I went into this book blind, and I'm glad I did. The was H.D. Carlton wrote Rivers short is nothing but amazing you fall in love with her, you want her to get up a leave she is like your sister your bestfriend you hate to see her go threw what she went through. H.D. Carlton caught what it is to be in a abusive relationship you say you will never allow things like that to happen to you and you could be a strong independent women but when you fall in love with someone you think is your whole world and is you Prince you will lie to yourself when the abuse starts. You feel for Ryan when you learn his truth but not enough his trauma made him a monster, while Rivers made her strong to overcome Ryan and Billy when she finally saw own strength. Loved the ending and the happily ever after she got. Amazing book beautiful written.