Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I'd say 2.5 stars for this book. I'm a sucker for the woman on the run type stories, and there were some parts of the book that moved me. However, the flaws were too big to get past to make this a truly enjoyable story. (Spoilers below). My biggest problem with this book was that the heroine has a father (with whom she is very close) who is a retired cop. I get that she might not have wanted to worry him, but with both herself and her nephew in danger, any sane, intelligent person would have gone to someone she trusted for help. Her father would have been able to advise her, he'd have had contacts who would have protected her nephew, and been able to help get her to trusted people in law enforcement. I think the author basically shot her book in the foot with that one decision. Next, her parents visit (to THE SAFE HOUSE) where they have to pretend to be a couple so her parents won't find out what happened? What kind of security agency (high-quality supposedly) would allow that? Listen, I know this is fiction, but really? Also, although Ryan was good looking and occasionally charming, he ran so hot and cold throughout the story that it was uncomfortable to read. I swear, he had worse mood swings than an adolescent girl with PMS. And last, the disturbing pieces that jumped in (pedophilia, snuff films, dog-poisoning, etc.) were so far out, that it was almost like a riding a roller coaster (OMG, that's horrible --- he wants her --- ugh, pedophile after nephew ----yay, sexy times---eww, snuff film---aw, cuddling----). Don't get me wrong, there needs to be suspense in a romantic suspense, but the situations were perhaps a bit too dark, the way they cut in a bit too jarring for me.