Rating: 3/5 
 (I received a free ecopy from the author via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.) 
 ***Minor spoilers*** 
 After the death of their parents, Jessisa and Jude Day are forced into hiding. They take on new identities, Jillian and Jackson Knight, and move to a small community named Peaceful Woods. Jackson seems to be coping okay, but Jillian is having difficulty adapting after losing both her parents and lover. After witnessing her best friend's murder several years ago, Jillian has difficulty trusting, and a need to make her lovers bleed. The only person before who could help her with this was Luke, her previous lover, but Jillian is attracted to her neighbour AJ, a man who is clearly attracted to her, but resists her and also has his own issues. She struggles to get involved with him while also hiding her issues and identity. 
 When I first spotted this book on Netgalley for request, I was a bit confused by the summary but it received good ratings so I requested it anyway. I went in not knowing what to expect and I found it to be decent. However, the reason I didn't rate this higher is because I was so confused as to why Jillian and Jackson had to completely change their identities after their parents died. I got the general idea that they were part of some organization, but I still didn't understand. I felt that the author didn't elaborate enough on this point, because it was the thing bothering me through most of the book even if it wasn't relevant at all times. I think it could've been organized better so that we understand more of what happened to cause it. 
 The other downside to this in my opinion was that I didn't really understand the blood thing. It was another part of the plot I just eventually had to blindly accept because there was no point wondering about it. I don't think we ever got a real reason why she felt the need, but I was willing to look past that. I found it really awkward, though, when she was about to have sex and all of a sudden she would say something like "Wait, I have to make you bleed." I just found it very awkward to read in the middle of a sex scene, that's all. 
 Overall, this was a pretty decent read with an interesting romantic dynamic. I liked the characters enough, but I didn't appreciate how at times AJ would call Jillian a slut or tell her to put on more clothes, just because I find it quite ridiculous because he's only saying that since she's a female. Other than that, the characters were okay, the romance was good, and I enjoyed looking into Jillian's past as Jessica, even though Luke irritated me sometimes. If you're interested in this book it's available for request on Netgalley here: https://s2.netgalley.com/catalog/book...