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In the darkness of her memory terror lurks Street artist Jade remembers little of her childhood except for the time she spent under the ruthless control of a cult leader, a time marked by terrible abuse and suffering. For the fifteen years since she escaped his grasp, she has survived by living on the streets and never putting down roots.Ex-cop Luke Kelly knows his friend Sam Cochrane wants nothing more than to find his daughter, Jade, who was taken from him as a child. So Luke uses all his connections to make that happen, not knowing that by reuniting Jade with her father he is exposing her to a deadly peril.In the healing embrace of her father's home, Jade—with Luke's loving help—begins to put fear behind her. But somewhere in the darkness, a man is prepared to kill rather than let Jade reveal the secrets of her childhood. And when her story makes the national news, that someone finally knows where to find her.
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2.5
Started off super interesting with really strong writing and quickly deteriorated into a mess of POV switching. A good study on how far we have come in how we treat female heroines in romance and sexual assault victims. Jade didn't really have a personality and Luke was just one big stereotype.
Also I don't want this to be a rant but what was with the religious aspect thrown in? Basically shoving God down Jade's throat and that's really the only time religion was mentioned. Confusing. Lots of paternalism in general and it irked me but I try to take context and year published into consideration.