Growing up knowing who you are and who the boy next door was, life was shattered for Shay nine years ago when she was told nothing was as it seemed. The boys next door were part of a group of warriors who had been sent to America with her to save her life. Her dead parents weren't really her dead parents, her aunt was never an aunt, and she had a gravestone somewhere with another name on it. The love of her life, Cody MacBain, had lied to her time and time again. Now, nine years later, Shay has come home to face her demons, so to speak. She has run from everyone and everything long enough. But nothing has kept Cody's face, or her love, from her heart. Murder is haunting Shay's every step. It seems that her clients, her neighbors, and now maybe her friends are being killed. Is the killer after Shay or just a book that her long dead father may have stashed away?

Keeping secrets from the woman he loves has never been easy. For Cody MacBain keeping secrets is not what he does best. When Shay walks back into his life Cody knows that it is time to come clean, with the lies, with the secrets, and with his heart. Keeping Shay safe has become his number one mission, only now they are both getting hit from all sides. His family and his friends have all gotten caught in the crossfire and the one safe haven in Cody's life has been breached. Can he keep Shay alive long enough to tell her the truth or will their enemies succeed?

This was an action-packed adventure that kept me spinning on the same whirlwind that Shay and Cody had to have felt. It was one thing after another with barely time to breathe in between. The plot had so many twists and turns that I never knew what was going to hit next. In some stories this type of plot gets confusing but I thought that Ms. Clenney did an excellent job of keeping everything in line. It was very entertaining to watch Cody stumble his way through some things. Shay's conflicting emotions about her life and the things that she discovers was very genuine. There were some very real spots where I wanted to sit down and cry right along with her for all her losses. Another part of this book I loved was the other warriors. I absolutely adored Ronan and his mischievous ways. I am looking forward to seeing his story. I really loved how all the other characters played crucial roles to the story, yet didn't distract from it. For me, they were there, I was interested, yet they didn't overshadow the story of Cody and Shay. Ms. Clenney gave me just enough on the others that I will be back for more!

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