Fresh from my release from The Chamber, I already notice a new trend in my life. Everyone seems to want me to forget I was ever kidnapped and move on. Tonight, only three weeks after my release, I am trying to do what my family and friends so desperately want me to do. Instead of wallowing in my room and hiding away from life, I'm letting my best friends primp and prepare me for a date with the man I love. I won't tell them just how much this process reminds me of being groomed during my year of captivity. When I'm sitting across from Thomas at a swanky restaurant on the ocean a couple of hours later, thoughts of our future feather my heart. I can do this, I can move on. He slides the ring box across the table, and I know that good things can happen to damaged people. It's everything I've ever wanted. Just when I think my feet are on solid ground, the earth begins to shake with uncertainty. What Thomas wants from me is far more than my hand in marriage. Alarms blare in my head and heart, making me question whether we are truly meant to be. If I decide to go along with his proposal, our lives will never be the same. *** While each Chamber book serves as a stand-alone read, Stolen Flame best orients the reader to the series. With dramatic and emotional highs and lows, this steamy romance novel leans toward a happily-ever-after ending. 18+