Hearts in Hiding
By Betsy Brannon Green
Genre: LDS Fiction
Personal Rating: 7/10

As far as LDS fiction goes, this was actually a very well written book. It was about Mormons but also included many other different religions and cultures then just that of Utah County. It was a clean romance that was written without being overly cheesy.

When Kate's FBI agent husband is killed in the line of duty, she is placed in the witness protection program. The people who killed her husband want her dead, taking her unborn child with her. For her safety, the FBI send her to a small town in Georgia, where she poses as the wife of another FBI agent, Mark. She is given a completely new identity, one that can be overwhelming to live. The plan is for her to stay hidden until the warrant for her death is lifted and the bad guys in jail, but as feelings start to kindle between Kate and Mark, the more this small town begins to feel like home.

The only real problem I had with this book is that pacing. It was a very cute and entertaining story, but there was so much repetition for the first half of the book that could have easily been taken out. Then the story continued on for quite awhile after the big climax was resolved, and I was bored by the end simply because of the extra chapters that didn't add practically anything.

I do think that this book was well planned and thought out. The details and little clues about the FBI investigation were honestly very interesting. However, while Kate is in the witness protection program they basically give her an unlimited credit card and she spends her whole time in hiding decorating a house. I found that not only highly unrealistic, but a but boring to read about. But it was a nice, clean, and entertaining story overall.