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Silent Wishes
When a traitor is discovered in Harcourts International, threatening her new position as CEO, Sylvia Hansen arrives in London to find the truth and is forced to team up with her opposition, Jeremy Warmouth, while a vindictive enemy from her past prepares to expose her darkest secrets. Original.
- GenresContemporaryFiction
448 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 1, 2003
About the author
Fiona Hood-Stewart
70 books16 followersBorn in Scotland and brought up internationally, Fiona went to boarding school in Switzerland followed by university in several European venues. Europe was the playground for Fiona and her aristocratic peers before she married and moved to South America where she ran her own design business, before turning to fashion, creating her own label and owning several boutiques in Brazil and the US.
However, like the characters in her novels, Fiona has always been mystically drawn back to Scotland, and makes no secret of the fact that her family home served as the inspiration for Dunbar in The Journey Home. Indeed, she is well acquainted with all the locales that are visited in all her novels which are infused with the pattern of the author's own life experiences, giving them a truly authentic feel. As she speaks seven languages fluently, Fiona has a unique insight and exposure into customs and lifestyles that most of us don't get when visiting foreign countries.
At Present
At present Fiona Hood-Stewart lives in Europe and on her stud ranch in Brazil with her two sons. She travels frequently, regularly visits Paris, London and New York, and can often be seen at the races in Deauville or at Royal Ascot.
On Writing. . .
Fiona credits her mother with putting her on the path to becoming a writer. "Mummy always read aloud to me as a child. She didn't approve of television and I spent many hours with my nose in a book. As a child I read everything I could get my hands on."
However, like the characters in her novels, Fiona has always been mystically drawn back to Scotland, and makes no secret of the fact that her family home served as the inspiration for Dunbar in The Journey Home. Indeed, she is well acquainted with all the locales that are visited in all her novels which are infused with the pattern of the author's own life experiences, giving them a truly authentic feel. As she speaks seven languages fluently, Fiona has a unique insight and exposure into customs and lifestyles that most of us don't get when visiting foreign countries.
At Present
At present Fiona Hood-Stewart lives in Europe and on her stud ranch in Brazil with her two sons. She travels frequently, regularly visits Paris, London and New York, and can often be seen at the races in Deauville or at Royal Ascot.
On Writing. . .
Fiona credits her mother with putting her on the path to becoming a writer. "Mummy always read aloud to me as a child. She didn't approve of television and I spent many hours with my nose in a book. As a child I read everything I could get my hands on."
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September 26, 2025
I've read this book in Italian, titled 'Desideri inconfessabili'.
Here is my review in Italian.
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La protagonista di questo libro è Sylvia Hansen, già comparsa in ‘Sogni perduti’. Si tratta infatti della ragazza lasciata da Brad per sposarsi con Charlotte MacLeod. L’esistenza di questo spin-off conferma in me la convinzione che ci siano altri romanzi prima di 'Sogni perduti', che aiuterebbero a comprendere meglio la storia.
L’avventura è più divertente e complessa di 'Sogni perduti', anche se quest’ultima aveva il fascino di ambientarsi a Skye. Di particolare interesse è stata la figura di Arabella, la sorella di Jeremy, che a mio avviso potrebbe essere la protagonista di un ennesimo spin-off della serie. Il suo personaggio mi ricorda molto quello di Lisi (la protagonista della mia saga letteraria).
Divertente anche la zia Margaret, e il riferimento a Mr. Collins di 'Orgoglio e Pregiudizio'.
Nel complesso mi è piaciuto molto.
Voto: 8.
Here is my review in Italian.
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La protagonista di questo libro è Sylvia Hansen, già comparsa in ‘Sogni perduti’. Si tratta infatti della ragazza lasciata da Brad per sposarsi con Charlotte MacLeod. L’esistenza di questo spin-off conferma in me la convinzione che ci siano altri romanzi prima di 'Sogni perduti', che aiuterebbero a comprendere meglio la storia.
L’avventura è più divertente e complessa di 'Sogni perduti', anche se quest’ultima aveva il fascino di ambientarsi a Skye. Di particolare interesse è stata la figura di Arabella, la sorella di Jeremy, che a mio avviso potrebbe essere la protagonista di un ennesimo spin-off della serie. Il suo personaggio mi ricorda molto quello di Lisi (la protagonista della mia saga letteraria).
Divertente anche la zia Margaret, e il riferimento a Mr. Collins di 'Orgoglio e Pregiudizio'.
Nel complesso mi è piaciuto molto.
Voto: 8.
September 29, 2020
This book is not great.
The main female character is supposed to be this strong, corporate, ice princess, yet she often lets anger get the better of her, is weepy and teary eyed, and insults her employee because she doesn’t like him. She doesn’t like when her underling takes initiative because she’s the boss and how dare he? She wants to have relations with her employee so they can just get it out of their systems.
How did this woman rise to the top
of her field? She’s a 35 year old adolescent mess.
To add insult to injury, she’s written as an American, but seems like she was written by someone who is not American. She says words and phrases that you just don’t hear in the U.S.
We are supposed to think the male protagonist is a dream boat as he strings his fiancé along and cheats on her with the female protagonist.
Spare yourself and skip this one.
The main female character is supposed to be this strong, corporate, ice princess, yet she often lets anger get the better of her, is weepy and teary eyed, and insults her employee because she doesn’t like him. She doesn’t like when her underling takes initiative because she’s the boss and how dare he? She wants to have relations with her employee so they can just get it out of their systems.
How did this woman rise to the top
of her field? She’s a 35 year old adolescent mess.
To add insult to injury, she’s written as an American, but seems like she was written by someone who is not American. She says words and phrases that you just don’t hear in the U.S.
We are supposed to think the male protagonist is a dream boat as he strings his fiancé along and cheats on her with the female protagonist.
Spare yourself and skip this one.
September 12, 2018
Good book
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