From #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels comes a
brand-new novel that blends her rich, character-driven storytelling with
a hint of suspense, as a reclusive young woman struggles to piece her
life back together...
Ellie Bowman barely remembers the incident
that put her into a coma. When she awoke, filled with unease, all she
knew for certain was that her boyfriend, Rick, was missing. She knew she
needed to get away from her old life and recover in safety. With the
proceeds of a video game she helped develop, Ellie starts over in rural
Missouri, working from her cottage and trusting no one except her friend
and business partner.
Yet even in this quiet small town, it's
impossible to completely isolate herself. Especially when a curious
eight-year-old boy, smitten with Ellie's pup, stops by every day to talk
to him over the fence. Little by little, Ellie is being drawn back into
the world through the neighbors and community around her, realizing
that everyone has their own fears and obstacles to contend with.
But
when Ellie hears that Rick has resurfaced, her nightmares return, and
with them, small snippets of memory. No one has heard from Rick since
before the incident, so why is he back now? Ellie wants to move forward
with her life, but first she must find the courage to look into her
past, no matter what she finds there ...AMAZON LINK
5 STARS
This story had quite a bit of depth to it. It kept me reading as it drew me in from the start.
Not only because of the main character Ellie and her drama but because of how she was living while in hiding. She was one smart cookie who had put a lot of safeguards in place as she struggled to get her memory back and keep herself safe. Her permanent side-kicks in-house was her dog, Buddy and Percy, her cat. Both were animals that she rescued and in many ways their presence rescued her. I enjoyed that a lot. Hector is a young man who has helped Ellie tremendously outside the house. He became her assistant before she got to the house and the whole time while she was there. They had quite the system of communicating. He added a lot to the story as well.
This story is as much about the people in Ellie's neighborhood as well. Colleen and Jackson were like the secondary story that was focused on a lot. Jackson is the little boy that was mentioned in the story information and Colleen is his mother. This part of the story kept my interest too. There was a lot of things that had to get worked out with Colleen's abusive husband, Mitchel and his equally nasty mother, Vivian.
Andy is an elderly neighbor who added his own flair and unseen (at first ) problem to the story. A few other neighbors were also included.
I liked how the story came to an end even though I thought the issue with Rick was a bit hurried at the end. It left me feeling like there was something a bit left out of that part. Still not enough for me to rate this story lower. The rest was just too good.
P.S. I got a kick out of Ellie's mention of reading that people who talk to their animals rank as a genius.
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