A Woman with Secrets
Inglath Cooper
Harlequin SuperRomance, November 2006, $5.50
ISBN: 0373713843

When her former husband Karl steals Kate Winthrop's inherited wealth, she angrily breaks into his affluent Richmond home to confront him and take back her money. He is not there, but her cash is. She succeeds, but decides to avoid the rat by going on a Caribbean cruise.

Her esteem in the toilet, her plan is to stay by herself for the most part, browbeating herself for marrying such a louse, as well hide from the parasite who she assumes will be searching for her. However, many of the other passengers refuse to allow her to be a hermit. The worst is the kind hunk, Captain Cole Hunter who treats her with respect, though he too has trust issue as his ex vanished with their daughter. Neither is ready to care deeply about one another, but love does not care what they think.

Though the two ex's are seen as cruel and unfair caricatures through the respective prejudiced filters of the lead couple, this is a strong second chance at love tale. The storyline focuses on this "I'm not in love" pair, and each carries baggage from their previous relationship. Placing this likable duo on a cruise in the Caribbean as the setting leads to the audience enjoying a woman (and a man) with secrets.