This is a mafia story with a bit of a difference. The girlfriend of a mob accountant is sent to hide with a young lawyer and their cover is that they are married and moving to a small town to run a business. The lawyer is to work as a paralegal and the girlfriend is to run a florist – or so they think.
It is written well and the plot has surprises both for the reader and the characters.
Interestingly they were expecting a bit of a rough time in such a small place as a lesbian couple – but they were totally accepted. This of course made it easier for them to fall in love (well it isn’t just a book about an independent witness protection scheme is it!)
The hidden staircase is revealed early enough for it to be useful when they need to run. I always like a book that mentions a social worker – especially when it is someone saying they don’t care abut something – it is not as if they were a social worker after all.

There is actual proper suspense and tension in the story – wanting to know what has happened and what will be happening next.

There is mention of sexual abuse of an early developing teen in this story – it is well written with the mind of a social worker who is also good at writing words other than reports.

Epilogue.
This is 1 year later when they have returned by choice to their hideout and re -engaged with local life.