Relentless Pursuit

Despite the subject matter, "Relentless Pursuit" is a heart-warming story filled with goodpeople and events, but abuse is no joke. Kat falls for Damon's charm, but soon after marryinghim, he becomes abusive and controlling. Unlike many victims of abuse, one beating is all ittakes for Kat to divorce him; he is irate! In Damon's eyes, she's his possession, and no court cantell him she's not his to control. Kat goes on the lam, finding good people along the way and asmart, black lab named Buck, who becomes her constant companion. Damon relentlesslypursues Kat with a vengeance. Every time she slips through his fingers, it makes him angrier,more unstable, and plain dangerous. Once the tracker Damon put on her van is destroyed, Katgets away, at least for a while. She eventually finds Starlight, a small town chock full of goodpeople. Kat's favorites are Janeen, the owner of Starlight Books, who becomes her best friend.Fred, the gruff sheriff with a big heart, is a hoot, and then there's Sean, a reclusive Vietnam vetwho is hopelessly attracted to Kat, despite his PTSD. Everybody knows everybody else'sbusiness in Starlight, so when Damon hits town, folks do their level best to stymie him, but thetiming is off. Will Kat and Janeen escape when Damon sets her new house on fire? Can Seanand his buddies protect her from this deranged man? More importantly, will Kat ever be able totrust enough to find love?