When Karen Crossman met Michael Montgomery in college, the intensity of their relationship changed her life in ways she could not have imagined. Their expectations for the future included marriage, a family, and a career for Karen in advertising

Things didn't work out quite the way they had planned.

Now, Karen finds herself raising two children alone, living in a community from which she has basically isolated herself. Her goals have become much more immediate: care for her kids and try to survive from one day to the next.

Suddenly, that instinct for survival is put to the ultimate test when she and her family are taken hostage by two killers whose ill-conceived scheme has gone horribly wrong. Karen is forced to undergo repeated torment in order to protect her children, while attempting to stay alive from one hour to the next.

From the very first chapter, "Held Captive" takes off, thrusting the reader into the middle of the action. It's a page-turner that's hard to put down.

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