Shiloh's life changed permanently when she was abducted at the age of ten. The days she spent in captivity, being tortured at the hands of a madman, took away her innocence at a very young age. Even after she was rescued, she has still lived the next seventeen years of her life in a state of captivity with her family, not wanting to hurt them any more than she already had.

The only time she feels free or able to breathe is when she spends time with horses, takes off for a ride on her horse, or when she sits and watches Ramsey work his magic on abused horses, helping them find their confidence again.

Ramsey is an ex-convict who loves his solitude and doesn't trust anyone, but he can't help but be curious about the woman who has silently watched him work for years without trying to talk to him and with whom he feels a sense of kinship.

When Shiloh reaches her saturation point and finally decides to move out, she goes to the only place she's felt safe and most herself at—Ramsay's ranch. But as she tries to move forward with her life, ghosts from her past return, wanting to take her back to the place she's tried so hard to escape.

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This was my favorite book in the series. I'd been waiting for Shiloh's story right from book 1, given how the entire series stems from Shiloh being kidnapped at the age of ten and how it impacted the Eastons after.

Shiloh had had such a traumatic experience at such a young age, but she was so brave. She was tired of being treated like she was damaged or broken. She carries guilt for how her abduction impacted her entire family, so she suppresses her true feelings, not wanting to cause her family more pain or worry than she already has. But while she tries to spare their feelings, she herself feels like she's suffocating and like she's still stuck in the cabin she was held in. She wants to figure out who she is and she needs to do it on her own.

Moving into Ramsey's guest cabin and working with the horses while also getting to know Ramsey finally gives her the sense of belonging that she has searched for. She had a way with the horses, and like Ramsey, she understood and related to them. I enjoy it when books have animals and you can see them form a connection with the people. I loved how she bonded and got through to Onyx.

Ramsey was wrongfully convicted for a crime that he didn't commit. But that didn't matter when people still saw him as a criminal and stayed away from him, which suited him just fine because he didn't trust anyone either. He finds comfort now in rescuing and working with abused horses and feels a sense of connection with them given his own past.

But with Shiloh, he feels a pull towards her and is curious to know everything about her. When she slowly opens up to him about the things she's kept hidden from her family, he lets her take the call, knowing how important that was for her when so many of her choices had already been taken away from her. He was so protective of her but at the same time didn't push his choices on her and was willing to go to any extent to keep her safe.

Watching their relationship go from being friends to lovers was really heartwarming, and it felt so effortless. Like they had always been together. What was also amazing was how Ramsey's touch grounded Shiloh. Unable to bear physical contact with even her family, watching her let Ramsey in at that level made me emotional. Shiloh also gave Ramsey the space to open up about his past and parts of him that he had no one to share with. And she got his usually grumpy self to lighten up.

As the story progresses, Shiloh slowly starts opening up to her family as well, instead of running away when things were too much to handle. She worked on herself and on mending her relationship with her family.

Aidan and Elliott were a wonderful addition to this book, and I adored them. Both Ramsey and Shiloh had gone through their share of pain and abuse, and they did everything in their power to help these kids out and they formed such a strong bond with them. Shiloh, who always had trouble with physical contact, being able to connect with Elliott and comfort him the way he needed was so precious. I loved how they became a family.

Hayes definitely carried this series and is my favorite character. He was a constant every time and someone who every single one of them could rely on. I loved the bond Hayes formed with Ramsey throughout the book. They were both initially wary of each other, Hayes due to Ramsey's conviction and Ramsey due to his past experience with cops. But they reach a point where they both completely trust and count on each other.

I absolutely loved how the Eastons welcomed Ramsey into their family, even as some of them were skeptical about him at first. But once they actually interacted with him and saw how protective he was of Shiloh, they realized how misjudged he was.

I was sure I knew who was behind all the threats and attacks in this book, but I was NOT expecting that outcome. As always, Catherine keeps you guessing till the end and still manages to surprise you with her twists.

I read this series after I finished the Lost and Found series, so I definitely loved the cameo from Holt in this.

I loved the epilogue and how it all tied up in the end. I'm going to miss the Eastons.