About the Book
Book: The Curator’s Secret
Author: Denise Weimer
Genre: Contemporary Romantic Suspense
Release date: March 1, 2025
It’s taken six years for Lacey Colbert to escape the heartbreak that caused her to disappear from Golden Isles Christian Camp and the life of her summer sweetheart, Trent Stevenson. Then a museum curator job at a Gilded Age resort lures her back to Georgia’s Jekyll Island. Lacey finds Trent no longer an employee in his dad’s lawn care business, but director of landscaping right in her historic district.
Winter Haven cottage’s century-old mystery of a vanished fiancé compels Lacey to settle her own past with Trent. Just one thing stands in the way … the fact that someone else likes uncovering secrets, too—Lacey’s. And her unknown foe won’t hesitate to use them against her.
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About the Author
Denise Weimer writes historical and contemporary romance from her home in North Georgia and also serves as a freelance editor and the Acquisitions & Editorial Liaison for Wild Heart Books. A mother of two wonderful young adult daughters, she always pauses for coffee, chocolate, and old houses.
More from Denise
When Secrets Lead to Suspense…
The Curator’s Secret is a bit of a departure from the historicals I’ve been releasing over the past year—not only in that it’s contemporary romantic suspense, and released independently rather than through a publishing house, but in its theme and setting.
Have you ever found yourself unable to keep a promise you made with the best intentions? This could happen due to unforeseen circumstances, mistakes, or information you didn’t have when you offered the pledge. The inability to follow through may break our heart, haunt us, and sever relationships. Secrets can do the same thing, stealing our ability to live authentically, blocking our blessings, and creating a stockpile of lies.
Broken promises and secrets choked the life from Lacey and Trent’s youthful romance six years before the hero and heroine of The Curator’s Secret are reunited when Lacey takes a job as a curator for a historical complex on Georgia’s Jekyll Island, where Trent, unbeknownst to her, is the landscape director. Rather than the restart Lacey expects with her new career, God brings her face to face with her past—not just her first love, but also her grad school stalker who has somehow followed her to the remote island. As the threat escalates, the tale Lacey uncovers in Winter Haven Cottage of a vanished fiancé seems to parallel her own tragic romance…and possibly offer answers and healing. If her past doesn’t destroy her chance of happiness first.
The Curator’s Secret was originally written as a time slip or dual time period novel. It was my mom’s favorite story and my agent’s favorite story I’ve ever written! But somehow, we couldn’t find a publishing home for it. So at last, I’m releasing it myself to my readers who enjoy stories of faith and unique Georgia history. Even though I made the decision to pull the historical backstory out so as not to slow the modern suspense story, the history of Jekyll Island is paramount to the plot. And BONUS, I also have the historical tale of William and Clara that I can share separately to anyone who emails me from my website with their Amazon receipt number for their purchase of The Curator’s Secret.
I’ll close with a fun fact. My mom and I love to take research trips when I’m gathering info for my novels. We enjoyed a beautiful stay at Jekyll for this one…until a hurricane came roaring up the coast! We had to hightail it out of there as workers boarded up the historic district. The eerie sense of impending doom sparked my idea of having a hurricane crescendo with the action in The Curator’s Secret. Imagine being trapped on an island with a storm and a stalker both bearing down on you! That’s exactly what happens to Lacey at the end of the novel. I hope you enjoy this exciting tale of redemption and romance.
MY REVIEW
An incredible story of secrets, danger, and forgiveness. Lacey is a great character who starts a new job working at a museum as a curator. Her job is fascinating as she discovers some historic facts that give her excitement. I wonder if she will find out what happened to Clara who left a legacy. I liked how Lacey is trying so hard to reconcile with someone she hurt at one time.
Trent is a breath of fresh air to the story. He has a history with Lacey and wants to try to find out why she left without a word all those years ago. He is such a kind hearted person who is grounded in the Word. He becomes very protective of Lacey when unexplained things start happening to her. Is someone from her past stalking her? I really had a hard time figuring out who was terrorizing her. There are many suspects but I did have one person in mind.
Just wait till you see what happens between Trent and Lacey. A huge secret will shatter Trent’s world. My heart broke for him as he realizes what Lacey has hid from him all these years. The emotion during this part of the story can be felt deeply. Lacey is so crushed and feels alone. Secrets always have a way of being revealed. The author shocked me with the big secret that Lacey was hiding from Trent. Through everything that is going on in the story we are reminded, “ God puts boundaries up to protect us.”
We all make mistakes and Lacey knows that her past needs to be addressed. I love seeing her start to turn to God and ask Him for help. Her deep pain has made her feel unworthy. Lacey needs to forgive herself. “We all have imperfections. Everyone deserves a chance.”
Beautiful story where forgiveness heals wounds and restoration begins to heal hearts that were broken. The ending is oh ….well you need to read the book to find out.
I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.
Blog Stops
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, March 1
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, March 2
Texas Book-aholic, March 3
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, March 4
Locks, Hooks and Books, March 5
Stories By Gina, March 6 (Author Interview)
Simple Harvest Reads, March 7 (Guest Review from Donna)
For Him and My Family, March 8
Blossoms and Blessings, March 9
Jodie Wolfe – Stories Where Hope and Quirky Meet, March 10 (Author Interview)
Mary Hake, March 10
Holly’s Book Corner, March 11
Pause for Tales, March 12
Cover Lover Book Review, March 13
Fiction Book Lover, March 14 (Author Interview)
Roads to Everywhere, March 14
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Denise is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card and a print copy of the book!!
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