4.5 stars 
 Katherine Percle is running from the law. Hitchhiking and bumming rides up the west coast, she is finally caught by a bounty hunter to be returned to face trial. Though her bounty hunter remains nameless, she slowly chips away some of his mystery and finds herself attracted to him, even as she hates that he is returning her to what will likely lead to life in prison, at best. 
 But what happens when their travel back is disrupted by someone else out to get Katherine? And who is her captor? 
 Alternating his and hers points of view, the tension remained high and motives, pasts, and what each knew were gradually revealed. Especially as he remains nameless for much of the book, his thoughts and perspective are necessary for reader to connect with his otherwise closed off person. 
 Kat is spunky and full of wit and sass. For the serious situation she finds herself, she takes her plight fairly lightly for the most part, though that doesn't mean she makes it easy on her bounty hunter. 
 Her captor is the best of the best and has the ego and attitude to match the title. He's bossy, an alpha, and used to doing what needs doing to get the job done. I found myself continually hoping for the best when it came to him, and loved finding out what was behind his hard exterior. 
 Held Against You has great twists and turns. It was a quick read that kept me engrossed from start to finish. I was continually surprised by the revelations and the suspense made this hard to put down. The characters had great chemistry, great back stories, and though quite a bit of the story took place from inside a car, there was action and sparks flying the whole time. 
 I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.