He showers her with gifts and love at some points, but if she is not the perfect hostess or girlfriend for appearances sake, he beats her. Basically, billionaire Anthony kidnaps Claire, rapes her and slowly starts to brainwash her with total control and physical abuse, so that she isn’t quite sure if she loves him or not. It is super long so I’m not going to copy/paste.

First, if you want to read the blurb go here. Okay, now that we are done with the warning…let’s get into the discussion. At times I screamed, WHY AM I READING THIS?! But I kept my trust in Tori, Amy and Jen because they freaked out at the end of the book, so I knew I had to get there. There is a kidnapping, a rape and then a book full of physical abuse (stick with me!) There were scenes that made me feel sick to my stomach. I think that will be a great point to debate). (I believe three books are planned, whether redemption comes in book two or three – I don’t know. The author does not redeem Anthony in this book, nor try to. There is no ‘hero.’ Anthony and Claire are the protagonists. First of all, this is not a romance book. I ended up really like this book, but I want to say a few things first before we get into the discussion. These are three ladies that share my tastes in books, so when I read the blurb and felt slightly horrified, I knew I had to push forward and try it.

Edited to include updated purchase links and new cover.Ī few days ago Amy and Jen (both reviewers at Fiction Vixen) and Tori all told me to read this book.

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