Review: filled with suspense
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2014
A great story filled with love and tons of suspense.Lilly was adopted by Ted and Jane Sumnor , who happen to be some of the wealthiest people in Louisiana. This does not mean that Lilly lives a charmed life , quite the opposite actually. Lilly is hated , physically and mentally abused for 18 years of her life by her adoptive mother Jane. Where does this hate come from ?? That is just one mystery this story will try to unfold. The only joys in Lilly's life come from the live in maid , Miss. Finnegan , who adores Lilly and tries to help her as much as she can. And Luke , Jeffery's son. Jeffrey is the gardener/handyman at their house and Luke comes along in the summers to help his father work. At first because of Jane's strict rules Lilly admires him from afar , but as time goes on Luke falls more in love and starts risking his safety and Lilly's to spend more time with her. For fear of his son doing something reckless about Lilly's abuse , Jeffrey sends Luke away. Lilly is devastated in his absence but he says he will come back.Fast forward a few yearsLilly loses her parents in a car crash a week before she turns 18. Now 18 inheriting her parents millions she is trying to get all her affairs in order while dealing with the public out lash of her mothers friends that think Lilly does not deserve any money or any of the inheritance since she was adopted. Lilly does not let this bring her down. Her best friend Emma and her dad, the family lawyer, help Lilly get settled with all the money and properties owned. After a possible break in Lilly hires security and finds a great friend in Jacob. Luke comes back and he and Lilly are able to begin a wonderful relationship in the midst of chaos. One aspect of her life is going well , she has the love of her friends and now she has Luke back.Strange things begin to happenA weird run in with an old voodoo woman leads Lilly on a search to find out who Samantha is and if this voodoo/dark magic has anything to do with her life. Her now stalker is getting more and more dangerous leaving notes and showing up despite the security measures being taken. Papers , pictures and deeds to an unknown property now lead them on a search for a connection to the James family. When certain friends and townspeople refuse to talk and seem scared to help the questions just keep building. Who are they protecting , What does this all mean , Who are Lilly's parents and what really happened to Lilly's mother ??As they try to find the answers to all the questions you are left on the edge of your seat waiting for something major to happen. The suspense is thrilling !! This is obviously a cliffhanger and just about everything is left unanswered. The beauty in this part of the series is the love of Luke and Lilly that can finally be acted on. Luke has loved Lilly for years and has waited to be able to come back to her. Now that they are together there is no separating them. Their love is strong and they have some of the HOTTEST SEX EVER !! You also get the story of friendship. Lilly , Jacob and Emma doubles when Luke , Lucy and Jimmy come into the picture !! Not to mention Miss Finnegan and Luke's family. There really is a story line here that can take you in many different directions...