Mine

Horror, fear, terror, are all words that would sum up this book, Mine, by authors Miki Cross and Maggie MacPhail. We meet Kathryn, a married woman with a beautiful child, Meaghan. Kathryn's life was about as perfect as one could be. Love bloomed, happiness abounded until that faithful night she was abducted by terror itself. Taken away from those she loved, she was imprisoned in a mirrored room, treated worse than an animal, commanded to submit to insane rules in order to survive, all without any explanation as to why this madman had chosen her as his victim.

Progressing in the read, we travel with Kathryn who comes to the understanding that to survive, with any chance of possible escape, she would have to play the game set before her. Realizing her best defense would be to try and understand the mind of Dylan, her capture, whose actions and reactions are anything but the norm, she purposes in her heart to press on. As she delves deeper into his mind, and he opens up to her, she begins to understand that something sinister controls him; yet she knows that deep inside is a soul crying out for help. After many, many months of submitting to Dylan's demands, Kathryn's rejoices as his brother James shows up. Thinking surely he would help her, Kathryn soon learns that James is far more sinister than Dylan, and more greatly to be feared. She must come up with a plan for escape knowing that soon her life will end, as she begins to understand that pure evil is behind her captivity. Her time is truly running out.

In this story, our authors take us into the mind of a troubled soul. One who has given into the hurts and pains that the world unmercifully dishes out to those they do not understand, and one who has tried to find comfort and revenge from the dark side, only to be consumed by it. Where were those who could have stopped this and intervened for this soul? How many other hurting souls are out there that the darkness will snatch and not let go? The question will tug at your heart.

This book is a thriller that will chill you to the bones. It is a story that crawls under your skin, and shakes your very core with fear. Strangely, it draws you in and won't let go; I could not stop reading despite the intense stirring within me. The ending is a double homerun with one shock after another that believe me you will never, and I mean never see coming. What a ride! What a read! I greatly anticipate book two with the sincere hope that Kathryn finds the source to overcome the evil that now stalks her.

Scary! Terror at its best! A must read for the thrill seeker!