Safe at Last
Slow Burn, #3
by Maya Banks
The third book in the beloved #1 bestselling author’s sexy, romantic suspense Slow Burn series…
They say young love doesn’t last, but a girl from the wrong side of the tracks with unique abilities and the hometown golden boy were determined to defy the odds. For Zack Covington, Anna-Grace—his “Gracie”—was the one. Until one night forever alters the course of their future, when a devastated Gracie disappears without a trace, leaving Zack to agonize over what happened to the girl he loved. As the years pass, his desperate efforts to find her uncovered nothing.
Now working for Devereaux Security, he stumbles across a painting featuring a special place only he and Gracie would know. The image is too perfectly rendered for it to be coincidence. His Gracie must be alive. When he finally tracks her down, he is shocked—and heart-broken—to discover the wounded shell of the girl he once knew and still loves. Her psychic gifts are gone, and worse, she believes he betrayed her all those years ago.
Zack has enemies, and once his weakness is discovered, Gracie becomes a target for revenge. He’ll have to save her before he can earn her trust and her love. And he vows they’ll never be torn apart again.
Wow! This was a seriously emotional book. I loved every single minute of reading it. The characters were so real and the whole story just pulled me in. The emotional turmoil going on between Zack and Gracie along with the events that are happening to the whole group of people involved with Devereaux Security is enough to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Zack and Anna Grace (Gracie) were high school sweethearts. When something horrible happened to Gracie while Zack was away at college, she ran and 12 years went by. That’s 12 years of her hiding and Zack thinking the worst had happened to her. I was itching for Zack and Gracie to talk to each other and straighten everything out. It’s obvious that they both loved each other deeply and were hurt by the events of the past.
This was a wonderful story full of action, suspense, love, hate, misunderstanding, friendship, fierce protectiveness. The story line flowed well and everything had a natural feel about it. Everyone felt so real that I truly felt like I was reading about real people sometimes. Maya Banks truly has a way with words. 5 out of 5 palm trees!