She begrudgingly agrees to dinner just so that he stops bothering her, and they end up having a sleepless night of mind-blowing sex. Both think that they’ve been discreet enough that their tryst won’t cause an issue for a trial; but what they don’t know is that the sadist who is on trial has followed them.
As Henry and Olivia fight, reconcile, and have even more great sex, the staff sergeant is plotting his revenge, and the book moves from gripping to dark as Olivia is kidnapped and tortured in the woods. Henry and his friend Tom come to her rescue, only to find out that Olivia’s friend has been kidnapped, too: an epic fight and manhunt ensues, with a dramatic closure that will keep readers turning pages faster than they can catch their breath.
Part two opens in media res many years later, and is a much quieter story than the first half. Henry is living on the reservation where he grew up, acting as a father to his many nephews, and there is some great detail about Sioux traditions and the reality of keeping Native traditions alive in a white man’s world. This is the weakest part of the book in terms of plotting, though, with much of the gap in time and dynamic between family members left vague or unexplained. But the cycle of revenge has continued into this second generation, and after a lull the pace picks up again. Occasionally emotionally overwrought and dramatically unrealistic, the characters are strong enough and the narrative just crazy enough to keep readers completely connected until the very last page. The Army Ranger angle and Native characters are a welcomed distinction for this genre.
An erotic thriller that engages, titillates, and keeps you on the edge of your seat—WORTH DYING FOR is one wild ride.
~ IndieReader.