Have you ever picked up a book and been captivated right from the start? That's how I was with Knowing Vera! I couldn't believe how quickly I had gotten entranced with the live of the main character. At first I was starting to think that Vera and Zach were some how related, I never expected the twist I got in those first couple of pages.This book was definitely a thrill to read. I stayed up late at night with very heavy eyes to read this, I just couldn't put it down, I wanted to know what happen...

Knowing Vera follows Vera Custodio, a young woman who has a hard time loving. Why? It probably has something to do with the murder she witnessed as a child and the fact that she saw her father jump off the Golden Gate Bridge because he was guilty of the murder.When Vera met Zach, everything changed for her. She found herself falling in love, but she couldn't love, could she? Vera's on a journey to find out just how much she can love and while she's dealing with that, she's thrown into a world sh...

Drama, mystery, and sizzling romance...Characters introduced in HIDDEN UNDER HER HEART become the main focus in this intense romantic suspense. Vera is afraid to commit to a relationship, but she's also starving for love. She's had a sizzling fling with a former triathlete, Zach Spencer, but she can't let herself love him. He thinks it's because he lost his leg in a tragic accident, but Vera's a nurse and doesn't care about his injury. Her problem is more serious. She's afraid to tell Zack that

Knowing Vera by Rachelle Ayala takes the reader on a wild and suspenseful journey from San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge to Australia’s wine country. The plot turns and twists made my neck hurt and my brain foggy, but the challenge of following all the conflict made for an interesting and exciting journey. Star-crossed lovers missing clues and questions of paternity abound in this romantic thriller. The reader only sees the plot unfolding through Vera’s eyes. The first person point of view allo...

The book was really good especially that the character is from my place , Philippines. Well , Vera yes indeed have a love that can relate to many Filipina. As what I thought, I fully understand her dilemmas in falling in love. Avoiding and keeping herself from falling to someone , that is a very great challenge! I was grateful that I was able to read the book especially because it has a Filipina character. I have loved the story from the very beginning that's why I gave it 5 out of 5! My favorit...

One murder, another suicide and a traumatized small girl . Vera Custodio had seen it all and felt it all. Twenty years had passed since that fateful night when everything changed for the worse for her as well as her family. Her father committed suicide by jumping from the "Golden Gate Bridge" after he had supposedly killed a woman named Lillian Spencer and Vera, just a small girl clutching her father's leg as well as her teddy Bing Bing, saw it all. After that it was as if they had all be

I am a big fan of this author. I have read the first two books in this series. In Broken Build we get to see Vera as a sister who is mourning the loss of her brother. We get to see her family dynamics and we get to see her start to grow up. Then in Hidden Under Her Heart Vera is the best friend of a rape victim. We got to see her outside of her family and see how she interacted with friends. Hidden Under Her heart really affected me. I could not wait to read this book and see how the characters

Wow Rachelle Ayala’s fiction novel “Knowing Vera” is an amazing piece of work. Knowing Vera brings a mixture of fiction, drama, and mixes it solidly with murder mystery. Ayala gives a strong young woman the drive to focus on discovering the truth in many facets of her life; whether is love, true happiness and in this case finding the truth about her family and the ties to others that she holds dear to her heart. Vera is this young woman and Ayala gives her a voice and thank goodness the common s...

Knowing Vera by Rachelle Ayala is a story of love and mystery. Vera has your typical Daddy issues. She saw dear Dad jump off the Golden Gate Bridge to his death when she was little. Then she starts getting weird text messages and letters making sound like he is still alive and innocent. If this is the case she has to find him. The search is on. The first guy ever that she could have feelings for ....Zach there are huge problems. One that Vera keeps pushing him away. The biggest issue would be t...

Vera is indeed a character with baggage. She has undergone years of therapy after seeing her father jump off the Golden Gate Bridge. She’s afraid to get close to anyone. And Zach lost his confidence when he lost part of his leg. He’s on the road to recovery now that he has his prosthetic limb and his outlook on what he wants in life has changed.I liked the author’s development of these two main protagonists. While Vera wavered back and forth between leaving Zach and staying with Zach, ultimately...

http://www.b00kr3vi3ws.in/2014/01/Kno...“Knowing Vera” is essentially the story of two people connected through series on incidents over the years. On one hand we have Vera Custodio, who was only a little girl when her father committed suicide after allegedly killing a woman name Lillian Spencer. It had been a traumatic event of her life – one that had taken away her voice for over a year and her ‘happily everafter’ forever. On the other hand we have Zach Spencer, a bright athlete whose life is

I have read all three books in the Chance For Love series by Rachelle Ayala, and I was equally as blown away by all of them! Every book continues to add on to the others but if you so chose you could read them as stand alones. It is a warning that if you read this story, Knowing Vera, that it wll have some spoilers that were in the other novels. First there was Dave, and then there was Lucas, but now there is Zach in Knowing Vera and I could not help myself but to be rooting for him and all of h...

This was an exhilarating novel that never ceased to surprise me!While this is the third novel in the Chance for Love series, Ayala’s done an excellent job of making it stand on its own. From California to Australia, we follow Vera on a nail-biting adventure as she fights to protect her family, and the man she’s falling for. I was completely consumed by the thrill of finding the truth, and paranoid of every character Vera came in contact with. I felt like the idiot in the movie theater that’s al...

You know what is my favorite genre? Thriller is my favorite genre; especially when it is combined with romance. So that is the reason I loved this book. Knowing Vera is one of those books that captivate you from the start. I guess that is the effect of the thriller part. I was dying to know who killed Zach's mother and why didn't his father tell him how his mother died. I wanted to know who is the person that sent the mysterious messages to Vera, was it really her father? Could he have been ali

3.5 stars This is the first I have read from this author or series: but the description did read as if it would work as a stand-alone without issue, and I am happy to report that it did just that. A twisting and turning ride to the end, Vera is a survivor of a horrible past with questions and secrets that haunt her every moment. When her long term friend with benefits, Zach, is starting to express feelings and desires for a stronger relationship with her, he is in an accident and loses a leg. Bu...

What a crazy book! Vera and Zach are friends of Maryanne and Lucas from "Hidden Under Her Heart." I love when stories continue on like that, but I wish I'd gotten to find out a little bit more about what happens with Maryanne and Lucas. I think this story isn't about them, but still I guess it's the nosiness in me!The story starts a few months after Zach has lost his leg and Vera's stayed by his side. During his recovery time, Vera has discovered that Zach's mother was murdered by her father who...

This Chance for Love series, well, it just keeps getting better! So I ♥ed Dave in Broken Build, then loved Lucas, but Zach? While we don't see a lot of him in book 2, Hidden Under Her Heart, I knew, just knew he'd be my favorite kind of hero! Even if he was a bad boy previously. So, let me drool over him a little longer here! Okay, just one more, one more swooooney moment... The beach scene! Oh the beach scene ♥. To be Vera in that scene, pantyyy melting!Alright, down to the review. Am I surpris...

I got an ebook to review a couple of days ago. Knowing Vera by Rachelle Ayala. It is one the best books I have read lately. Its a romantic and adventures. I want to read these rest of her books.Vera Custodio has never fallen in love, though she has strong feelings for her friend and sometimes lover, Zach Spencer. Long-forgotten memories resurface when Vera discovers Zach's mother was the woman her father supposedly murdered many years ago.After losing his leg, former triathlete Zach Spencer ree

Vera Custodio holds the keys that will unlock 3 families from a history that has them bound. Loyalty, murder, safety and love are all weaved throughout Rachelle Ayala’s novel. At the end of the day, this is a classic love There are so many story lines that I am not sure how she brings them all back together to culminate in a surprising twist of fate ending. She does, which is a testament to her writing skill.Ayala keeps the characters distinct and weaves different cultures together, even providi...

**** "Knowing Vera" by Rachelle Ayala. PLEASE NOTE THIS NOVEL IS BOOK THREE IN THE AUSTRALIAN SET BY THIS AUTHOR. SPOILERS IN NOVEL (and potentially in post)Despite not having read the two prior books in the series, as part of the "Dangerous Encounters" box set, I chose to read "Knowing Vera," as I have always enjoyed other books from this author. Given that I was reading the book out of order, there was enough detail provided that I had a fairly good idea of what was going on with each characte...