Welcome back to Aspen Cove, the town where neighbors and friends have more value than money. Social media darling Goldie Sutherland grew up in the limelight. As the daughter of an award-winning movie star, she learned early on how fickle fans can be. Her mother taught her that beauty opens far more doors than brains. When her star-power starts fading fast, she sets out to find a groom in a … in a last-ditch effort to win back her dwindling fan base. Armed with nothing but a handful of cash and desperation, she rides into Aspen Cove searching for prince charming but ends up with a mountain man. Can her fake Mr. Wrong turn out to be Mr. Right?
Tilden Cool came to Aspen Cove to get answers. After finding his great-great-grandmother’s diary, he needs to uncover the truth about a long-ago murder that changed his ancestor’s lives forever. He discovers that clearing his family’s name will cost a lot more than he bargained for, so when a beautiful woman in a wedding dress offers him cash for a favor, he agrees. But as he gets to know Goldie Sutherland, he realizes no good deed goes unpunished.
They both have secrets. They both tell lies. Somewhere in between is love, but can they open themselves up to the truth to find it?
Find out in One Hundred Secrets…
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4.5 Stars
This is another good story in the series about facing who you really are and owning it proudly with no secrets or lies.
This visit to Aspen Cove will put a smile on your face. Goldie is a city girl, a social media influencer with dwindling influence. She is alone with no family and really no friends, she’s losing followers and going broke. Tilden is loaner, kind of a mountain man trying to figure out his family history. A chance meeting throws them together and starts them on a journey that shows opposites can not only be attracted to each other but can fit together too. This a well-written book with great characters, both old and new, it hs lots of love, humor and was just a fun book to read.
Goldie’s life has been anything but golden lately and on the day of her fabricated wedding her groom backs out so what is she to do. She walks into the diner in Aspen Cove and finds herself a new one. Tilden is in Asoen Cove to find out the truth about his family when he gets sucked into Goldie’s scheme. Goldie is hoping for a new surge after her wedding pictures are released however it just doesn’t happen. Thoroughly defeated she heads back to Aspen Cove in hope that she can find a new roommate in Tilden. What starts out as a mutual attraction from afar soon becomes to hard to ignore. Through ups and downs and a few fights these two get a well deserved hea. Was definitely a great book. I am definitely looking forward to the next one.
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Goldie was an influencer – on social media many people followed her life choices – if she got paid for it, so much the better. But when her influence wanes, so does her income and she tries to take desperate measures. During this trying time she meets Tilden, and when she meets rock bottom, she thinks of his kindness and goes back to Aspen Cove, where she met him. Tilden is researching family history – a murder, possibly done by one of his ancestors, so he keeps his research quiet. Dancing around the attraction, finding common ground and being mature when coming together again is the story-line here.
A good human interest piece, questioning the reality of social media celebrity and wrapping it into a romance. A nice touch to a good story.
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One Hundred Secrets #10 – I love returning to Aspen Cove with Ms. Collins. She always has a well-written addition to this series bringing the reader back to meet the new and visit with the old. Interesting storylines and interesting, believable characters make a delightful night of reading. I have not read all of the series but I did not miss out from not having done so with any of the books I read. I did not care for the cattle comment, which I have always found ridiculous and politically motivated/influenced; with all the billions of men on the globe… (it is common knowledge that women do not fart), how do a few million cattle upset the applecart? I contacted the author to review her books and received this through Booksprout. 4*
Aspen Cove Series:
One Hundred Excuses – This is my first book by this author and I enjoyed it immensely. Well written with good storylines and characters that are likable and decent people. I didn’t realize this is part of series because other people and previous history were mentioned in passing as if introduced in another book. BUT this did not diminish my enjoyment of this delightful, heartwarming story. I had fun with Mrs. Beasley (from Family Affair), I remember when she hit the store shelves in the late 60s. Now I want to read the rest of the stories. I did skip the sex scenes, for me the sexual tension is interesting and written sex is boring. I found this book on Booksprout.co. 5*
One Hundred Lifetimes #7 – Even though this is part of a series and I’ve only read one other book, this didn’t take away from Lifetimes being a good story. There was a little too much bantering about sex, but I understood the reason and skipped those pages and the sex scenes; I was bored by them. The storylines are interesting. The characters were likable and decent people, and it was fun to see the characters from Excuses show up along with the other regulars. The journey that Poppy and Mark take is comical, intense, sad and worth reading. Life is too short to dally and wonder, go make it happen. I contacted the author to review her books and received this through Booksprout. 4*
One Hundred Goodbyes #9 – Another good book from the Aspen Series, my second, and it’s not sequential, but I still enjoyed reading Goodbyes. The well-written and interesting storylines combined with loveable and decent people make this a good read. The past books are just mentioned in passing, not spending a lot of time rehashing a previous book, which makes it nice to go back and read them without a lot of spoilers. We all know how the books end, it’s the journeys that make the books interesting. I contacted the author to review her books. 5*
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The dynamics of the three Mafia families are actually funny with the blending of the Irish, the Italian and the Russian mobs. There are no clear boundaries and this is the third set of mob kids given a chance at a love that’s existed for years. An interesting romance with a substantial mystery and intelligent characters. I contacted the author to review her books and received this book through Booksprout. 5*
Betting On Him #1 – What a trip! I had so much fun reading this story filled with great characters and good storylines. The chemistry between he and she was great; there was explicit sex but I skipped that boring trash. Both had personalities that were bold and honest; plus some of the support characters were great in their roles, too. The story is fast paced, intriguing and had suspense, plenty of everything to the reader immersed in the pages. The violence isn’t graphic. The romance and finding solutions is the focus. It’s been decades since I’ve enjoyed a Mafia story along these lines, but I can recommend this entertaining yarn. 5*
Betting On Her #2 – Lucky for me I could chain read both books. BOHim left me riding a high, so it was only natural to continue the ride with BOHer. This book is just as entertaining as the first and there’s actually a third book in the series, three Wilde brothers, but of course. There are the same great characters with a few new ones added to the mix. Good chemistry again, with explicit sex, which I skipped since I find written sex boring. This story is also fast paced, intriguing and humorous. The storylines are well thought out and there’s a twist and kink here and there that will surprise some of the other characters, but makes the reader belly laugh. Again, hard to put down and don’t expect an explicit violence, just romance and problem solving. 5*
Betting on Us #3 – Every book of this series has been interesting and intriguing. Don’t expect a lot of Mafia activity graphic described, like with Puzo, but the human side and emotions. A romance between two people who grew up together but weren’t allowed to take their childhood friendship further since they were from two different Mafia families. There’s good suspense with a veterinarian being setup for drug crimes and the other being her lawyer. The intrigue, the emotions and sexual tensions are strong, but don’t expect that stupid formula of constantly thinking of sex, either other’s body parts and how everyone is hot and beautiful and acting stupid instead of professional.
I’m completely in love with this series and every new character that appears.
As Goldie Sutherland’s digital influencer life begins to crumble and she finds herself unable to suport herself, she needs to find a groom to regain her fan base. That’s where she meets Tilden Cool, in Aspen Cove, who agrees to take a picture with her.
But when her efforts are not enough, she decides to return to Aspen Cove and ask for help from Tilden, the only person who extended his hand to her.
Tilden lives secluded in a small cabin with no running water, and Goldie’s adaptation to her new home is not so bad. They build a relationship where trust is crucial, but when some events threaten that trust, will they be able to overcome and move on?
I loved the story, the characters and all the events. I highly recommend the reading.
Goldie Sutherland is an “influencer,” by that I mean she wears and uses products, posts about them online so that her “friends” will want to purchase them. She seems to be running out of “friends” and in a last attempt to boost her ratings, fakes a marriage in Aspen Cove. But first, she needs a groom as the intended fake groom backed out at the last minute. At Maisey’s Café, she meets Tilden Cool who has been living in Aspen Cove working on a special project about his family’s history. Goldie’s wedding scheme ends up involving Tilden and when her “friends” continue to disappear she winds up broke and evicted from her apartment. With nowhere to turn and desperate, she thinks of Aspen Cove and Tilden, who even though she has only met him once, hopes he will help her. A poignant, yet humorous story of a woman who has to reinvent herself with a man who needs to move forward with his life. Wonderful dialog and heartbreaking scenes when life disappoints. Will they both share and overcome their secrets that hold them back? I wish I lived in Aspen Cove. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation from the author. (by paytonpuppy)
I really enjoyed this book. The emphasis in the book was to be real, who you truly are, not who you think people want you to be. I love how determined Goldie always is. I felt bad about how her mother brought her up, but it made her who she is. She had to hit bottom though before she could open her mind to another way of life. I loved how she met Tilden who is normally a quiet kind of guy. It was interesting how he came to live in Aspen Cove. There are secrets that Goldie and Tilden are holding, but they were both so good for each other. I couldn’t imagine living the way Tilden and Goldie did. I know it was a shock for Goldie, but she handled it like a champ. This is a great story, and I strongly encourage you to read the book. I voluntarily read an Advanced Reader’s Copy of this book.
I’m not really quite sure what to say about this book. It’s Aspen Cove, so it’s another one where I loved it so much, I’m at a loss for words. Tilden’s been this quiet enigma in the background of the series. It was eye-opening to see him step into the spotlight – kicking and screaming the entire way. Goldie became someone very different from the apparent media hog we first see. As she embraced the messages about being true to herself and also being true about herself, she was able to turn that mirror back on Tilden so that he could learn the lessons too. While Tilden and Goldie aren’t complete opposites, they certainly don’t start out having very much in common. But that just means they have more to learn about each other. I loved watching them banter, but sometimes their snark went to some hurtful places and my heart broke for them. I absolutely adored Tilden’s “Say Anything” kind of make-up moment. It was one of the funniest and sweetest scenes in the book. And now I can’t wait to see what the author has in store for us with the next in this series.
I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book from the author.
Tilden Cool has come to Aspen Cove to find the truth about his ancestry, but found something else with it. One Hundred Secrets was so good. I love this small town series every book gets better and better. The characters are so fun and easily likable. Tilden is a loner type mountain man and Goldie is a media socialite that can at times be annoying but still great! Digging to find the truth can unbury some secrets! I can’t wait to find out what happens in Abby’s book next!
I received this book as an Advanced Reader Copy and here is my honest review.
Goldie who is a social media influencer who is very quickly losing followers. She asks a friend of hers to get married so people will start following her again, but the groom’s girlfriend doesn’t like the idea. Goldie is “left at the altar”so to speak and grabs the first male she sees and offers him money to kiss her for the cameras. Tilden who lives in Aspen Cove and likes to keep to himself is the man she grabs. After the kiss Goldie goes back home to see if it has worked. She is quickly thrown out of her apartment because she can’t make the rent and somehow finds her way back to Aspen Cove. Once again she runs into Tilden and he offers her a bed in his house.
They both have pasts in their lives that are hurting their future, can they help each other.
This is another wonderful story set in Aspen Cove, what a great place it would be to live in, can’t wait for the next adventure there.
Thank you Kelly Collins for this great series.
Two wrongs make a right, at least in this case they do. Both Tilden and Goldie are hiding behind secrets that are destroying them from the inside out. Together, their influence on one another makes them better and stronger people, although at times it would appear that they overstep their boundaries. Having met Tilden in previous books in this series, he has always been a mystery man but is accepted by the community of Aspen Cover. He doesn’t realise that the people of the small town are in fact more observant than he gave them credit for, as he finds they have perceived more about him than he knew. Goldie arrives in Aspen Cove as a last-ditch attempt at saving what’s left of her life. Having been brought up by a shallow, self-indulgent mother, Goldie doesn’t know how to live differently. With no other options left to her, she throws herself on Tilden’s mercy and begs him to help her out. Life in the wilds is very different from living in the city and Goldie learns the hard way to adapt and change her perspective. There is humour and pathos, but it is the transformation of two people holding secrets that really kept my interest. Many of the characters from previous books in this series appear in this one too, however, the story is a standalone and comes to a successful and happy conclusion. I received a copy of this book as a gift and this is my honest and voluntary review.
Funny and heartfelt, One Hundred Secrets is a sweet and poignant book. The story follows Goldie, a social media influencer and daughter of an actress who has built her life around appearances. She will wear any lipstick, wear any dress if it will get her more followers or sponsorships dollars. But at 32, she is considered over the hill and is losing followers faster than she can count. So she’s decided to get married – only her fake groom backs out at the last minute. Enter Tilden, the first single guy Goldie lays eyes on when she’s left groomless. He’s a quiet, reserved mountain man who avoids the spotlight, and while he doesn’t agree to marry Goldie, he does agree to take a picture so it looks like they did. When Goldie’s life seems to hit rock bottom, she seeks out the one man who showed her compassion, and she finds herself living in an EXTREMELY rustic cabin in the woods with the mysterious stranger she told the world she was married to.
The writing here is great, making the pages flow easily. Goldie is a little hard to love at first, but it’s easy to see that she’s been raised to be the way she is, and she’s not all rotten. Tilden has his own secrets, but he’s caring and compassionate, giving Goldie a place to stay even though he doesn’t have much himself. These two are total opposites, but they find plenty of commonalities along the way. It’s a slow burn as these two strangers get to know one another on a deeper level, but there are sparks along the way. My only complaint is the amount of time spent on the secret subplot involving Tilden’s family. It took some of the focus off of the romance and got a little too detailed. Overall, there is a lot to like about the story, which fits into a series but can definitely be read as a standalone.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is book 10 in the Aspen Cove romance series.
Its starts of with Goldie arriving in Aspen Cove to get married.
It’s not a true marriage it was a fake one to help her sagging on line life.
Just before she got there her pretend husband to be told her he couldn’t do it.
Goldie went into a diner and offered Tilden $500 to pretend to marry her he said no
than she offered some money to him for some photos of him with her pretending.
That was in the first few pages.
Goldie went back home but things didn’t improve in fact she hit rock bottom.
She ended back in Aspen Cove and asked Tilden could she stay with him.
Well if you want to know his answer you are going to have to read the book.
All I can say you will have one amazing journey reading this one.
I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.
Goldie’s life is spiraling out of control and hitting rock bottom is imminent, after a last ditch attempt to get back into the limelight she meets Tilden who is now her last hope. Tilden moved to town for his personal reasons he never shared with anyone and fell in love with the town and people, now Goldie is back and the fun beginnings for not just them and their attraction to each other but for all the town to see what happens. I just loved how not just Goldie but Tilden need to work out who they really are and be honest with everyone, be ready to laugh, cringe, want to slap and shake them both as well as hug them and hope that they can final be their true self and see they are worth it. This is another great addition to the series and I hope there are many more to come!!
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I went back to one of my favorite spots, Aspen Cove. Have you been there? Well, then you want to go back! This new book is an amazing story about life in the small mountain town and, in fact, in our daily lives today. Those whose lives are wild about cell phones, blogs, social media and everything electronic, will be fascinated about Goldie. Her life was all things Hollywood; until, disaster struck that changed everything. Along came Tilden and he too was a mystery to Aspen Cove. This story will make you smile, grip your chest with heartache and see reality about what is important. See, that is three things and this book will tell you all about the number three being important. Thanks so much for the early ARC as I loved every minute of the read. I highly recommend it!
I just love to read about these lovely people living in Aspen Cove. I love the storyline and the characters. Will definitely read the next book in this series.
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Goldie and Tilden were complete opposites. She makes a living by having followers and promoting products while he keeps to himself and is antisocial. She gets caught up in a lie with him pretending to be married and when her world comes crashing down, he’s the one she goes running to. I’ve never aspired to the penthouse life that Goldie lived, but I wouldn’t last in a cabin in the woods without indoor plumbing. It’s too much like camping. I didn’t like Goldie at first and I thought her work was shallow and useless. But despite the front she shows others, she has self-worth issues, which I can relate to. I thought the investigation Tilden was doing into his family history was interesting, but if he hasn’t been so ashamed he could have had assistance from the people of Aspen Cove and uncovered information sooner. There were several funny, some scary like the run in with the wolf, and romantic moments in this story.
When you pick up and Aspen Cove book you know that it’s going to bring a smile to your face and that is exactly what One Hundred Secrets did to me! Tilden has been mentioned throughout the series. He is the quiet bearded guy that is always in the background and no one knows much about him. Goldie finds herself in Aspen Cove planning a fake wedding to bring interest to her social media following but along the way, her fake groom has backed out. She’s determined to fix things so she runs into the local diner and approaches the only single man her age and gives him a proposition. Tilden is shocked and amused by Goldie’s proposition. He won’t marry her but will take a picture with her. Thus begins the story of this accidental couple. What I liked best about this story is that it discusses the current obsession of peoples interest in social media coverage. In this story Goldie finds a valuable lesson in reality and Tilden also learns a lot about connecting with people and opening up. Their story is told in dual POV and stands alone however the series is so good as are the supporting characters that I recommend reading all of the books.
An amazing heartfelt funny well written romance. It is sweet, engaging, and funny keeping my interest throughout. The characters are well matched, interesting with instant chemistry that transpired into clever banter while both learn lessons to a HEA. I voluntarily read and reviewed this incredible ARC.