Enough

by H.B. Gilmour

LOVE IS NOT A GAME Slim is a working-class waitress who dreams of something better -- until one kiss changes her life. His name is Mitch. He's handsome and wealthy, and he promises to love her forever. They settle into an idyllic suburban home with a new baby girl as a picture-perfect family. But something is going on behind closed doors, and Slim soon realizes there's a price to be paid for living the good life. Mitch has set that price along with the rules. He's determined to keep his new family under control, even if it kills them. For Slim and her daughter, there's only one way out -- escape. SELF-DEFENSE IS NOT MURDER But running is only the first step. Slim knows she's being followed. She knows she's not safe. She knows what she has to do. To save herself and her daughter, she must spend one last night alone, in the dark, with the man she fears most....

Genres: Media Tie In

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 30, 2002

About the author

H. B. Gilmour was a bestselling author of children's books. She grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with her mother and the extended family and fondly remembered writing her very first poem for Arbor Day when she was just eight years old. As a teenager, she moved to Florida to live with her father. She attended college there and then moved back to New York City.

Gilmour’s first publishing job was at E.P. Dutton. In 1964 she joined Bantam Books where she worked as copywriter, editor, and copy chief and as an associate director of marketing. She was married to Bruce Gilmour in 1968. She had a child, Jessica, with him in 1970. They were divorced in 1972. Her first novel "The Trade", a trashy paperback about the publishing business, was published in 1969.

She wrote novelizations (including Saturday Night Fever) and children's books (including Muppets books) while working full-time at Bantam and raising a child on her own. She published her second original novel "So Long, Daddy" in 1985. The artwork for the dust jacket of the hardcover release includes a photo of her daughter, Jessica. Her third novel was "Ask Me If I Care", a book about a teenage girl who gets in with the wrong crowd.

In 1992 she joined the book division at Scholastic, leaving in 1995 to pursue writing full-time. She focused her energy on books for "tweens" and children which is what gave her the most joy.

She met John Johann, whom she would later marry, in 1992. They later moved to Cornwallville in upstate New York where she happily tended to the garden she never had in the city until her death. She died on June 21, 2009 of pneumonia due to complications from lung cancer. She is survived by her husband John, daughter Jessica, stepchildren Wendy and John, Jr. and step-grandchildren Reef, Riley, John Jr. and Jasmine.

Reviews

[Erika B. (SOS BOOKS) · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a really simple book about revenge but just not my favorite!

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good but predictable.

[Jamie Schroeder · Rating 3 out of 5]

very fast read as I could see the movie playing in my mind.