"But if you had
shot him, you would be dealing with a lot more than you are today," she
replied. "If you killed or even wounded him, there could have other
ramifications, don't you think?" It would have been self defense. He
attacked me, remember?" "Yes, I know, and I'm not a legal expert, but
I believe if you had shot him when he was leaving,
you couldn't claim self defense."......
Based on real life experiences of the author, this psychological
legal suspense takes place in Atlanta. Journalist Laura Holland is attacked and
terrorized in her home. Although she survives the attempted rape she is
traumatized. She seeks the help of a therapist who uses a P.T.S.D. therapy to help
her. Something new; called E.D.M.R., (Eye Movement Desensitization
and Reprocessing). She does so only at her husband's insistence.
Laura has the loving support of Chris in fighting the demons haunting her.
The attackers last words were he'd return. Will he? Will Laura
remember enough about that night to help the police catch her attacker? Or will
someone close to her be suspect? Was it a stranger after all? She suspects any
man who resembles her attacker. But is her memory something to be trusted?
Laura tries from a journalist view to see what would have happened if she had been able to shoot her attacker that night. Would it have been self
defense? Maybe not. Laura's therapist, Barbara, also lends a hand with trying
to help her piece these questions together, in addition to the therapy. With
the help of an attorney, Thomas Bennett, Laura is attempting to put everything
together. Where it goes will surprise you. Thomas helps her step by step as
if she'd shot her attacker and what might have happened to her. Laura is
writing this because she figures that others are just as in the dark as she has
been. Thomas resembles her
attacker. She suspects him from their first meeting.Could it be that easy? Is it Thomas?
Haunting, scary, and traumatizing to think that this was a
parallel true story to an incident in the authors life. There is a fine line between self
defense and crossing over a line to illegal. Where is that line? So many
suspenseful situations that could have gone so many ways. Kept me guessing
until the end. I felt that this was a good indication of what could happen to
you if you made that choice to fight back, but who wouldn't try? I read this book in one day because
it was so enthralling. I wanted to know who did it! It was a fast paced story
line, well written characters. Great ending. I prefer loose ends to be tied up
when a book ends. I was certainly not disappointed.
Thank you Netgalley and Mitchell Cove Publishing and Liz Lazarus.
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