Oh.. doesn't every girl dream of being snatched away out of the blue by their charming handsome prince on his noble steed (OK, maybe camel), and brought to his faraway castle to live happily ever after? 
 Well, there's a term for that. 
 It's called kidnap. 
 And unfortunately for Ty who fulfills all the criteria for the above statement, kidnapping is illegal. Which is too bad really, since he: 1) Treated Gemma better than how she was treated back in London 2)Saves her life a few times 3)Does not harm Gemma in any way 4)Sort of made Gemma fall in love with him back 5)Is completely hot 
 I can see how readers can fail to like this book. For one, there are mainly only 2 characters throughout this book. If you can't connect with them, or tolerate them, it can be quite an eyesore to read. I guess it's how you interpret Gemma's and Ty's actions and thoughts. Gemma could strike one as whiny, or hopelessly stubborn, and Ty could b labelled as docile or too good to be true (that's a bad thing right? It makes me lose faith in the real world). Thankfully, I don't think they got onto my bad side. I mean, I can't actually penalise Gemma for treating her kidnapper so goddamn badly and cruelly (HEY! Who's the villian here?!). I assume she's read the papers often and realised that most kidnap victims don't come out alive, or unhurt. If she keeps trying to run away, I guess it's too be expected. 
 As for Ty, well, he's just a gentleman. He keeps doing Gemma services and favours, starting with her kidnap. Ty comes from a really shit background, and he's always learnt to accept, to adapt. Then for once in his life he wants something, tries to get it from himself.... well, no spoilers here, but life/the author has been really hard on him. And that pissed me off. He deserves so much better, for a guy with a Nelson Mandela temperament. It was almost a pain to read this book to see him face crap after crap. Kidnap? Ty makes it look like it's a noble act! Crime? What crime?! 
 I also believe the setting of the story is unrealistic. (Slight spoiler ahead). How a guy can rise from a sort-a-beggar to an owner of land and property and cars, I have no idea. And how he could orchestrate such a perfectly-executed kidnap, I have no clue. But for a guy like Ty, I don't really care. Maybe it was the author's way of keeping thing's fair a bit for him, since that's the only form of blessing from Christopher. He deserves so much better, anyone can see that. If the degree of being a good guy was directly proportional to his wealth, Ty would be the richest guy on the planet. In my dreams. 
 I would rate this book 3.5, but 3 is just too harsh for this book. It's a refreshing read, and I loved how the author brought in a new (though perhaps completely unrealistic) perspective to the issue of kidnapping, how society are blindly prejudiced against the act of kidnapping itself without understanding the motive/aftermath/benefits(...? I think I'm going too far with this) of the crime. The descriptions of the Australian outback are also beautiful. I could almost envisualise the scenery in Sandy Desert, and I can definitely empathise with Ty about his love for nature. 
 But fantasies aside, I think it's wise to assume that being kidnapped is very, very dangerous. Let's all walk out of our reveries and pursue safer methods of losing our singlehood, shall we? 
 Afterthoughts: 
 On more good point I'd like to give to Ty: I'm happy, all and all, that he resorted to kidnap. If he used more normal meet-and-greet methods of approaching Gemma, I think this book would have turned into another Twilight.