Hiding In Sunshine

Hiding in Sunshine by John and Caitlin Stuart is an excellent and thoroughly engaging read! I received the book complimentary from Influenster (www.influenster.com) as an additional gift beyond the products that I received in the Holiday 2012 Vox Box. I found the book captivated my attention immediately. The authors do an excellent job developing the characters so that they appear authentic. I also enjoyed the juxtaposition of their former life in California and Connecticut to the setting of rural Montana. The details that the authors use to describe the characters and the setting allow you to fully immerse yourself in the plot. Additionally, they have done a commendable job researching to describe genuine potential situations that we could face in America today. The commentary on cyber warfare, stolen identities, and the possibility of sophisticated criminals terrorizing the current and future fiscal environment was poignant and draws attention to a valid area of concern for every global citizen in contemporary society. The author’s successfully weaved a story that was suspenseful and relevant. The only element that I felt could be refined somewhat is that the foreshadowing made the plot twist a bit too obvious for me. However, as a reader you are looking for the resolution and closure in the story and you are committed to the characters in a way that requires you to read until the end. Overall, I really enjoyed the book and would recommend it to others!

I am including the official book description so you can get a better idea of the plot without me spoiling anything for you: 

Living lives of quiet affluence in a historic, suburban Boston town, Gavin and Lisa Brinkley had no idea how quickly and decisively their lives, and those of their two young daughters, could be upended. A series of events - a mysterious break-in at their home, some menacing tailgating on the highway from Boston, a startling visit from an F.B.I. agent warning of an imminent kidnapping attempt - leads to the family's abrupt uprooting from its comfortable existence into a terrifying new existence on the run, under new identities. This taut thriller by a father-daughter team follows the eleven-year odyssey of an American family on the run, in hiding through the mountain states of the American west, where survival skills and living off the grid are paramount, but so are friendship, cooperation, and resilience. The enemy, always lurking just out of sight, is a foreign cyber-criminal enterprise that launches breathtaking assaults on the American banking system and physical infrastructure, but the Brinkleys also know that the threat is deeply personal, reaching ever closer to them from the shadows of the past. At the same time, Gavin and Lisa discover the perils of wandering too close to the edges of the dark side, in the murky world of cyber-security. A compelling story of suspense and treachery, HIDING IN SUNSHINE is also a celebration of a family's abiding love and courage - and a young girl's faith in the triumph of the truth.

The book Hiding in Sunshine by John and Caitlin Stuart can be purchased via Amazon in both physical and Kindle versions: http://www.amazon.com/Hiding-Sunshine-John-Stuart/dp/1477283315/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360261670&sr=8-1&keywords=hiding+in+sunshine You can also use the look inside feature or the sample feature on your Kindle to see if the book would suit your interests. Give it a few chapters, it does start off a bit slow, but the character development that the authors begin here is necessary for the plot later on. :o)