
This is Jae at her best, and considering her writing is usually excellent, it’s not a minor compliment. Book two is as much a tour de force as the first one, well researched, skilfully plotted, perfectly executed. Whoever said that second parts aren’t as good as the originals weren’t talking about ‘Hidden Truths’. They all hide their secrets but when those hidden truths are revealed will they keep them apart or bond them together? ‘Hidden Truths’ is set 17 years later and focuses on their daughter Amy and mail-order bride Rika Aaldenberg. This is the sequel of ‘Backwards to Oregon’ which told the story of “Luke” Hamilton, an ex-soldier who lives disguised as a man and migrated to Oregon with his fake wife Nora, a former prostitute. I’m happy that I did because I’ve absolutely loved them.

I’m not a fan of this genre so I thought that the ‘Oregon Series’ wouldn’t appeal to me but despite that, I’ve decided to give the audiobooks a try.

I’ve recently listened to book one of this lesbian historical fiction book series and absolutely loved it.
