As Cate grows up, the shadow of what her mother did follows her until, as a grown woman, she returns home and is reunited with Dillon, the boy whose family owns the ranch Cate escaped to after her kidnapping. Once the police begin investigating, it becomes evident that Cate’s mother planned the kidnapping as a way to make some quick money and is arrested. At a celebration of his life, Cate is kidnapped and held for ransom, but she soon escapes to a nearby ranch.

Ten-year-old Cate Sullivan is a fourth generation actor whose famous great-grandfather has recently died. So if you've never read this book before and you don't want anything given away, don't read the comments until you're done.An early trauma shapes the course of a woman’s life in this impactful drama from Roberts ( Under Currents). Here's the big thing to note - once people start posting comments about the book assume that this post will have some spoilers. You can use the questions below to get your brain started, or if you already have thoughts/notes you're free to share those as well.

There's no sense in holding back if you finish early or if you already know what you're going to say. When you've made your way through the novel, come back to this post and share your thoughts and reviews. What she didn’t yet know was that two seeds had been planted that long-ago night-one of a great love, and one of a terrible vengeance… Then, finally, she returned to Los Angeles, hoping to act again and get past the trauma that had derailed her life. Then there were years away in Ireland, sheltered and protected but with restlessness growing in her soul. First came the discovery of a betrayal that would send someone she’d trusted to prison.

Dillon Cooper was shocked to find the bruised and terrified girl huddled in his ranch house kitchen-but when the teenager and his family heard her story they provided refuge and comfort, reuniting her with her loved ones.Ĭate’s ordeal, though, was far from over. It was during one of those games that she disappeared.ĭespite her glamorous background, Cate was a shrewd, scrappy survivor, and she managed to escape her abductors. At the recommendation of u/ShadowCubegirl, we will be reading Nora's latest novel, Hideaway, for the month of August:Ĭaitlyn Sullivan, a daughter of Hollywood royalty, was already a star at ten, but still loved to play hide-and-seek with her cousins at the family home in Big Sur.

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