The Hidden Heart

By Laura Kinsale

When her eccentric naturalist father dies on the upper reaches of the Amazon, young Lady Tess Collier sets out to follow his last wishes: return to England and marry well. But Tess, who had accompanied her father on his expeditions since childhood, is as unconventional as she is beautiful.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Mar 22, 2011
• ISBN: 9780062091987

Laura Kinsale

Laura Kinsale is a winner and multiple nominee for the Best Book of the Year award given by the Romance Writers of America. She became a romance writer after six years as a geologist -- a career which consisted of getting out of bed in the middle of the night and driving hundreds of miles alone across west Texas to sit at drilling rigs, wear a hard hat, and attempt to boss around oil-covered males considerably larger than herself. This, she decided, was pushing her luck. So she gave all that up to sit in a chair and stare into space for long periods of time, attempting to figure out What-Happens-Next. She and her husband David currently divide their time between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Texas.

Reviews for The Hidden Heart

[samnreader · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I'm not going to try, honestly, I'll only say it was wonderful. Trademark Kinsale brought to life by Nicholas Boulton. I just really liked how this one was executed.

[Julia DeBarrioz · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Beautiful writing but the plot is painful!

[julielopez47 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The writing and prose is superb. The plot is annoying at best. There was one giant misunderstanding or omission after another. The entire drama could have been avoided by a few candid conversations. The heroine was manipulative and the hero resisted giving in to his feelings for her through the entire book "because it would hurt too much to love again". Then at the very end, BAM he realizes that he really can have a life with her. So many writers can't write, but Laura Kinsale's considerable talent was wasted on this one.

[Aria2687 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

one of my favourites.