Claiming His Secret Heir

I really enjoyed this book by Joanne Rock! It is another book in The McNeill Magnates series. I'm looking forward to reading more books in this series. When Caroline McNeill disappears the last place Damon expects to find her is at their mansions's front gate not knowing what happened or who was responsible of her disappearance. With so many conflicting stories from her father Caroline and Damon neither one know who to trust, but the one thing they aren't conflicted about is their attraction and love for each other. I was given an ARC from the author/publisher. All conclusions are mine and mine alone.

Claiming His Secret Heir is the 5th book in the McNeil family series by Joanne Rock. This series has held my attention from book one. I can not ever wait to get my hands on the next one. Damon's story is no different. Finding his missing wife at his gate when she mysteriously vanished months before, who can blame him of being weary when her own family says she left him on her own accord. Caroline must find out why her husband never reported her missing. Did he love her or was it all for financial gain like her father stated. Damon and Caroline are a formitable team. Trusting each other to help the other one so they can protect one another pushes them forward so they can get to the bottom of her fathers secrets. This book is awesome.

Joanne Rock continues the “other” McNeill’s series with Claiming His Secret Heir. Even though this book is the fifth in the series, it is as fresh and interesting as the others; bonus, it is a secret baby and an amnesia book. Damon and Caroline have a hard road back to each other, but Rock makes their journey believable and heartwarming all at the same time. Rock remains one of my go-to authors and this is no exception. A combination of heart and laughter makes this a perfect winter escape. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this novel.

The moment I read the first page of “Claiming His Secret Heir” by Joanne Rock I knew I was going to love this book. Caroline McNeill returns after disappearing almost a year ago. Her husband, Damon McNeill, had done everything in his power to find her and when he sees her at the gate to the home they designed, he can’t believe it is really her. However, marring their reunion is that Caroline can only remember bits and pieces of her time with him. Damon is a fierce protector of Caroline and his son. Caroline, while also protective of their son, is protective of her siblings since she fears what happened to her will happen to them. And family is a big part of bringing Damon and Caroline back together again. Damon realizes his family (the New York McNeill’s) is there to help him if he asks, but for Caroline it’s the opposite. She doesn’t want to believe the worst about hers. While Damon and Caroline’s chemistry sparks and flares as if they’ve never been apart, trust in each other is keeping their hearts from allowing them to be reunited completely. Watching these two want to believe in each other, to have the marriage they hoped to have before Caroline’s disappearance, had this reader pulling for them too. “Claiming His Secret Heir” is about learning to trust after feeling betrayed by someone you love. It’s also about believing in that love. Ms. Rock writes another wonderful installment to her McNeill Magnates series. She even gives us a hint for another branch of the McNeill’s that this reader is excited to know more about.

4 1/2 STARS! A bittersweet reunion leads to the uncovering of secrets and lies as Joanne Rock brings the next of the McNeill Magnates to life! The plot is exciting as we wait to see who is behind the dastardly deeds and if their love can survive the deception. We didn't see as much of the family in this book as we have been in previous ones in the series, but the legwork was there with occasional mentions of the back story. Quite an enjoyable read! Unsure who to trust after she suffered an abduction, Caroline Degraff McNeill makes her way home to her husband Damon. She decides to play a ruse and pretend to still be suffering a deeper amnesia than she actually is to see if she can decipher whether he was in on her kidnapping or not. She has to know whether she can trust him with the news she has to share with him ... that she delivered him a son a few weeks ago! Damon McNeill has been living a nightmare since his wife disappeared just after their honeymoon. He's finally come home to the family after searching the world over, and suddenly there she is ... on the sidewalk in front of their house! Where has she been? Was this all some type of game to her or was she truly taken against her will? He'll stop at nothing to get to the bottom of what happened to his wife!

This story is part of a series, but if like me , you haven’t read the other books in the series, rest assure you will be fine. The story centers around Caroline and Damon McNeill. She disappeared months ago and when she shows up at his doorstep, he doesn’t know what to believe. Caroline was taken from her home, held in captivity, drugged and made to believe , Damon didn’t love her . She was pregnant and has had a child. A boy she has kept from Damon. But her father told Damon and the police she left on her on volition. What is the truth? Will these two be able to rebuild their lives and their trust? Was the father lying and if so , why? An entertaining fast paced story. I was gifted a copy of this book. The opinions expressed are solely my own.