The pacing slows as we now spend time with the young-adult Caitlyn as she tries to work out what it is she wants from life. It was actually really refreshing to be offered such authentic and ‘what you see is what you get’ relationships.

We learn the Sullivans are a talented show-business family and I loved that there’s seemingly no rivalry or jealousy between generations or family members. I should mention I really appreciated the family relationships Roberts gives us here. She’s still struggling a little with the events of her childhood and her complete recovery is probably (both) helped and hindered by her well-meaning family. We then meet Caitlyn almost a decade later (which disappointed me a little as I was keen to spend time with Caitlyn and her grandmother… and assumed there was some relevance to the inclusion of Ireland in the book). Roberts doesn’t play around as we’re offered some surprises early in the book. It’s fast-paced and there are a couple of twists. So, the first part of this book is really engaging. She’s playing hide and seek at her beloved great-grandfather’s (Grandda’s) funeral when she’s kidnapped. Our lead character, Caitlyn, is only 10 when we first meet her. There seemed to be a lot of characters introduced all at once which was a tad confusing… but we soon learn who’s important and who isn’t. What she didn’t yet know was that two seeds had been planted that long-ago night-one of a great love, and one of a terrible vengeance… Then, finally, she returned to Los Angeles, hoping to act again and get past the trauma that had derailed her life.

Then there were years away in Ireland, sheltered and protected but with restlessness growing in her soul. First came the discovery of a betrayal that would send someone she’d trusted to prison. Dillon Cooper was shocked to find the bruised and terrified girl huddled in his ranch house kitchen-but when the teenager and his family heard her story they provided refuge and comfort, reuniting her with her loved ones.Ĭate’s ordeal, though, was far from over. It was during one of those games that she disappeared.ĭespite her glamorous background, Cate was a shrewd, scrappy survivor, and she managed to escape her abductors. This was a little longer than I probably would have liked, but it certainly hooks readers from the opening pages.Ĭaitlyn Sullivan, a daughter of Hollywood royalty, was already a star at ten, but still loved to play hide-and-seek with her cousins at the family home in Big Sur. And the novel unfolds over a couple of decades so we get to know some of the players well by the end. She also gives us some delightful characters. She generally offers a great balance between the two genres. I really enjoy Nora Roberts’ romantic suspense novels.

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