I enjoyed this book a lot. The story is written mostly from the point of view of Shandi, a young single mother who is held hostage in a convenience store hold-up, along with her son and 3 other people. She becomes entwined in the life of William, one of the hostages, who was able to save their lives. We learn in the beginning that Shandi has been drugged and raped and has a child as a result, and William is suffering from the loss of a wife and child. As a result of their close to death experience, both she and William are able to face their pasts and move in new directions in their lives. Shandi is a smart, quirky character who becomes neither overly helpless or ridiculously independent.
The story grabbed me right from the start as Shandi is staring into the barrel of a gun, and I had a hard time putting it down. Not only did I want to find out what happened and how everything turns out, but the writing was so much more than just a simple stating of the facts.
I will definitely look for the author's other books
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