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Review: A Secret Lies Deep

3/22/2017

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A Secret Lies Deep
by Jake Hatmacher

Synopsis

SECRETS… We attempt to conceal our own but are frustrated by those concealed from us.  That is the crux of Eryn’s story as she seeks answers to the questions−the secrets−that have troubled her since her youth.  Perhaps if she wasn’t so smart these questions wouldn’t bother her, but she is.  Eryn’s new job is a further challenge to her own secret as she strives to protect it.  Not only that, but when challenged concerning her sexuality she must ultimately decide whether that secret is worth withholding forever.  It’s not that no one is aware of Eryn’s secret.  She has entrusted it to close family members and a few childhood acquaintances.  When confronted by her grandfather, unhappy with the cause of the secrecy, Eryn’s defenses and his words put a barrier between them that she feels helpless to resolve.  She desires his acceptance again.  But how will she regain it?  Perhaps if she could only find the answers to her troubling questions.  But where would she even begin?  By coincidence−or is it by divine intervention−she and her co-worker are given the task to research genealogies for a new display at their museum.  Unbeknownst to Eryn, the path to her answers begins on her flight to New York as she embarks on her new assignment.  What she experiences next is a remarkable and shocking series of events which leads to the truth she seeks, and to the discovery of who she was truly meant to be and who she was truly meant to love.

Review

There is a reason why the synopsis of A Secret Lies Deep is so enigmatic - it's about the secrets that exist around us and in us all the time throughout our lives. Through the character of Eryn, we experience what it is to not fully know who we are, and what we are meant to do on this earth. It is about the history of each of us, that which we have experienced, and what is still yet to be. Eryn is on a personal mission of figuring out who she is, and her place in the world. Through reflection, questioning, and an external task provided by her job - Eryn embarks on a journey that is sure to remind the reader of their own personal journeys - both outward and within.

I recommend this book to anyone who has or is interested the soul searching, almost existential, experience of getting to know one's self. I don't wish to ruin the story for anyone, as I am prone to do on my blog, so if you are interested, I highly recommend that you try this one out for yourself. 

About the Author

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As you already know, I am a professional writer. But I'm also a physician. I spent many years practicing, and practicing means working, as an obstetrician and gynecologist. I still maintain three state licenses but I spend my time now writing. 

The fictional stories that I have written have sprung out of time spent treating patients. The stories are unique in that although they are fictional, they have much in the way of historical fact and medical fact. They also include humor, although mostly subtle and are flavored with a touch of fantasy.

I grew up in a city of near thirty-five thousand in the north-central part of Illinois. My higher education was at Loyola University of Chicago, followed by medical school at Loyola-Stritch School of Medicine. I treated patients for 25 years in Illinois before moving to Ohio, where I now reside.
Besides writing, my time is filled taking care of my home, gardening, hiking, and simply enjoying the fresh air outdoors and the beautiful plants and animals that nature provides. I am always trying to introduce new plants that are not invasive, conserve water and attract butterflies. The reason for wanting to attract butterflies has a story, but let me just say here, it mostly has to do with their variety of color and the way they appear to float on the air as they fly-they are calming.
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jakehatmacher/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/jakehatmacher
On Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34363695-a-secret-lies-deep
On B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/11258221414
On Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XMZ83D1


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Mini Reviews: Witches!

3/20/2017

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This book had a little bit of everything. Kat Ramsay has to come to terms with the "dimension-hopping" gift she seems to have. It was during one of those hops when she met Matthew Ryan during their college years. After a hot night, and more than one misunderstanding, Kat  unknowingly leaves Matt with a curse - Matt will not find any satisfaction with any other woman.

Years later, another dimension-hopping incident, and run in with Matt leaves them both wondering what is going on. Matt is an ex-druid, and Kat is a...witch? There is a mix of romance, paranormal, and alternate dimensions. Some mind find too much is happening at one time (that happened to me at times), but I liked reading something different and with these two very different personalities at the center of it all. Plus, witches!


Oh how I loved this book! It sparked the love I have for YA and witches! And seriously, it seems like 2017 could use some witches...

Samantha returns to her father's hometown, Salem, Massachusetts, while her father remains in a mysterious coma. Samantha, however, does not receive a warm welcome since she is a direct descendant of Cotton Mather, one of the men responsible for the witch trials.

Weird things start happening to the descendants of those exact witch trials - is it a curse? Plus, Samantha is startled to find that a ghost lives in her home.

I loved....loved this book! It had all the spookiness of the stories I used to read when I actually was a young adult lol. There's a mystery and a ghost! This read really took me back to how it feels to really get entranced by a story. Mather did a wonderful job with the atmosphere of this story. I can't wait to read more. 
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