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Hideaway
544 pages
A sweeping blend of romantic suspense and family drama that traces a survivor's journey from a shattered childhood to a courageous reckoning.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like watching a storm roll in and eventually clear into a bright, hard-won dawn. It balances the sharp, propulsive tension of a thriller with the expansive, emotional warmth of a decades-spanning family saga. The narrative moves briskly across contrasting atmospheres, shifting from the terrifying vulnerability of a childhood trauma to the quiet, restless peace of a distant sanctuary, before finally landing in a glamorous but dangerous return to the spotlight. The mood is sweeping and resilient, anchored by a deep sense of enduring love and the looming shadow of long-awaited vengeance. It is a deeply satisfying experience for readers who devour stories about scrappy survivors reclaiming their lives, confronting past betrayals, and finding romance along the way.
- Mood
- tense
- sweeping
- romantic
- triumphant
- Tone
- dramatic
- earnest
- suspenseful
- resilient
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- overcoming childhood trauma · family betrayal · healing and resilience · enduring love · long-awaited vengeance
- The writing
- Engaging and emotionally resonant, balancing the sharp tension of a thriller with the sweeping warmth of a family saga.
- The arc
- Begins in terrifying vulnerability and betrayal, transitions into a quiet period of healing, and culminates in a courageous reclamation of life and love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave decades-spanning romantic suspense where scrappy survivors confront their pasts and find enduring love.
Content notes
- child abduction
- trauma
- betrayal
About the book
Caitlyn Sullivan had come from a long line of Hollywood royalty, stretching back to her Irish immigrant great-grandfather. At nine, she was already a star—yet still an innocent child who loved to play hide and seek with her cousins at the family home in Big Sur. It was during one of those games that she disappeared. Some may have considered her a pampered princess, but Cate was in fact a smart, scrappy fighter, and she managed to escape her abductors. Dillon Cooper was shocked to find the bloodied, exhausted girl huddled in his house—but when the teenager and his family heard her story they provided refuge, reuniting her with her loved ones. Cate's ordeal, though, was far from over. First came the discovery of a shocking betrayal that would send someone she'd trusted to prison. Then there were years spent away in western Ireland, peaceful and protected but with restlessness growing in her soul. Finally, she would return to Los Angeles, gathering the courage to act again and get past the trauma that had derailed her life. What she didn't yet know was that two seeds had been planted that long-ago night—one of a great love, and one of a terrible vengeance...
Description from Open Library.
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