2.5 stars 
 There was a random Ian Beale reference which was kind of weird, completely irrelevant, but amused me. I liked what the author tried to do with the heroine, giving her some backbone and sense, but I heard way too much how beautiful she was and that everyone loved her but she was so unaware of this blah blah blah. Plus I like a straight talking girl but telling a police officer something about ripping off his bollocks was a bit much, and probably would be something you'd get arrested for. 
 Talking of the police, the whole (view spoiler)["let's not call the police about the break-in, harassment and attempt to do bodily harm, because it will be giving the stalker what he wants" - are you serious? Such a plot device to make sure she's kidnapped. Another thing I couldn't understand was Connor not contacting her for 8 years. I don't think we ever got a believable answer to that. (hide spoiler)] 
 Overall, everything was a bit unrealistic. The author has the potential to be great, IMO she needs a good editor to guide her and tighten everything up.