Women of a Thosand Secrets by Barbara Woods

                     This book is by Barbara Woods. She is a phenominal author. Not much people read her books, but their an excellent read. Women of a thosand secrets is just one of the many excellent books she wrote, there is  Daughter of the Sun and The Prophetess; her books are mostly Historical Romance and doesn't contain explicit sex scenes. They are rather vague, but you forget about the intimate connection and everything, because the plot of the books are intensifying. In all her books you will follow a strong minded and audacious heroine and their will be a part when you wish you were in that characters place.
                     This amazing tale is about a women/girl named tonina. She was found on the border of the sea. She became an obvious outcast, because she looked different from anyone on the Island, but soon you will notice she wasn't different at all. Nor as homely as they called her in the book. This book is also pycologically challenging. You begin to wonder and ask' What makes a person different? 'Is it because they are diiferent form us?' Are we different from them?'. Through out toninas' endeavor she is shipped  onto this place called the Main Land. Where she meets a variety of people from different cultures and ethnicity. This is after her guardians sent her away from the Island and she had traveled a dangerous trip with a man who wanted to get rid of her or should I say feed her to the sharks. The quest to find her people,  eventually,brings her to meets a man whom is exactly like her ( he is married, but they get together faster than you'd think) and is suprised and suspicious. On the Main land he is percieved as handsome as is Tonina. Eventhough, Tonina was considered ugly on her old Island. This book holds magic and imagination to the 10th degeree. It will captivate you ,because the entire book is based on belief. The characters in the book are highly superstitious and believes in old myth. They survive by believing in myth and magic.I warn you you will begin to get confused ; you will try to decipher what is true within the story and what is plain fiction.LOL. In this book you will find that the heart excels the mind. So I absolutely recommend.