This was such a bizarre story - and not in a good way. It was down right awful. As one person already pointed out its an insult to women, which is just part of why this book was so bad. The hero was so awful that I kept waiting for her to get the restraining order and kick him and his dominating angry temper to the curb. But nooooooo, this brilliant modern woman must like abuse - despite her desire for a good decent loving man. Some how this book implies that he is a good man, but the story never shows it. And within a matter of days she turns her entire life upside down to be in this sick codependent relationship. It's such a poorly written story. It's not meant to be a dark scary story either. It really is meant to be a romance. But there is NO romance!!! They fall in love, but you never know why. He's abusive to the point of serial-killer scary, but she finds him charming. ?? She desperately wants a promotion, and then on whim (or what feels like a whim) she changes her tune completely. It's a bizarre awful book that no romance fan will enjoy. How it got published is beyond me.

I can't believe Jayne Ann Krentz actually wrote this one. The women in the book were stilted characters who accepted abuse and asked for more. What's with this? How insulting. It never got better. This was supposed to be 'true love'? Give me a break. It's going in the trash can. I wouldn't even give this one away.

This book is like a uphill climb it's exciting when you are reading the first few chapters of the novel but when you get towards the end it's really boring. So skip this novel and anticipate the next novel.