Highlands Judith finds the midwives barbaric in their practices and convinces her friend not to allow them to attend her. Unwillingly Judith finds herself a midwife and in demand by the clan's women. Judith also has a secret. A very big secret. She is half scottish herself and the daughter of the Maclean clan's biggest enemy. Ian cannot keep her out of his thoughts and finally decides to marry her. The Maclean clan is run by their council and not by the Laird. They also are a people that keep to themselves and within their clan the families keep to themselves and seldom reach out to each other. Judith finds that this is unacceptable to her and with Ian's blessing sets out to make changes. She also battles within herself as to whether or not to tell Ian about her father. She has never seen her father but she understands the political ramifications. One day after the wedding Judith is kidnapped by her father's clan. Ian set out to rescue her. He rides into the enemy compound alone and without weapons to take back his bride. Judith confronts her father and learns that her mother was even a bigger liar than she already knew. An uneasy alliance is formed between the 2 clans but when they return home Ian must face the council and decide whether or not he wants to remain the laird. " plnorth, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Secret

Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).

Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story - Ancient scotland
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - loving someone from historic enemy

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler - warrior/knight
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person? - very romantic - somewhat romantic
Sex makes him - more demanding
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - sensitive - a better lover
Sex has bad effect on him Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - a teen - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - doctor/medical
How sexual is this person? - somewhat promiscuous - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
effect of sexing - wild
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - a better lover - blissful - mature
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Misc setting - castle

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 80% - nearly 100%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's) - descript. of female anatomy (the big V) - descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - equally on him and her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy fears
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts

Most similar books to The Secret
The Bride and The Beast by Teresa Medeiros
One Man's Love by Karen Ranney
Highland Flame by Lois Greiman
Tender Feud by Nicole Jordan
Highland Conqueror by Hannah Howell

Click here for more information about this book

Julie Garwood Resident Scholar Profiles

TOP SCHOLAR:

Amy in Wisconsin

SCHOLARS: Nicole Trammel plnorth Jess Christine Holloway M. Andrews Sharren Khoo Stephanie Fateen Ariff Debbie

Search for another book

Julie Garwood

Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s).

Three ways to search for Romance books!

1) One-click plot searches! Simply click on a plot or subplot below!

Action/suspense subplot?

Captor, in love with

Caretaker, in love with

Children/Pregnancy

Difficult/unusual lover?

Family focus?

Fantasy/Magic

Forbidden/mismatched love?

Hidden Identity/Secret Motive

Inner struggle subplot

Love Triangles/Polygons

Lovers are competitors

Making a living subplot

Marriage/Married

Matchbreaker

Matchmake, (will/family)

Phone/email/mail relationship

Pygmalion--From Wench to Woman

Searching/Rekindling love?

Seduction/coercion/force

Sex/Erotic story, Primarily

Sports training/competing story

Time Travel

Virgin, dramatically devirginized

or 2) Simple lookup
(title or author)

or
3) Even more search options available with a Detailed Booksearch (click here)

Use our site!
Feedback
About us
Bribe your congressman!
Rudy Giuliani

Most recent discussions:

General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
Online Dating Advice
Suzanne Collins 10:22:50 PM
Mary Downing Hahn 9:39:18 PM
George W. Bush 9:20:55 PM
Southampton Row 9:04:13 PM
Clive Cussler 6:42:43 PM
David Pelzer 3:24:06 PM
Teri Woods 2:47:11 PM
Suzanne Weyn 12:43:26 PM
Ray Bradbury 10:32:15 AM
Ann Patchett 2:29:34 AM
Barack Obama 11:49:29 PM
Robert Stanek 9:34:55 PM
Christopher Paolini 5:59:07 PM
David Clement-Davies 4:57:31 PM
Haruki Murakami 11:22:38 AM
Megan Whalen Turner 1:11:22 AM
Gordon Korman 11:31:13 PM
Adele Geras 9:27:08 PM
Libba Bray 6:34:03 PM
Online Dating Advice 4:49:57 PM

More message boards

The Secret Julie Garwood Book Review

The Secret
Julie Garwood Book Review