Book Review: Hideaway by Nora Roberts

A family ranch in Big Sur country and a legacy of Hollywood royalty set the stage for Nora Roberts’ emotional new suspense novel.

Caitlyn 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. It was during one of those games that she disappeared.

Despite her glamorous background, Cate was a shrewd, scrappy survivor, and she managed to escape her abductors. 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.

Cate’s ordeal, though, was far from over. First came the discovery of a betrayal that would send someone she’d trusted to prison. Then there were years away in Ireland, sheltered and protected but with restlessness growing in her soul. Then, finally, she returned to Los Angeles, hoping to act again and get past the trauma that had derailed her life. 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…

I'm probably biased. I love Nora Roberts. I have been in love with her for twenty years. I first picked up her novels when I was a young tween. Oh my WORD did her worlds enthrall me. Nora is such a diverse author, skilled in romance, fantasy, mystery, crime and suspense. I do worry that one day I will pick up a book of hers and not be blown away, but that day hasn't come, and her writing and plots continue to evolve to keep me in love. Hideaway is brilliant. We follow the protagonist through her life from a young child when she experiences a massive betrayal, to adulthood when she finally manages to get justice for what happened. It's a mystery, and keeps you on your toes, a few times I felt I knew what was going to happen next, but to still got surprised! It's surely not a shock to anyone that I'm rating this 5 stars!

Thank you Hachette Australia for providing me with a copy for my independent and honest review.