Buried Secrets (Heart of the Amazon Series #2) (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #72) [Mass Market Paperback]

Margaret Daley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 9, 2007

Hidden treasure?

Fresh from her grandfather's funeral, Maggie Somers was shocked to find his home--all she had left of him--ransacked. What wasn't so shocking was that a Collier stood among the wreckage. Maggie had grown up hearing all about the Collier clan--liars and thieves who couldn't be trusted. Yet Zach Collier asked Maggie to have faith in him, to put their feud and their families' to rest. His grandfather had also recently passed away. Zach was sure the man--like Maggie's grandfather--had been murdered for something hidden among his possessions. Something Zach and Maggie had to uncover before they became targets.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Steeple Hill (October 9, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373442629
• ISBN-13: 978-0373442621
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #981,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Margaret has been writing for over 20 years. She started writing in the late 1970s because she wanted to see if she could put a whole story down on paper. That book is still in the drawer and will never see the light of day. But she was able to finish a book, which was her goal.
She decided after that to get some help, and joined a writers' roundtable where she met once a week with some fellow writers who went over each other's work. She sold her first book in the early 1980s and has been selling ever since.
She loves to tell a story. When she was a little girl she made up stories while playing with her dolls. On long trips with her family she would weave a story about the surrounding countryside. From those early beginnings grew a love of entertaining people with a story.
When she went away to college, she met her husband, Mike, to whom she has been married for over 30 years. He is her support and her best friend. She has always felt she was the luckiest woman the day she bumped into him on campus.
When they married, they moved to Tulsa, where she finished her degree in special education and began teaching. She still teaches today and loves working with students with special needs. They help her remember what is important in life. She also participates in the Special Olympics as a coach with her students and has attended the State Games in May for years.
Besides teaching and writing, she is also a mother of one. Her son, Shaun, loves animals and there have been times they could have their own zoo at the house. The most interesting pet Shaun has is a leopard tortoise, which could outlive him. She has joked that his children will be inheriting a tortoise. Shaun is getting married to his high school sweetheart. Margaret hopes that they are as happy as she and her husband are.
When she isn't working, she loves to read, travel, and go to lunch and a movie with a friend. She has been to many countries in the world and loves to meet new people. Her favorite place is Tahiti -- Bora Bora. It is as beautiful as all the pictures portray it.
In her travels she has found herself in some interesting situations. Once, in London, she got caught in the middle of a protest that later turned into a riot over poll taxes. In the rain forest of Costa Rica, she was covered from head to toe in mud and ruined a perfectly good outfit. She should have remembered it was going to be wet since it was called a rain forest. In Rio, she and a friend were left with no means to get back to the hotel on the other side of the city. Neither Margaret nor her companion spoke Portuguese and there wasn't a cab in sight. Thankfully one finally pulled up to the curb at the museum because she couldn't see herself hiking across Rio to get back to the hotel.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wholesome Romance & Good Mystery, October 28, 2008

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Raven Leck "Raven Leck" (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buried Secrets (Heart of the Amazon Series #2) (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #72) (Mass Market Paperback)

The Somers & Colliers have been feuding for over half a century. So when Maggie Somers finds Zach Collier in her dead grandfather's home, the entire house torn apart--even down to the food in the kitchen cabinets--Maggie shows no mercy, tying Zach to a chair and holding him at rifle-point until the Sheriff arrests him. Zach is released a few hours later, however, when his alibi checks out. Zach returns to the ranch to not only convince Maggie he had nothing to do with the break-in, but also to warn her--Zach's grandfather also died a few weeks before, and his room at the nursing home was also destroyed. Zach cannot bring himself to believe their grandfathers' deaths were coincidence. Someone wants something. And if they haven't found it yet, Zach is afraid he and Maggie will be next.

Maggie knew both their grandfathers were friends before the feud, but her grandfather would never speak of it. Maggie knows very little about the diary her grandfather kept hidden. Written in both Latin and Spanish, and containing some kind of hidden code, the diary is nearly useless without the map that Zach's grandfather stole from hers. Does Zach have the map? How far will the thieves go to find the diary? Why would anyone want them after all these years? After Maggie is attacked in her home, she realizes this is more than she can handle on her own. Not completely trusting Zach, Maggie chooses to work with him anyway, if nothing else, for the safety he can provide to her. But can he indeed keep her--or himself--safe?

Maggie & Zach fight death, phobias, and love, while trying to solve the codes and stay one step ahead of the violent men who are after them. Who are these men? How do they always seem to know what Maggie & Zach's next move(s) will be? Why do they want the map & diary so badly? And will Maggie and Zach be able to put the feud--and past-- behind them once and for all?

"Buried Secrets" is an Indiana Jones-type adventure, but taylor-made for the Christian woman. Margaret Daley does a fantastic job weaving faith into the story line without making it the primary focus, or drawing away from the characters. I did not realize this was book two in a series--it is easily a stand-alone story. You will not be disappointed.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!!, October 8, 2009

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Claudia (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Buried Secrets (Heart of the Amazon Series #2) (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #72) (Mass Market Paperback)

It is a great romance. It has an excellent plot and very good characters.
I highly recommend you to read it - It is a page-turner !!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Romantic Suspense, December 13, 2007

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Barbara Warren - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buried Secrets (Heart of the Amazon Series #2) (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #72) (Mass Market Paperback)

Maggie Somers returns from her grandfather's funeral to find a stranger parked in front of his house. She grabs a rifle from his pickup and sets out to corner the intruder. The interior has been torn apart and Zach Collier, a member of the despised Collier family is standing in the middle of the wreckage. He protests that he's innocent, but she calls the sheriff. When he's released, Zach drives right back to the ranch, but Maggie doesn't want to hear what he has to say. He finally convinces her that his grandfather's room at the rehabilitation center was searched too, after his death. Someone wants something and Zach and Maggie had better find it first.
Full of surprises and a twisted, complicate dplot that keeps the reader wondering what will happen next.