Tori de Clare

We first meet Naomi Hamilton Stone six hours after her wedding. It's then that she discovers her special cross necklace is missing...the one she’d never taken off her neck except to replace it with a family heirloom for the wedding. She searches her room and realizes that in all the confusion after the reception and travel, it must have fallen out of the travel bag and been left behind in the car. Naomi tells Nathan that she's going to the car to look for her necklace and will then be back. He asks her to wait for him to dress and go with her, but she is already out the door. He has not yet caught up with her, and she is obviously enjoying playing chase with him. They talk to one another on their cells as she runs to the car while he is still trying to dress. They continue to tease each other as he tries to catch up. That's the last time Nathan hears his new wife's voice. A figure appears at the car and kidnaps Naomi and the nightmare begins. From that point the story gets more exciting, with some really well-done twists and turns. Naomi nightmare begins when she thinks she is being buried alive in an old open grave...but then the story suddenly flashes back to her parents, driving home from the wedding. Naomi’s mother is complaining about Nathan, convinced that Naomi has ruined her life by marrying him. Her mother had her own plans for Naomi's future, and it didn't include Nathan, or anyone else. Now we learn that Naomi has a twin sister, Annabel, who is a "social butterfly" The book continues to jump from Naomi’s current predicament to the events leading up to it. We clearly see the dysfunction of the Hamilton family and the competition between the twins, as well as some of the secrets Naomi has told Nathan. We meet Lorie, the employee that is responsible for keeping the Hamilton household running, but who has also become Naomi’s friend and confidant. Then there is Tom, the ex-boyfriend who badly hurt Naomi. We meet more people than I could keep straight. I wish the author had made more obvious breaks when moving from one scene to another. I found it really very disorienting and difficult to remember who was who, and who did what. I would recommend this book to those who love suspense and are willing to work for the end results...but be prepared to do a lot of mental exercise trying to follow the abrupt changes in the setting and remember what has happened before the changes.… (meer)