I received this book from the author/publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Ria Taylor has dedicated her life to helping women suffering from abusive relationships and runs a special women's shelter in desperate need of council funding. When Ria begins to receive strange messages, she ignores it at first, presuming it's the ex of one of her clients seeking petty revenge. But as the messages become more threatening and the stranger begins to infiltrate Ria's family life, she begins to grow concerned for her, and her children's, safety.

This book is a really good highlight at the work service workers do for people living in abusive homes and just how important safe places/ safe houses are for families fleeing such circumstances. You can definitely tell the author has put work into really getting to understand the lives of the victims, and what real victims have to go through - the trauma they face, how long it can take to overcome the trauma and begin real life again, and then how easy it is to give up hope and go back to an abuser/or be duped by the abuser into thinking they've changed.

I loved the services aspect of this book - as for the plot around Ria, it was fine but the book itself didn't overly excite me and I was totally gripped to the story. Tanya's diary entries were quite interesting, especially as it became obvious who she was.

I felt some of Ria's reactions to the text messages and her 'stalker' a bit frustrating, particularly for someone who has so much direct knowledge of such men and what they can. Why she didn't repeatedly go back to the police irked me. And why she didn't just throw the phone away was a really odd decision.

I felt the ending was a bit underwhelming. I was expecting a bit of a showdown - particularly when Dhonelle became involved. But the fact we didn't really see much was a bit disappointing.