Today I’m participating in the Release Blitz of ‘Daughter of Secrets’ by Denise Daye. This is a Romantic Suspense novel.

Author: Denise Daye

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Timeless Papers

ISBN: B08NYWTS6H

Goodreads Rating: 4.73

Staying in a haunted Romanian castle is bad. Dying in one is worse. For quiet accountant Olivia Carter, the fortune she inherits from her late mother’s secret first husband is life-changing. Unaware of her mother’s ties to Romanian fast-food mogul Andrei Rusu, Olivia is baffled when she discovers the billionaire has left everything to her instead of to his own penniless sister in Romania. Venturing to Europe to meet with the neglected branch of the Rusu family, Olivia is determined to make things right. But from the moment Olivia arrives, her time in this romantic country of rolling hills and fairytale castles seems doomed… ★ Kind-hearted tourist guide Christian has a sick mother and four sisters to feed. But with his van one wheel away from the junkyard, business is not exactly booming. So how could he possibly say no to Elena Rusu when she offers him a nice chunk of money to drive an American heiress around? Even if every soul in town knows not to cross paths with Elena… But when Christian is ordered to drop Olivia off for a stay at the derelict Magura Castle – the most haunted place in all of Romania – Olivia and Christian start to question every detail of her family trip.

After reading a lot of Contemporary Romance novels last year, I decided I’d change things up a little this year and also read other genres more. So when I saw this mysterious looking cover and read that it was a Romantic Suspense novel, I signed up immediately. And I got super excited to receive an ARC.

In ‘Daughter of Secrets’ we meet Olivia Carter. Olivia is an accountant with not a lot of people in her life. Her only family, her parents, died a few years back and now Olivia spends her days working hard and enjoying life with her cat. One day, things change drastically. Olivia finds out her mother was married before she met her father, and the Romanian fast-food mogul Andrei Rusu now died and left her everything. And let me tell you.. that is a lot! Olivia now owns millions and several houses and castles. But what Olivia wants most is to learn more of her mother’s secret life so she travels to Romania. In Romania Olivia meets the kind, but very poor tour guide Christian. And together they learn more about Olivia’s mom and Andrei Rusu.

This book took a little while for me to get into. Olivia’s character was from the very beginning a little too naïve for my taste, and her decisions took some time to get used too. But I kept on reading and slowly on this book definitely grew on me.

The best thing about this book to me, was definitely Christian. I loved his character. He was very kind, caring and definitely worked very hard to make sure his mother and sisters had everything he could give him. And his ‘touring car’ was definitely key for some funny moments.

The suspense was a little too predictable for my taste, but I loved the mysterious and almost horror feeling this book gave at times. And it definitely made me want to keep on reading. I also enjoyed the fact that this book took place in Romania. We don’t get to read a lot about it, but the things we did read I enjoyed and I found very original. And I loved the sweet romance between Olivia and Christian.

Overall, this book was a fun one.

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Denise graduated with a master’s in Social Work from an ivy league school and has spent many years of her life supporting families and individuals in need of assistance. She has always had a passion for writing, but it wasn’t until her own baby boy was born that Denise turned her passion into her profession. Whenever Denise is not typing away on one of her books, you can find her caring for her son (a.k.a. one of the toughest jobs in the world), binging Netflix with her beloved husband, or chasing after her puppy (who should technically be an adult dog by now).

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Maureen Bakker

Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always!  Facebook | Instagram