Review: Can Love Grow After the Pain of Betrayal?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
Three young children, each the child of a cop, Lindsey, Tara and Lucas were close, then came the fateful day when Lindsey was told her father was never coming home, he died in the line of duty. Lindsey suffered through her loss and the grief by turning to food, became overweight and the butt of the cruelties of her classmates. As they become teens, the magical bond these three shared is no match for popularity and fitting in and Lindsey loses her best friend, Lucas to the call of the cliques, sports and fitting in. Fast forward as life goes on and college is takes Lindsey and Tara far from home where she remakes herself while not under the pressures of her town. She returns a butterfly risen from her cocoon, sending Lucas into the past, before the horrors he took part in against Lindsey, but the damage has been done and he has to earn the right to once again have Lindsey’s trust, as her biggest secret is that she has always loved him. Lindsey isn't the only one with secrets. The secrets of others could get her killed.Can Lindsey trust that Lucas is still the boy she once knew under his playboy exterior? Will taunts and cruelty from the past undo all of the self-confidence Lindsey has acquired? Can their days of climbing in bedroom windows to share in one another’s company be possible? Meanwhile, young, single women are be attacked in their homes and there is an evil cloud hanging over the town. Is it because of Lindsey that others must suffer? Can Lucas keep her safe or is this, too part of the nightmares of Lindsey’s past?Romance, intrigue and danger are well – portrayed in this emotionally barbed tale of romance. Well cast with characters will evoke definite feelings from readers, each scene feels real as we are plunged headfirst into Lindsey’s story. Lindsey is, without a doubt, a wonderful, caring character who has grown beyond her years in many ways, but Lucas is hard to like, as I wondered if a he was genuine or not. He seemed to flip back and forth and I often found I wanted him to be less human and more over-the-top. Filled with supporting characters who hide their own secrets, this tale twists down a long and spidery trail to its conclusion, as it grows ever darker. The author has done a marvelous job of creating tension and intrigue on each crisply written page.