Wow this was a different sort of book. Not really what I expected. I liked it. But it really left me feeling very conflicted, much like the main character Gemma.

Gemma was kidnapped or "stolen" by her stalker of 6 years, which she never even knew she had. He took her out to the middle of the desert in Australia where he had built a house for them to live in.

The thing that left me so conflicted is even though Ty took her against her will, and at times he seemed crazy, I ended up feeling for him. I liked him and in a weird way I wanted them to end up together. Ty really thought what he did was for Gemma's benefit and he thought she would be happy with him. It was so obvious that he loved her. I love that he never tried to force her to do anything, well except that one part where he drugged her and stole her. See thats where the conflicting feelings get me every time. He was SO wrong, but there were so many things about him that made you forget what he did. (view spoiler)[I hated thinking of him in jail, all he wanted was his desert. It was really sad. (hide spoiler)]I guess I was suffering from Stockholm Syndrome by the end of this book. Back to my original point though, he was very respectful of her once they were out in the desert. He showed genuine concern and just wanted her to be happy. One part that really made me feel bad for him was when they were having a picnic right before they caught the camel.

I ate the roll, and forced down some more sparkling wine. When your eyes closed against the sun again, and I had nothing else to look at I glanced quickly at your chest, curious, really. I'd only seen chests like that in magazines. I wondered if that's how you'd got all your money . . . modeling. I looked down at my stomach. I grabbed at it, seeing how much fat I could lift up in a roll.

"Don't worry," you said, one eye open again like a crocodile, watching me. "You're beautiful." You tipped your head back again "Beautiful," you murmured. "Perfect."

"You wouldn't know. You're built like some sort of supermodel." I bit my lip, wishing I hadn't complimented you like that. "Or a stripper," I added. "Prostitute."

"I wouldn't want you to think I'm repulsive," you said, half smiling.

"Too late."

You opened your other eye to squint at me. "Will you ever give me a break?"

That part really got to me for some reason. She was constantly saying stuff like that throughout the book, but that interaction particularly sparked my feelings for him.

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In a way I hate how it ended. I hated Gemma's last page about her dream and about what she was planning to do in court. But in another sense, I can't really see it ending any other way. It would have been pretty crazy if she decided to lie on the stand and then run off with him back to the desert. I just couldn't really see that happening. I hate that I had so many feelings for Ty and Gemma knowing that it would never work. I wanted so badly for everything Ty said about her parents to be true. I wanted them both to have a happy ending, and even though they both did what was right in the end, neither of them seemed very happy. :(

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