This book started out strong. I was immediately pulled into the story. When young Joss is notified her parents and baby sister were killed in a car crash my heart stuttered. From there her move to Dublin Street and meeting with The Suit pulled me right along. My heart hurt for her when she started having panic attacks as she tried to have normal relationships with all the new people in her life.

Her relationship with Braden is complicated because of her past and his. I really enjoyed the early development of it. It was painfully obvious that Braden had come to care for Joss, just as she had come to care for him. That she had such a hard time dealing with that was understandable and heartbreaking.

Sadly, as the novel wore on, my patience began to wear thin. Both Joss and Braden had enough baggage to fill the cargo hold of a jumbo 747. While I sympathized in the beginning, it went on way too long. The constant push and pull, misunderstandings and lack of communication really drug the story out.