Review: You have to read this if you have read the Daddy's Girl Series...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 30, 2013
Honest to God, this story ripped my heart out.  It is very short but it gives you the back story of Dina & Ryder.  It is told through Dina's POV and it is completely heartbreaking.Dina has suffered a devastating loss when she loses her parents in a car accident at the end of her freshman year.  Now with only Maggie, her best friend, and Maggie's family in her life, Dina is reeling.  She is incredibly depressed and vulnerable.  And when you are your weakest is when a man like Michael will show up.  Michael does everything right, he makes Dina feel safe and wanted and loved.  He then preys on her weakness and chips away at her relationship with Maggie so she has no one but him to lean on.Michael is a monster.  No joke.  The whole time he abuses her and disrespects her I want to kill him.  I keep wanting to shake the hell out of Dina and scream "Get the F*** out of there!"  But like with anyone in a relationship like that, you have to let them come to terms with it on their own.  Enter Ryder.  Ryder is young and brash, even does the most unlikeable thing I have seen him do in the beginning of the story, but the way he stands up for Dina and protects her in the end, made me adore him even more.  He is a great guy, the kind of guy Dina should have been with from day one.This story is hard to read, and with it being a novella it is a powerful punch.  But it shows us that there is a way out, there is always hope.I give this 5 lipsticks!~B~