Review: Sophie’s Secret by Tara Taylor Quinn
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Sophie’s Secret
Author: Tara Taylor Quinn
ISBN-10: 0373715501
ISBN-13: 9780373715503
Publisher/Imprint: Harlequin SuperRomance (March 2009)
Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
Genre: Contemporary Category Romance
Source: PaperbackSwap.com
BOOK BLURB:
Sophie Curtis lives a big secret. She’s been having an affair with Duane Koch. Their days - and nights - together are their own oasis away from the world. It’s unconventional but, given the difference in their ages and her troubled past, it works for them.
Then Duane is asked to step into the political ring - an opportunity he’s been waiting for. Too bad about the timing, though. Because Sophie’s just found out she’s pregnant, and an instant family - with her - could ruin his chances. The right thing would be for her to bow out of his life. But when he surprises her with a proposal, will she have the strength to walk away from the man she loves?
MY THOUGHTS:
This was a well-written read, but I found that I wasn’t as invested in the characters and their situation as much as I could have been. I don’t think this was due to any particular flaws in the story, maybe it was more that I just didn’t care for the emphasis put on reputation and politics, nor for the fact that there were a lot of issues for the couple to work through all at once, much of it having to do with Sophie’s past and Duane’s present. It felt as if there were just too many ingredients in the pot. The political figure in the spotlight because of his relationship with a younger woman with a past just isn’t my usual go-to in a romance. If some of the issues the couple dealt with in the book had been more interesting to me personally, I probably would have rated this much higher. I’d recommend this to someone looking for a category romance that features an older man/younger woman dynamic and the relationship-in-crisis trope.
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