***5 Stars
I read this for my library’s book club, but I’d already seen the movie it was based on. The storyline followed the movie closely. I only noticed a minor deviation in a scene that didn’t appear in the book.
Hannah, a woodworker, was married to Owen, a tech guy, for two years. They lived on a houseboat in Sausilito, California with Owen’s daughter, Bailey, from his first marriage to a woman he said died in a car accident when Bailey was four years old. When Owen disappears suddenly and a high school student brings Hannah a note from him saying “Protect Her,” Hannah sets out to find out what is going on and what the note means.
Learning that Owen’s partner in his company has been arrested and the firm is all over the news, she fears that Owen was involved in something illegal. But trusting her heart and love for Owen, she follows leads to Austin, Texas with Bailey after a man from the Sheriff’s Department there visits her.
As the truth about Owen and Bailey’s past and family emerge, Hannah is faced with a tough decision, one that will change her life forever.
I recommend this book for those who enjoy thrillers and mysteries with twists and books turned into movies.
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