Every once in a while a newsletter serial will catch me in the emails. This was one of those. They ended almost every single chapter every week with such a cliffhanger that I was on the edge of my seat just waiting for the next week's newsletter and chapter. This novella had someone to hate, a secret that people in the story knew, but the author kept us guessing, and lots of steamy scenes. Also, a happy ending. I now need to read the series that this is a prequel to.