I like Loreth Ann White. She develops her characters very well and typically weaves an interesting plot with a few twists and turns before a final unexpected twist that generally has me smiling and thinking "Wow, I didn't see that coming". This novel wasn't up to her usually good story telling. I had trouble reading this book as it seemed mired in too much detail that wasn't essential. She does like to repeat key points on occasion, but I found myself wondering if I should keep reading this one as it really bogged down in the middle. In the end, my feeling is that this story could have been told in a much cleaner and faster style. Sometimes, I think authors feel that a novel has to be X number of pages and they end up putting in too much non-essential detail. That is what this book felt like to me. I would not recommend this book, but I do recommend this author. She has written a lot of books. My advice is to search for her name and then read about the story and read the reviews. Pick out the best of her works and you'll be delighted as I have been - just not with this one.