Traumatised & Needing Love
Gwen was very popular at school and when she graduated Paul, who has been fixated on her for a while, rapes her and when he finds out that she is pregnant he leaves to join the army. She moves to Chicago and finds a job as a model. But then she is called up for Jury Duty [something I have always wanted to do] and it is there that she catches the eye of the billionaire, Colt whose construction company is being prosecuted. He can’t get her out of his mind and he finds her but she rebuffs all his offers of a date. Bearing in mind that she has been raped and then dumped by the father of her baby, she obviously has some trust issues with men – the very fact that she seems to be functioning normally after such trauma says a great deal about her. She thinks more on it as Colt is persistent and agrees to give him a chance and they really do do enjoy each other’s company as the chemistry between them is explosive and they fit so well together. But then things start happening and Gwen is scared so she backs off from Colt which has him both frustrated and bewildered. What is going on in Gwen’s world that is making her withdraw from Colt? What has got her scared? Is this the end for Gwen and Colt? I did think that the storyline was very good and Sarah J. Brooks has this great imagination for conjuring up interesting and believable characters and plots. I felt so very sorry for Gwen as she was a young 18 year old who had been raped and then dumped when her rapist dumped her after finding out that she was pregnant [pity she hadn’t just gone to the police and reported him but, as I say, she was scared and a frightened young woman]. She was very quick to jump to conclusions about Colt which is a sign of her insecurities and her past so I really felt so sorry for her and for Colt as he was getting the backlash because of the rapist. In hindsight, she might well have got the police involved, but she was scared and alone – that’s why she left home! Certainly at the ending I wish the police had been called to deal with the rapist. Some editing needed her and there. A thought provoking story and I look forward to Sarah’s next book! I purchased a copy for myself as I enjoyed reading this book so much.
Definitely Recommended!
