Rachael Parker is trying to rebuild her
life after a serious accident ended her riding career. She has
returned to the family farm she inherited in the Poconos and is
trying to make a business of training horses, but someone doesn't
want her on the farm. Her sister Sarah is also having problems. Her
husband, Troy, is drinking too much and has become abusive.
Police Chief Mike O'Connell becomes
involved with the sisters' problems when he answers a domestic
violence call and meets Rachael who tried to protect her sister. Mike
is drawn to Rachael from the first moment, but she's prickly and he's
still blaming himself for failing to stop a serial killed from almost
killing a friend's fiancé.
The setting in the book is interesting,
but I would have liked to see more of the horse farm operation. The
Poconos are beautiful mountains. I think the author could have used
them to increase the ambiance of the story.
I wasn't impressed with the characters.
Both Rachael and Mike are agonizing about their pasts. It gets old
after awhile, particularly since it seems to occupy a good portion of
their thoughts.
The plot was much to easy to figure
out. The Watcher is supposed to add an eerie element to the story,
but very quickly we figure out who he is and why he wants to kill
Rachael. Because it's so easy to figure out, I thought the novel went
on too long with not much new happening.
I didn't read the first book, “She
Can Run,” but I don't think it's necessary to understand the
present events. The author brings them up constantly. At some point,
you just want to tell Mike to get over it.
If you like romantic thrillers, you may
enjoy this book, but I can't recommend it highly.
I reviewed this book for the Amazon
Vine Program.
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