Characters:
Vanessa is a 40 year old divorcee trying her best to move on from an emotionally abusive marriage. Michael is a sheriff who wants nothing more than to protect his sister from her no good liar fiancé. Cindy irritated me which was probably on purpose.

Plot:
The plot/concept made me anxious because of the high stakes nature and because the pacing was so fast it did slow down substantially 1/3rd into the story. The romance felt lacking was all they did is mentally say how hot they found each other and nothing else for about 30% of the book. It wasn't necessary for it to be in every interaction they had and felt heavy handed.

There were also a lot of repetition of story parts. We hear their backstories in their own point of view and then we hear them tell them to each other again. It would have been better if we found all the details for the first time when they told each other.

I didn't feel invested in their relationship or want them to be together. I felt like there was so much focus on their sexual chemistry and building up to it that no real deeper connection was developed. They liked each other, even loved each other but I didn't feel it.

Rating: I give this book a 2/5