I was a little leery as the story opened. Why in the world would a family allow Bridgett to go off alone with an unknown man? That didn't ring true to me until I got further into the story as Bridgett's personality was revealed in more detail. It took a few chapters to really get into the story, but then it held me captive to the very end. The only real downside for me came in the final winding up scenes. Bridgett's and Ian's characters had been developed very well up to this point. Then came the dissapointing scenario. It was a stretch for me to buy Bridgett's quick acceptance of the idea that Ian did not love or want her in light of what had gone on before. This part of the story came across as a manufactured attempt to create  a little tension and did not work well for me. All the same, this was a very good, well written story and deserves four stars in my opinion.