Still Missing by Chevy Stevens

Looking for a quick and thrilling read this summer? Give Still Missing by Chevy Stevens a try.

Annie O'Sullivan has a fulfilling life - she is a successful real estate agent, has wonderful friends and adores her boyfriend. She owns a beautiful Victorian home on Vancouver Island which she shares with her loyal dog. Life as she knows it is changed forever when she is abducted from a real estate open house that she is hosting. When she comes to, she discovers she is being held in a tiny cabin that is completely closed off from the rest of the world. Her captor, whom she refers to as, "The Freak," is creepily in control, from the clothes she wears to when she uses the bathroom. His expectations of Annie as his submissive "wife" are quietly terrifying and cringe-inducing. Annie is a fighter, however, and soon learns to read The Freak in an effort to not only stay alive, but also try and get an edge on him.

The book opens with Annie's first meeting with her therapist after the abduction, so right away it is clear that she has survived her ordeal. Told through a series of conversations with her therapist, her story draws the reader in, as she shares her shocking and heartbreaking experiences with The Freak. As she struggles to rebuild her life post-trauma, she also deals with some additional loose ends of her case that result in a stunning conclusion, yet hopeful conclusion. I highly recommend this book!