3 Stars from me.

Renee is on the run. From her past and from a very angry, determined bounty-hunter named Leandro. She desperately does not want to go to jail. John is having a private pity party. He is contemplating his life and his decisions. And in this rural Texas setting, Renee charges into John’s life, shakes him from his stupor, and makes him question his beliefs.

Renee and John sure make some very questionable decisions. Renee seems very young to me (mostly in spirit, she is 26 after all) and she has lost all faith in the justice system. John’s faith in the system has also been shaken, but in a different way. Together they slowly change the way the other person sees the world and realizes that no matter what their beliefs are, things are rarely as black and white. Renee put John in a very difficult position because she refused to let justice take its course. And John went back-and-forth between wanting to help Renee and wanting to turn her in (do the right thing).

There was an interesting twist at the end, that was a lot of fun to read. The author managed pretty successfully to obscure the identity of the real culprit. Sure, I had some suspicions, but not for certain.

The story is pretty fast-paced and easy to follow. I would recommend this to romance readers who also like some action and suspense thrown in. I would like to read the books following this one.

I received an advanced copy of the book from Netgalley to review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Was I hooked by this book? Sort of, I guess.

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Suspense