The author's target audience is young teens/adults. As a retired high school teacher, she worked with this age group and I feel she knew her audience well. My only question is does this group read novels in our electronic age? The main character is trapped in a loveless marriage with a baby and she is trying to figure out how to make something of her life and do what is best for the baby. Throughout it all, she is a victim and target of a crime spree which thrusts her into the role of a heroine. This would be a great book for high school teachers to use as a springboard for class discussions regarding teen issues such as: how do you know true love, how do you recognize betrayal and how do you deal with it, how much input do/should family members have regarding who you marry, should a pregnancy force people to marry, should pregnancy come early in a marriage, how are alcohol and marijuana viewed by society.
