Sound of Secrets

An original publicationSynopsisIs he reaching out from the grave to ask her to solve the mystery of his death? A romantic mystery with ghostly overtones.Cara Donnelly is sure she's never visited the sleepy Florida town of Secret Sound. So why does the very name ring a haunting bell? Why does so much of the scenery look familiar? Most importantly, why does she see a little boy get hit by a car thirty years after the incident happened?Cara wants to get out of town fast after experiencing the strange vision despite the connection she feels to police chief Gray DeBerg. The townspeople, including Gray, are not happy about Cara stirring up the pain of that tragic event.But after Cara learns the boy was kidnapped shortly before the event and his kidnapper never found, she feels the boy is reaching out from the grave to beg her to solve the mystery of his death. If she runs from him and Gray, she fears she'll also be running from herself.Reviews“Darlene Gardner creates characters with substance by giving them problems and heartaches and making it easier for the readers to understand them... [She] crafts magnificent romances. “ -- Fresh Fiction, June 2011“Darlene Gardner continues to perfect the art of writing amazingly heartfelt romances.”-- Noveltalk, May 2010“Ms. Gardner writes fabulous, real-life characters readers can care about... [She] likes to create an intriguing family situation to see how characters react to it -- and each other."-- Romance Reader at Heart, July 2007