![]() ![]() Only Cowboy seems idealized, as readers see him through Bettina’s eyes-also true to life. Her fluid prose and convincing characterizations lift the story beyond the average. Connor keeps her story completely realistic, a welcome relief from standard-issue romances. ![]() Once the two realize they are truly in love, disaster strikes. As events progress, Brady becomes even more abusive, while the undercurrent of a real romance develops between Bettina and Cowboy, despite their 10-year age difference. By chance, Bettina meets a young man she calls “Cowboy.” She immediately feels an easy connection to him and begins surreptitiously visiting his small car-repair shop. With approval, Bettina begins a relationship that at first seems just what she needs, until Brady pushes her for sex and begins deliberately to hurt her, always claiming his violence is accidental. ![]() She has no friends until she meets Brady, a good-looking boy who asks her out, politely seeking her father’s permission. Her Greek father dominates her life, rarely allowing her out of the house. Sixteen-year-old Bettina keeps to herself. A shy, overprotected girl is the focus of this character study of a victim of physical abuse. ![]()
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