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Hidden Heart

by Camelia Miron Skiba (Goodreads Author)

3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 · rating details · 115 ratings · 38 reviews

Tessa Cosma is a deceptively sweet businesswoman who knows how to ride the wave of chaos in corrupt, post-communist Romania to maintain the lifestyle she so carefully built for herself. Her ideal world shatters when an unplanned pregnancy ends after a brutal assault. To compound her troubles, she must unravel a fraud accusation that threatens her reputation and career.

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Published March 25th 2011 by Createspace (first published March 2nd 2011)

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Apr 04, 2013 Natalie rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Wow, this book was a great surprise! When i started reading i thought this was gonna be one of these ordinary romance book, but it was so much more. This book involves so many subjects in life. Love, death, sorrow, happiness, rape and even almost-incest. The reader gets to follow Tessa (Anastasia) during a few, emotional years, which is a rollercoaster ride of everything life can throw at you.

HIdden Heart is anything but boring. It is kinda a slow burn in the beginning but it soon picks upp and...more

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Oct 06, 2011 Reading, Eating & Dreaming rated it 5 of 5 stars

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The only time I put this book down was when I had customers at work, while I was driving my car (okay, I peeked at red lights), and when I was in the shower. I had my eyes glued to this book while eating dinner, blow-drying my hair, brushing my teeth, walking up the stairs (which is kinda dangerous), etc. I didn't part with this book unless it was absolutely crucial, and when I had to put it down, I was still thin...more CLICK HERE TO READ MORE REVIEWS AT READING, EATING AND DREAMING I WAS BLAIR WALDORF

The only time I put this book down was when I had customers at work, while I was driving my car (okay, I peeked at red lights), and when I was in the shower. I had my eyes glued to this book while eating dinner, blow-drying my hair, brushing my teeth, walking up the stairs (which is kinda dangerous), etc. I didn't part with this book unless it was absolutely crucial, and when I had to put it down, I was still thinking about it.

Hidden Heart by Camelia Miron Skiba is a WONDERFUL story. Honestly, I read the book description multiple times before I finally decided to purchase and read this book. The reason I kept putting it off was because I thought it was going to be boring. Hidden Heart is many, many things but boring is not one of them.

It's a beautiful, emotional story about a women's journey. After undergoing some emotional and physical struggles, Tessa must pick herself up and find herself again. It’s one of the most moving, inspiring and original stories I've ever read. I devoured every word the author gave me.

Like I said before, this story is so many things. Hidden Heart is romantic, heartbreaking, cute, shocking, funny, twisted, sweet and suspenseful. This breathtaking romance didn't leave me wanting anything more.

At one point in this story I was completely taken by surprise and I freaked out. It was in the middle of the night and I started shouting, “OMG. OMG.” over and over. As if that wasn’t bad enough, I continued my freak out session by bouncing on the bed like an overly excited little kid. I am very embarrassed by my behavior, but I included this story to show that this book is not at all boring; it’s the complete opposite of boring. As a reader, I developed a very strong emotional connection with story and the characters, so strong that I cried for them, laughed with them and freaked out over them.

Throughout the novel, we learn a little bit about Tessa’s two sisters and their own heartbreaking journeys. I’d love to read their stories in detail. I think both sisters’ stories would make wonderful novels. Whether Skiba writes their stories or not, I will definitely read more of her books in the future.

Hidden Heart is a book that I'll remember months, if not years, from now. This is also a story that I’ll definitely revisit one day, probably numerous times.

I gave Hidden Heart by Camelia Miron Skiba 5 STARS (4.5 STARS).
It’s a must read for adults and older young adults. Keep in mind; this is not a light read. Pick up Hidden Heart when you want something emotional, brilliant and all consuming.

-XOXO

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Jan 02, 2013 Jessica's Book Review rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Hidden Heart is a novel about a thirty year-old Romanian women, Tessa. On a vacation with friends in the mountains of Italy Tessa meets an attractive Italian man, Alessandro. They have a hot one night, all because of Tessa leaving Alessandro while he sleeps in the middle of the night.

Tessa heads back home to Romania to work on a major case for work. Her world seems to be going well after the almost year it was when she had a one night stand with...more Read more reviews on my blog | Like me on Facebook

Hidden Heart is a novel about a thirty year-old Romanian women, Tessa. On a vacation with friends in the mountains of Italy Tessa meets an attractive Italian man, Alessandro. They have a hot one night, all because of Tessa leaving Alessandro while he sleeps in the middle of the night.

Tessa heads back home to Romania to work on a major case for work. Her world seems to be going well after the almost year it was when she had a one night stand with an Italian man. She is being promoted in her work, she is back with her on and off again boyfriend living the life of dreams. Suddenly it all changes when she is accused of fraud and being investigated. The bank is sending an employee to check on the case. It turns out the bank employee is Alessandro. To both their surprise he is now working in Romania and investigating Tessa's fraud accusation. To make matters worse, her live in boyfriend was caught in the act of cheating in her own bed while she is pregnant with his child.

As her life spirals downward, Alessandro is there to pick up the pieces and tell her that he wanted more than a one night stand that year ago. As she opens up to him, Tessa is attacked and her unborn child did not survive. She cannot move on and becomes depressed wanting no one in her life, including Alessandro. As Tessa tries to move past her attack she discovers who she really is and where she came from trying to figure out if Alessandro is who she wants or needs.

The novel by Camelia Miron Skiba is beautifully written novel. I really enjoyed reading about Romania in the time of pre & post Communism. The book is not an easy read but very enjoyable. I could not put it down, even reading while at work. Tessa is a strong and beautiful character that I enjoyed reading about her and her career success. Alessandro is a romantic who only wants to love her. He picked up his life and started over just to be near Tessa, what a romantic gesture he made. I see why some people thought parts of the story was slow, but I felt it was needed to understand where Tessa and her mother were coming from and why they made the choices they did. I cried with Tessa and felt her pain while she was trying to move past the attack. There was a part in the story that made me scream "oh my god" toward the end. A twist I did not see coming and was still in shock all the way until the end.

The epilogue was perfect and I felt it ended perfectly for Tessa.(less)

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Jul 31, 2011 Kimberly Morghan rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is a romance novel with PLENTY of dramatic tension as two people who are clearly so right for each suffer one romantic setback after another. I enjoyed the initial intense meeting of the two main characters and the twist of fate that brings them back together as adversaries rather than as lovers. Then they meet again as lovers, but with a conspiracy to unearth that is only resolved in horrible and violent scene that tears them apart again. Only after a period of recovery and soul-searching...more

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Nov 17, 2011 Trish rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: x_2012

5 Stars/Fiction; Romance

First off, let me just start by saying that I don't toss out five stars freely but this is one novel that I feel really fits the "It Was Amazing" Goodreads rating.

Hidden Heart is a heartbreaking and beautifully crafted story. In other words, I loved it. It is one of those stories that remind me why I enjoy the romance genre so much. Filled with emotion and intrigue of worlds undiscovered, we follow the unique story of Tessa and Alessandro.

After a sexy, romantic encounter,...more

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Oct 08, 2011 Ali (GingerRead) rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I received this book as a Goodreads Giveaway ~ Thanks!!

Hidden Heart is more than a romance novel, much more. It is dramatic and tragic and thoughtful. Within the first handful of pages you are drawn in to an exciting encounter between two strangers. A year later they meet again under much different circumstances. A series of tragedies befall them and they struggle to cope with life, love and loss.

One of the things I loved about this book is that it doesn't sugar coat the horrific. I have read m...more

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Jan 22, 2012 Tina rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

I won this book on Goodreads first-reads. In one word, this book is Amazing. I highly recommend this book. I had a hard time putting it down and I will read this again and again. I can't wait to see what Camelia comes up with next. I will say if you are looking for a fairy tale type romance novel where before you are halfway through the story the couple is involved in a wonderful, planning the perfect wedding, happily ever after book then this is not for you.

Tessa Cosma is a cunningly, strong...more

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Sep 11, 2012 Albert rated it 5 of 5 stars

Overall Feedback: Without a doubt this book has to be the best romance novel I have ever read. I know, the best, really, this is coming from a guy that usually starts out reviews of romance novels with a standard (I normally do not read this genre speech). Yes, this is the best and I have indeed read some great ones and also some put that tree back ones. Before reading the rest of this review go ahead and purchase your copy, as you will not regret a thing about that purchase.

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Jul 13, 2011 Mariamateo rated it 5 of 5 stars

I know it's a cliché but I was hooked the moment I saw the cover. When I picked this book I knew very little about Romania and nothing about the author, but I decided to give it a try anyway. To my surprise I finished the book not wanting the story to end. I know it's a work of fiction, but I wonder how much of the Romanian society and post-communism life was the author's creation and how much is true. ased on the articles I found on the internet, a lot of the social aspects--the bribery, the co...more

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Jun 15, 2011 Cindy C Bennett rated it 5 of 5 stars

I have to begin by saying how very much I love the cover of this book. It's so beautiful, very attention grabbing. But does the book deliver on what the cover portrays?

Absolutely!

Tessa is a strong woman, who has managed to rise above the less-than-stellar lifestyle most people are subjected to in post-communist regime in Romania. In the romance department, she doesn't always make the wisest choices, but overall, life is going well for her. Then, tragedy strikes. I don't want to give anything a...more

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Oct 20, 2011 Searock rated it 4 of 5 stars

4.5 stars. This book is excellent in many ways. I was originally awed by the cover which is no less than gorgeous! The setting was unique. The story was layered. I adored the hero and wanted him in every scene (which sadly, he was not). I read this in a few hours because I could not put this down. I was racing through the book to find out what happens. In fact, I skimmed a bit when the story became detailed about side characters or events so I could go faster. Usually this means I get to go back...more

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Jun 15, 2012 Shelly rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I posted my review on my blog {Dive} Under the Cover

I'm not really sure where to start with this one. There were parts that I loved and parts that drove me insane! I think I will start with the synopsis. It's all jumbled up and doesn't really accurately portray what happens. Oh, the things in the synopsis are things that happen in the book, but I think the synopsis leads you in the wrong direction. Let me clarify...

Tessa does spend the night with Alessandro in Italy in the beginning of the book....more I posted my review on my blog {Dive} Under the Cover

I'm not really sure where to start with this one. There were parts that I loved and parts that drove me insane! I think I will start with the synopsis. It's all jumbled up and doesn't really accurately portray what happens. Oh, the things in the synopsis are things that happen in the book, but I think the synopsis leads you in the wrong direction. Let me clarify...

Tessa does spend the night with Alessandro in Italy in the beginning of the book. She goes home, back to a job that demands pretty much 100% of her time and attention. She also goes back to an on again off again boyfriend. Nearly a year passes before she comes into contact with Alesssandro again. He just happens to be the banker who is sent to investigate the fraud allegations that were brought up against her. There is an unplanned pregnancy that ends after a brutal assault, but this happens well into the book. I think the synopsis is somewhat leading and the place it led me wasn't necessarily the way the story went. I guess that didn't really clarify things too much did it?! I don't want to post any spoilers though so I think I will just leave it at that.

Here are some things that I did like about the book. Overall, I did like the characters, I think that some of the main characters could have been better developed while some minor characters were way overdeveloped. She went into much more detail with Tessa's sisters, telling elaborate, somewhat unbelievable back stories for each of them. I think she should have concentrated more on Tessa and Alessandro for the purpose of this story. I also liked the overall story line. I liked that she met him early on and then reconnected with him later. I liked that there was a conflict with work that brought them back together. I really like Eva and Victor's characters. There were times in the story that I found myself tearing up, so I did feel for the characters and what they were going through.

I know that the author grew up in Romania so this part is harder for me to articulate. I also realize that she experienced communism while growing up and she is trying to express all this in the story. As an outsider, I didn't like how she did it though. I realize that it was/is a very real thing, but in this story it's all disjointed. There are a lot of references to how things used to be all throughout the story, but it's almost like she is just throwing information in there. It doesn't flow well with the story and it made parts, a lot of parts, of the book really hard to read. There were chunks that I just skimmed through because of this.

She portrays Tessa as this strong independent woman, but then when she is attacked she just shuts down with this whole inner monologue of how she is doing her womanly duty by letting this man do what he wants to her. The whole book seems to waffle back and forth like this. I think that this could have been a really great book, but I think it needs a really good edit to really make it all flow smoother. I think that she could have worked in the history of the country so that it didn't seem like just a history lesson thrown into the middle of a romance novel. There is also a lot of over the top description and oddly used adjectives.

I did enjoy the story, there were just so many technical things that I didn't care for. There isn't much profanity and there were a couple of love scenes.
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Oct 05, 2011 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoy romance novels like this. While a good majority are very cut and dry, this one takes you on an emotional journey with Tessa and Alessandro, and the very unconventional development of their relationship. It moves from majorly being a sexual attraction to something deeper, something that heals Tessa and Alessandro both, without them even realizing it. I also liked the fact that we get to see this develop in a woman not from a first world country, one with different ideals and differ...more

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Dec 22, 2012 Kristi Fenske rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: goodreads-first-read-giveaway

I was fortunate to have received this book from Goodreads First Reads Giveaways

Winter continues to be cold here in Minnesota. The snow is holding off where I am at, the southern part of the state not as lucky. Nonetheless, it is perfect weather for reading, but then again I can find excuses to read throughout the year.
This week I chose Hidden Heart by Camelia Miron Skiba as my distraction and was imersed into the city of Bucharest, Romania. Much to my pleasure it was a book set in Romania that...more

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Dec 27, 2012 Angela rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

I was looking to read something different yesterday so I picked this book up and started read....and kept on reading until I finished the whole book in one sitting. It was like being pn an emotional roller coaster and I just had to see how everything was going to turn out. If seemed that almost every worse possible situation befell Tessa; from an earthquake on the first page, an abusive ex, corrupt government and businesses, death of a parent, unplanned pregancies and abortion, etc, etc ...well...more

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Aug 26, 2011 Ejg rated it 5 of 5 stars

Hidden Heart by Camelia Miron Skiba -- This was a Goodreads giveaway. I’m scrolling through the giveaways and this beautiful cover kept pulling me back to it. It was even more beautiful when I received it in the mail. The story grabbed me from the first page – being in an air gondola during an earthquake!! – and never let me down, never got bored. I read it in 2 days. It wouldn’t have taken me that long (hard to put down), but I do have a family to take care of. I’m not good at writing review, p...more

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Jul 09, 2011 Jeana Casady rated it 5 of 5 stars

The saying goes that you should seldom judge a book by its cover, but the inside of Camelia Miron Skiba's "Hidden Heart" truly matches up to the gorgeous artwork on the outside. I had so much fun reading this book, and could hardly put it down once I got started. The plot is engaging and keeps the reader wanting to read on to see how Tessa's story unfolds. The characters are all well-developed and are incredibly personable. I found myself both enjoying and learning from the story of this book. I...more

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Feb 06, 2012 Vanessa rated it 3 of 5 stars

Real Rating: 3.5 stars Spoiler alert!

This is an amazing story with great characters and a wonderful ending. Tessa's characters is fantastic, she is very brave. Alessandro is like a dream guy, yummy,yummy!
I should have given it 4 starts but when I was reading it I felt like I needed something more. I felt like this: when someone is telling you about a really good movie and they got excited and ended up telling you every detail about it and you feel like you have seen the movie because the person...more

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Feb 04, 2012 Books to the Sky rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This book had a lot of obstacles for the characters to overcome. Tessa starts out on vacation, only to find out she needs to leave early. She ends up having a one night stand with a man (Alessandro), who she held onto during an earthquake, before dashing off back to her home country.

As the story goes on, Tessa finds herself in difficult situations: being accused of fraud in her job, her ex-boyfriend beats her and leaves her for dead, the unexpected...more

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Jan 01, 2012 Devon Ashley rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Wow. Hidden Heart takes you on quite the emotional journey. Tessa Cosma certainly gets rung through the ringer again and again and again. She starts off being someone every woman in post-Communist Romania wishes they could be - successful and respected by the men she works with (but unfortunately not by the numbskels in the street that still treat Romanian women like no-nothing whores and loser boyfriends that can't deal with the woman being more successful than they are). Her job and relationsh...more

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Dec 18, 2011 Kelly Knapp rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Teens 14 to 108

Recommended to Kelly by: Goodreads First Reads Program

This was an wonderful book. Ms. Skiba writes a great multicultural romance. However, I could not give it the five stars that it would have deserved had she not lost sight of her heroine, Tessa's inner strength, even though she quickly recovered Tessa's backbone.

Tessa is the perfect heroine at the beginning of the story. She is not a stereotype. Beautiful, tough, but flexible is how she is initially portrayed. While she is certainly interested in dating and love, it is not the only thing she expe...more This was an wonderful book. Ms. Skiba writes a great multicultural romance. However, I could not give it the five stars that it would have deserved had she not lost sight of her heroine, Tessa's inner strength, even though she quickly recovered Tessa's backbone.

Tessa is the perfect heroine at the beginning of the story. She is not a stereotype. Beautiful, tough, but flexible is how she is initially portrayed. While she is certainly interested in dating and love, it is not the only thing she expects from herself. She is concentrating on her career and is very good at what has been a "males occupation" in her country. She is aware that her country has many issues to overcome, and she intends to be one of those that helps it overcome some of those issues. Then she meets her hero. While is is the typical strong male, he is not chauvinistic. He is more than willing to wait by the sidelines and let Tessa handle her own troubles.

Then, Tessa is attacked, beaten, and nearly killed by an ex-boyfriend. She is beaten down. No one seems too concerned with the attack...it is just the way of her country. Another out-dated idea that needs to be addressed by the powerful and governmental sections of her people.

However, I found Tessa's spiral down to the depths she plummets to be too much of a dichotomy from the original Tessa. It felt contrived. It is as though she was pretending at the beginning and was never really strong.

In addition, she tells our hero to get lost and for all intents and purposes, he does. I might not have found his abandonment so disjunctive had Tessa not plumbed the very depths. But, where he had carefully watched from the sidelines at the beginning, he now only appears by happenstance or contrivance of the author. The man I met at the beginning of the story would not have disappeared so easily, or completely at all. He might have moved further into the background, but he would have still been watching, even if he believed there was no future with Tessa. He would only have left after she had made a decent recovery.

While Tessa certainly must recover from her attack, both physically and mentally she is seen doing it all alone. She pushes everyone away, neither her family nor the hero continues to watch over her after her most devastating incident.

While her family is not as close as some, we are not made to feel as though they could be pushed away so easily. Of course, Tessa's inner core strength slowly carries her through the worst of the time, then allows her to see how she can take what happened and begin changing the way the powerful and governmental entities view domestic violence.

In some ways Tessa ends stronger than she started, but the author could have allowed her to learn to overcome adversity with others, rather than totally alone. So I saw ways the author might have failed Tessa. The book was only wonderful, but had she remembered Tessa's inner core strength and allowed for recovery with others who cared for her, it would have been AWESOME.(less)

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Apr 16, 2012 Caro rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: indie, romance, favorites, one-shot-read, read-2012

I really liked this multicultural romance. Actually, the title romance probably doesn't do Hidden Heart justice. It's the portrait of a romanian woman struggling for identity, the picture of a corrupt post-communist culture where woman are lesser creatures and doctors need to be bribed in order to care for you.

I deeply enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.

Hidden Heart is about the romanian business-woman Tessa Cosma. At the beginning of the book, she encounters Allessandro, an Italian banke...more

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Jul 13, 2011 Wyllow rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I am thrilled to have won a copy of this amazing book from Goodreads First Reads giveaways! Camelia Miron Skiba is not afraid to take readers into the darkest depths of human emotion and life in her novel Hidden Heart. This is the heartwarming, and sometimes heartbreaking, story of Tessa Cosma, a young woman living in Romania. I laughed, I cried, I struggled with demons from my own past, and most importantly, I learned something about myself from this book. This truly is a gem. If you're conside...more I am thrilled to have won a copy of this amazing book from Goodreads First Reads giveaways! Camelia Miron Skiba is not afraid to take readers into the darkest depths of human emotion and life in her novel Hidden Heart. This is the heartwarming, and sometimes heartbreaking, story of Tessa Cosma, a young woman living in Romania. I laughed, I cried, I struggled with demons from my own past, and most importantly, I learned something about myself from this book. This truly is a gem. If you're considering reading it, stop and get a copy immediately! My words alone can not say enough about this book.

*Potential Spoilers!*

Tessa has made a successful career and life for herself, despite society's negative view on women in post-Communist Romania. Women are still considered second class citizens. Tessa spends an incredible night with an Italian stranger, Alessandro Santinelli, while she's vacationing in Italy. Business cuts her stay short, and she returns home. Soon, her relationship with her high school boyfriend Daniel is on again and things seem to be better than ever for Tessa. She's working on closing a huge deal at work, Daniel seems more understanding of her long work hours and he even seems to have matured more since they were together last time. The problem is that things are not always what they seem.

Soon, Tessa is accused of fraud and comes face to face once more with Alessandro, who is part of the investigation. Alessandro and Tessa kept their relationship all business for a while, but eventually their passion won out and they begin to see one another. Tessa, however, is keeping a secret from Alessandro, and everyone. She's pregnant...with Daniel's baby. Daniel keeps showing up at her apartment and threatening her. After the last threat, Alessandro begs Tessa to move in with him so he can better protect her, but she refuses, assuming that Daniel is all talk. Daniel comes to Tessa's apartment while she's alone and attacks her, and ultimately rapes her and leaves her for dead.

Tessa spends a long time in the hospital recovering and even longer recovering emotionally. Even with the help of her sisters and Alessandro, she feels like her life should have ended during the attack. Eventually Tessa starts to snap out of it and sends Alessandro away, telling him she needs time to figure out who she is.

She remodels her parents' home, making it her own, volunteers at a battered women and children shelter, and eventually finds her biological father and a half brother. By the end, Tessa is a new woman, strong and full of life. She knows who she is, what's important to her, and learns how to stand up for herself. (less)

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Aug 31, 2011 Ashley rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I know it is wrong to judge a book by its cover, but can we make an exception just this once? Because, well, it is an absolutely beautiful cover, and it does actually do the book justice. Camelia Miron Skiba is an extremely talented writer with an amazing literary voice and presence. Tessa Cosma, the protagonist, is an incredible character-one more people should be introducing us to in the literary world. Simply put, she is a strong, intelligent woman, while not being over the top (i.e. she is f...more

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Feb 03, 2013 Lisa rated it 3 of 5 stars

Tessa is a businesswoman in Romania. Tessa is going through a difficult time and the book is about how she works through it and the beginnings of a romance with a new guy, Alessandro. This book got great reviews, so I am not sure why I just thought it was okay. I found myself skimming parts hoping to get closer to the end.

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Aug 22, 2011 Teresa Robinette rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book had me engrossed from the first chapter and continued to pull me in with an interesting back drop of Romanian culture and the develop of such a strong character, Tessa. I loved Tessa for all of her heart, soul, stubbornness and willingness to stand above her fears. Tessa accepts her failings, her family's failings and turns it to her strength and a way to heal and trust again. Tessa's love interest was so vunerable but stayed true to his feelings a lovely romance.Skibas description of...more

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Nov 11, 2011 Michelle Khzouz rated it 4 of 5 stars

Thank you Goodreads for the advanced copy. I admit to being a little intimidated by the length of this book. However, after the first chapter I realized how quick a read this book would be. I so enjoyed Tessa, her journey and international travels. I'm sure many women will relate to the idea of wanting to have and do it all when really relationships are so much more important. Unfortunately, we often find out the hard way. Enjoy:-)

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Jul 25, 2012 Lindsey rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Jan 04, 2012 Mercy rated it 5 of 5 stars

this was such an amazing book! every time i put it down i was drawn right back to it, it takes you through so many different emotions and keeps you engaged.

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Sep 04, 2012 Kristina Franken rated it 5 of 5 stars

I highly recommend this book for anyone

FTC: I received a free copy of this book and was not reimbursed in any other way.

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I write. I live. I love. I dream. I write.

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