The spotlights are shining brightly on this thrilling second chance romance as Simon and Gwen struggle with their past while trying to unmask Gwen’s stalker. The hero and the heroine of this story are strong, vibrant and easily steal the show as readers become enthralled by their rocky relationship that burns hot enough to singe readers. Simon and Gwen have an undeniable chemistry but due to some past events this romance is in no way a sure thing which keeps emotions high throughout and readers experience the whole gauntlet from heated passion, to hurt filled rage to tentative hope and of course they also experience the terror of not knowing who to trust.

This fast paced plot keeps readers on the edge with some hair raising suspense and adrenaline pumping action. The suspense builds throughout the story as the stalker grows more bold and unstable and surprising twists ensure that have no clue who the culprit is until the very end. The story is also packed full of entertaining events that stem from Gwen and Simon’s relationship and a couple of explosions, betrayals, secrets and revelations ramp up the excitement even more throughout this page turning romantic suspense.

Holy heck! This was one INTENSE read! Man oh man! Serious book hangover alert!

Simon left Gwen to join the SEALs, to make something of himself. It ripped his heart apart and when he came back, she had moved away, and moved on. Now, she’s suddenly shown up and is need of his help and if there is anything in this world he was made for it is to guard Gwen, to protect her, to love her.

Gwen was destroyed when Simon left but even more so when tragedy strikes. She thought her past was left behind as she rose in the ranks of Hollywood’s actresses but now someone is stalking her. Living in fear, she knows there is only one man that can help her. Even if that man did walk away from her and never looked back.

”That’s the thing about you. Always wanting to be the hero. The protector. No one in my life wanted to protect me, not until you. And you’re still doing it, aren’t you? The first time I have trouble, I came running to you.”

Talk about your protective alpha heroes! Simon has surged to the top of my favorite all time hero. While both he and Gwen were with other during their time apart, there is never a doubt that she has held his heart throughout the years. Every reason for their not being together was acceptable and believable without feeling contrived. He was so freaking protective of her with a wonderful dash of jealousy that made me giggle, but more importantly, his heart was so full of Gwen that I ached at the years they had been separated.

”I’m the guy that you come to when you need sh!t taken care of. You want a body hidden? I’ll bury it. You want me to take down the bastard hurting you? I’ll destroy him. Ride of f@cking die, that’s what I am to you. I will never choose anyone over you. And I won’t make the same mistakes again this time. You can count on it.”

While Gwen was vulnerable and scared, she knew what she wanted and she wanted Simon. She set him straight on quite a few occasions just how things were going to go in their relationship. With each deadly turn even while her fear escalated, she learned that Simon wasn’t going to turn his back on her. She needed that assurance and I loved that he did it flawlessly.

This book had such an incredible fast pace and so much action that before I knew it I had read the whole thing in one sitting. The fact that I was completely consumed by these characters helped to hold my attention. Add in that I never had a freaking clue who the bad guy was or where the next evil incident would pop up and there was no way I was closing my Kindle. I’m seriously giddy from the adrenaline of this read and heady with the pure joy this book delivered, so yeah…I’m totally recommending this to everyone!