2.5 stars ( )

This isn't the kind of book that normally catches my eye but I met Jennifer Ryan and a reader event and she kept talking about a book where the hero's name was Trigger and I couldn't resist. I'm glad I took a chance. This was a great story - both thriller and romance but with a happy ending for all. ( )

So we are back with another divine book from the talented Jennifer Ryan. Now I normally stay away from all "famous/celebrity" romances, but this is a Jennifer Ryan book, so I felt that I need to read it, because I'm telling you, this author could make a grocery list sound thrilling; no exaggeration, in my humble opinion, she truly is that talented.

So we start with a celebrity news story, where the fabulous Ashley Swan has been missing for a year, it's a big Hollywood mystery, but DEA Agent Beck "Trigger" Cooke doesn't care, he has been undercover for way too long, and with a cartel bounty on his head, he has made his Montana Ranch a fortress, but when he finds a badly beaten women, passed out on his property, with a vulnerable and terrified little boy, clinging to her side, he knew he had to protect thin at all costs.

Ashley Swan had live a year of tow truck, and it was only when her captor made a big mistake did she manage to escape, with the little Adam, in to the night, and unfortunately a blizzard. But when she comes round, and finds her savior, is a DEA Agent, ready to protect them both! Ashley is scared that no one can escape the monster that she has held her captive and tortured her mercilessly for the past year!

Wow! What an amazing book!! Seriously! I have had a book hangover for 4 days!Beck, Ashley and Adams story has been stuck in my head for days, and I don't thing I ever want it to go away.

The book is truly awesome! And such an amazing read, that I have read it back to back! And still can't help but be caught up in the story, the anticipation, the fear, and the love!

I give Escape to You 5 well deserved stars!! And if you haven't read a Jennifer Ryan book, I urge you to! Your reading experience will never be the same!
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Escape to You by Jennifer Ryan is a suspenseful story of kidnapping, torture, and salvation. Ashley was a famous actress who disappeared from the public (and private) eye with seemingly no trace! One evening, almost a year after her abduction, Ashley manages to escape and brings along a child who was held captive as well. Lost in the Montana wildness, she stumbles upon Beck Cooke's home. He takes her and the child in and promises to protect and help them. Ashley has been tortured and is battered and terrified.

Ashley and Andrew escape pretty early in the story so the focus isn't quite on the torture, which is good to know. Ashley is very scared by the time she reaches Beck's. Her struggle is not only what had happened to her, but how the public will perceive her. She fears they won't believe her and will vilify her and that her kidnapper (who is also famous), will spin a story that makes her look like a crazy person. I struggled with Ashley because of her over concern of people's perception. I get it-she was famous and people will talk. But, after what she went through, that should be the LAST thing on her mind.

Beck "Trigger" Cooke is still struggling with his recent injury and feeling like a failure. He feels that he needs to get Ashley and Andrew out of his life quickly before he ruins them as well. However, he has strong feelings for Ashley and struggles with the desire to keep her safe and with him.

My favorite part of the story was Andrew. Seeing his adorable interactions with Beck made me melt!

 

• POV: 3rd


• Tears: no


• Trope: kidnapping


• Triggers: Obviously Ashley is tortured and some of it is described; Ryan does a good job of not being overly descriptive


• Series/Standalone: stand alone within an interconnected series


• Cliffhanger: spoiler


• HEA: spoiler

Pretend You're Safe by Alexandra Ivy, Monster in the Closet by Karen Rose, Under Fire by Scarlett Cole...then you will probably like Escape to You!

 


Escape to You





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