Wow! This book grabbed me on the first page and refused to let me put it down until I was done. As usual, Ms. Cole's writing is smooth and fast-paced. She chooses her words wisely and uses them to paint a picture in the reader's mind. I find reading Courtney's books easy...and I mean that in the most complimentary way! The words flow over me and I feel more like I'm living the story instead of reading it. And this book is no exception. Pax and Mila are both broken (although, without a doubt, he is broken in more pieces than she is) and this story of their unlikely meeting, and their desire to save and be saved, was a wonderful read. This is a story of the type of love that makes you want to be a better person, the type of love that takes you outside yourself and makes you vulnerable...the type of love we all want. I connected with the characters, felt all the feelings there are to feel and, ultimately, was sad when the book ended!