Let me start by saying I'm a big fan of Karyn Monk. I have read all of her books. If I had started with this one though, I would never have read her other books. Her heroine is a selfish, stupid person who somehow attracts the hero. I found her to be totally unlikeable. I kept reading this book hoping it would get better. (Remember I read all her later books and loved them.) This book never does. The heroine has twin younger sisters that she leaves to go after the murderer of her parents. Not caring that if she dies, she leaves her sisters orphaned. When she finally is able to 'kill' the murderer she doesn't even make sure he's dead! This book disappointed me on so many levels.