Delilah escaped her survivalist family at 16 when they tried to force her to marry a much older man. Now she is back to rescue her sister Mary, who will be 16 shortly and is going to be forced to be married. Can Delilah rescue her sister in time and what price will she pay. Someone wants her gone and will stop at nothing to get her out of the way. This book has action, suspense and a romance. I thought Delilah was way to impulsive sometimes, but I still liked her. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy.

Delilah Atwood is in the Florida forest studying monkeys when she comes across a dead body. Delilah escaped her family at sixteen when they tried to marry her off to an older man. Delilah’s family are survivalists and part of a militia that’s against the government. Josh Tanner is a Fish and Wildlife cop and knows Delilah is hiding something. There have been several attempts on Delilah’s life and Josh will do anything to protect her. Delilah is trying to find her family before her sisters sixteenth birthday because they are marrying her off too. Can they find her before it’s too late?
Action and suspense. Some romantic parts. A crazy militia group, a Xena warrior woman, and a man who has been hurt before. Fairly good story. Delilah bothered me at times with her pushing and pulling Josh.

* Voluntarily read and reviewed this for NetGalley *

Not your typical romantic suspense novel. This story started slow but the pace quickly picked up. Based in Florida, my home state, the characters are well-developed and not your usual run-of-the-mill plot lines. I enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more from this author. I received an e-book from NetGalley in return for an unbiased review. For Connie: (P.S. My mother died three years ago with senile dementia for more than eight years, my husband and I cared for her as she lived with us, until she broke her hip and was in a nursing home for the last four months. It was painful to watch as slowly she lost all, short and long term, memories. I could not have done it without my rock, my husband. Bless all the people who are caregivers.)