You and I are about to embark on an unusual, but intriguing journey. There are times you will laugh so loud that your sides may hurt; there are moments you will pause and ponder, and there will be instances when you may quietly put the book aside and weep. I even envision some of you flinging the book halfway across the room because written on its pages is your life story. As you read about YOU, it may elicit a roller coaster of emotions that you did not anticipate, as if you were forced to board a submarine that would allow you to take a dive deep into recesses of the real you. This book is not about what to do until the man of God's 'dreams' comes, nor is it a how-to book about the art of snagging a man and keeping him once he is snagged. It is about the process that some single women go through until he comes. This book is about being the single woman who God wants you to be, that will bring Him glory and honour. INDEPENDENT REVIEW. Paula Richards is Barbados' best kept secret. Reading through her recently published book, 'Unmasking the Heart of a Single Woman', releases a feeling of contented enlightenment. It is no exaggeration to contemplate whether Paula was born for one reason, to liberate women to enjoy the freedom that comes with trusting their true unmasked beauty. As women go through challenging experiences, they can develop a defensive mechanism of putting on masks, which they deem necessary for their survival. As women learn to trust their masks, and benefit from the protection that they offer, they tend to believe that their masks are far superior to the individual whom they have masked. Many have come to believe that they are the masks that they wear. While such masks may protect women from being hurt emotionally, they can be an insurmountable barrier to a healthy and enjoyable marriage. The masks that can provide some emotional protection for single women in specific circumstances can be devastating to a marriage relationship. An irresponsible man does not care what mask a woman wears, he only wants to satisfy his selfish needs. However, a responsible man will appreciate a woman's true beauty. Women who read this book can learn how to recognise and remove the layers of masks that have hidden their true beauty, and be delicately but firmly encouraged to do so. They can enjoy the liberty that comes with being genuinely attractive, and the confidence of trusting their God given true unmasked beauty. Men who read this book can get a glimpse of the complex mystery that is woman, thereby gaining an admirable respect for those women who have chosen to travel on this path of self development. Men can also develop a genuine empathy for their sisters who are struggling with believing that their true beauty is far superior to the masks that they have learned to trust. As an added bonus, men can learn to identify a woman who is truly ready for a marriage relationship. Paula describes the book as an emotional journey, and it is. It can be categorised as a self-help book with a gripping novel that is seamlessly interwoven between wise and relevant advice. Every adult reader can identify him or herself in one of the characters in the novel, and is guaranteed to benefit from the knowledge that is creatively and entertainingly presented. Although the main characters in the novel are mostly single men and women, married women can also learn to start their journey of unmasking, and married men can learn to encourage them.