Leah Covington, on her way home from the restaurant she runs with her uncle in Oklahoma City, survives a frightening assault. The assailant lands in jail, but Leah\u2019s social life, even months later, has yet to recover. When she finally goes out with her little sister, Kayla, Leah reunites with the muscular, handsome police officer Butch \u201cCam\u201d Cameron\u2014he was there the night of Leah\u2019s unnerving incident and, for a time, joined her on walks that helped subdue her panic attacks. Seeing each other again, they\u2019re quickly smitten with one another. They spend days with Cam\u2019s family and friends and build on their relationship and deepening feelings. Meanwhile, Leah receives unsigned notes and texts from an unknown phone number containing mostly cryptic messages (\u201cI\u2019ll see you soon\u201d). Leah at first shrugs them off, but Cam, ever the cop, looks into the issue, and it\u2019s not long before the stalker takes things to a physical level. Brown\u2019s straightforward narrative deftly fuses a slowly developing romance with a quietly suspenseful tale. (Leah and Cam don\u2019t rush anything; it takes some time before they share a genuine kiss and declare themselves boyfriend and girlfriend.) Leah is a superlative protagonist supported by a solid, relatable backstory: Uncle Joe took her and Kayla in after their parents died, creating a small but close-knit family. Although Leah and Cam\u2019s mutual fondness brightens the proceedings, genre cliches are profuse throughout, like run-of-the-mill terms of endearment (Cam\u2019s go-to is \u201csweetheart\u201d) and Cam\u2019s love notes (\u201cYou make me want to be a better man\u201d). Still, creepy moments lend a welcome edge, such as Leah hearing a \u201cclanking noise\u201d at her and Kayla\u2019s apartment. The several possibilities for the stalker\u2019s identity boost the story\u2019s tension even further.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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