Nicole Madigan is a victim-survivor, and this is a recount of the suffering and torment she endured at the hands of a bitter and twisted person. On the day that Ester Nilsson, a poet and a sensible person in a sensible relationship, meets renowned artist Hugo Rask, her rational world begins to unravel. Leaving her boyfriend and her past behind, Ester embarks on what is sure to be the greatest love story of her life . . . it’s a shame no one else agrees. Anyway, however much I enjoyed this book, I had to drop my rating down to 4 stars due to my problem with the romance part. Not that it wasn’t sensual enough or anything, but somehow Naomi managed to ruin it for me. As you may know, one of my pet peeves is the heroine with commitment issues. So, I must admit that Naomi sort of rubbed me the wrong way every time she tried to push Xander away. That was quite annoying. Seriously? He was such an endearing guy! He was really into her and he cared about her. How can one say no to this man?!

An attempt to contradict the belief is likely to arouse an inappropriately strong emotional reaction, often with irritability and hostility.

This book is so deliciously dark, I'm tempted to say something corny like "Your only obsession will be with this novel." I would never say that. As usual, Nora Roberts kept me guessing until the very end about who the bad guy was. After so many books, she knows how to write solid suspense novels and is a master in diversion. I didn’t mind the slow pace, the descriptions of the house, of the forest, of the sunrises and sunsets – I loved them! I do hope they are able to move on in life and put this completely behind them. But will that ever really happen. It will always be on (authors) mind.

Profound, Insightful and Daunting, "Obsession" was a Gripping and Inspiring True Story of @bynicolemadigan and her Personal Ordeal of being stalked for over three years. Nicole interviews psychologists, police, lawyers and other experts who confirm that trolls will do this for years - especially when they have unfulfilled, empty lives where they are unemployed or underemployed and are free to craft their entire lives as disembodied avatars with no sense or responsibility and a massive axe to grind. Logan is a mess now! He is warned by school counselor to pull himself together for the brighter future above him.

A little later it moves on to when Naomi is an adult and buys a beautiful house in the middle of nowhere that she is doing up. She also finds a love interest and a sweet dog! I loved Tag the dog :-) First she fell hard for Sophie who treated like him like turd on her shoes, rejecting his pure love!!! Of course Logan can be so persistent but as he pushed her harder, she ran faster and boom: The girl is expelled from school, taking her own life! An unsettling and compelling literary thriller, set in the world of writing and bookselling by the bestselling author of The Dinner. Warning: I'm not being vulgar or anything bad, but this book made me angry and I may be itsy bitsy sarcastic. I tried to leave the emotion out of it, but the longer I wrote, the more it showed. I may come to this review and make it more presentable in later days, months or years, but I wouldn't count on it.