Lost to the Lake by Anna Willett Genre: Thriller Print length : 233 pages · Age range : This is an adult book but suitable for mature teens age 16+ · Trigger warnings : Graphic violence, sexual assault, homicide, violent injury to a dog About Lost to the Lake Following a home invasion, a woman begins to wonder if her perfect life is a lie. Beth Jacobsen wakes up in the middle of the night to a home break-in and is held at knife point. Her faithful dog is injured when trying to fend off her attackers. Not so heroic is her husband, Marty, who seems to freeze and resign to whatever fate awaits her. Although they fight off the intruders, things are just about to get a whole lot worse. Marty makes a revelation that means they can’t go to the police. Rather they’ll head, with a new set of troubles, to secluded White Mist Lake Retreat. Yet instead of finding tranquillity and a chance to heal there, Beth will be forced to confront a sic
THE WAY LOVE FELT THE REVIEW Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Skittles and Angels? Oh My! A man and his need for women, power and sex was front and center in my first read by this author. This short story that was developed enough to add a sequel for its protagonist didn't pull me in initially. But, I'm so glad I continued to read. The protagonist sees a woman that he has to possess. He has an instant connection to her and wants to be her everything from the start. She seemingly feels the same. What follows is the revelation of their shared history and the fall out. "A narcissistic sociopath describes a dangerous person who demonstrates traits and symptoms of both narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and antisocial personality disorder (APD)" -source, Choosing Therapy James King was the perfect example of a narcissistic sociopath. There were red flags in the short story. One such red flag occurred during a dinner scene that had him zoning out and imagining...well you