I'll admit that initially I wasn't sure if I'd like this book or not. I tried starting it but the book's slow beginning really put me off of this read for a while. Eventually I decided to give the book another chance & I'm glad I did. It definitely proved itself in the long run. 
 While the start of this book is a little clunky, the story does pick up as you go along. I really loved the choice of locations as well as the general premise of the novel. I'll admit that I raised an eyebrow at the heroine's name, but the author managed to create a setup to where it's understandable. (Over the top names like Rain Sommers are typical for romance novels, but are rarely put in any sort of understandable context.) 
 What I liked most about the book is that it kept from being too predictable. Don't get me wrong- this is standard romance thriller fare, but Tentler doesn't paint exactly by the numbers. Because of this I was able to enjoy the story more than I was initially predicting. The only true drawback of the novel was that at times there was a bit much going on. Tentler does managed to do a good job of juggling a semi-large cast, but there are a lot of different plot threads in this book, not all of which were as neatly wrapped up as I'd like. There's closure, but I just wanted one or two things to be addressed. 
 This is your typical romance thriller, but as far as first novels go this was pretty good. It's not "stop the presses, dethrone the queens of romance thrillers" awesome, but it's enough to where I forsee Tentler having a very promising future. After all, this is her in the rough, so imagine what she'll be like when she smoothes out her rough spots. 
 (Reader copy provided by amazon vine)