There was absolutely no clue on this book, at least not the hardback copy from our library, that isn't a real book complete in one volume. Hello? If I read 300+ pages of a hardback book from a trad publisher, I honestly think the least I could expect is an ending. And it's shame, with such a strong storyline and such strong characters. There's a sort of ending, but it does not address the critical problem of who Courtney really is and where she came from and why no one is looking for her... the most interesting thread of the story is really just dropped! Am I bitter? Gosh, can you tell? This could have been brilliant! Instead it's just more "to be continued" claptrap. Really getting tired of the "gotcha" method of selling books. My library buys books based on tax collections, you have all the gotchas you want, all you're doing is making enemies because every hardback needs to stand on its own two feet. A gotcha is OK if it's a 10-page ebook on Amazon. Not if it's from a trad publisher. And the author contributed to this. She had to know she turned in a book that didn't address the first question asked in the opening chapters! I feel bad about ranting, but this title (brilliant), these characters (original & truly interesting), and this theme (lost siblings) deserved better.