#Review Nowhere To Hide by Kerri Bevis
Passion, obsession, cruelty, control. There is no limit to how far some people will go for love.
Duncan Stone is one of the country’s most eligible and handsome bachelors, and he wants to take me, Callie Parker, on a date.
At first I am surprised and flattered, the envy of my friends. Then when our whirlwind romance escalates and he asks me to move in with him, it’s like a dream come true.
But as I get to really know my new boyfriend, my fairytale turns into a nightmare. Duncan is no Prince Charming. He is the Devil.
Isolated from my friends and family, watched day and night, a prisoner in my own life, I know if I am going to survive, I need to escape.
When a chance encounter with an old friend throws me a lifeline, I realise this is my live or die moment, and I find a hiding place deep in the Norfolk countryside.
I’m supposed to feel safe here, so why do I hear footsteps outside my hideaway late at night, and sense that someone is watching me?
Is it paranoia, or has Duncan managed to find me?
Or perhaps the danger is closer to home than I realise.
REVIEW
TW: domestic violence
What a rollercoaster of a book! Callie Parker is running for her life, escaping only with the clothes on her back and the fear of him finding her leaving her scared for dear life.
Him being her boyfriend Duncan Stone – a prominent abs much sought after celebrity bachelor, only he got Callie in his sights and whilst she thought it would be a whirlwind romance with a celebrity it in fact became her worst nightmare.
Callie went from being this strong independent woman to a cowering shell all in a matter of months. The gaslighting and violence Duncan inflicted on her was hard to read, but at the same time whilst the storyline may be heard to read and triggering it needs to be done, how he was able to persuade and deceive Callie’s friends was harrowing to read. Honestly I don’t think I have hated a male character so much in my life!
Callie manages to escape Duncan with the help of a friend and how her escape came about is pieced together in a then and now format, taking us through the events leading up to her getting away, then the events that follow her in her sanctuary where she thinks she is finally free from him. Only that isn’t the case for long, soon Duncan pieces together where she is and a whole host of events happen – not going to spoil it but it connects some other story threads together that threatened Callie’s identity early on.
Honestly this was a gripping yet harrowing read that had me on the edge of my seat with every passing chapter!
