HIDEAWAY
A family ranch in Big Sur country and a legacy of Hollywood royalty set the stage for Nora Roberts’ emotional new suspense novel, Hideaway.
Caitlyn Sullivan had come from a long line of Hollywood royalty, stretching back to her Irish immigrant great-grandfather. At nine, she was already a star—yet still an innocent child who loved to play hide and seek with her cousins at the family home in Big Sur. It was during one of those games that she disappeared.
Some may have considered her a pampered princess, but Cate was in fact a smart,
A family ranch in Big Sur country and a legacy of Hollywood royalty set the stage for Nora Roberts’ emotional new suspense novel, Hideaway.
Caitlyn Sullivan had come from a long line of Hollywood royalty, stretching back to her Irish immigrant great-grandfather. At nine, she was already a star—yet still an innocent child who loved to play hide and seek with her cousins at the family home in Big Sur. It was during one of those games that she disappeared.
Some may have considered her a pampered princess, but Cate was in fact a smart, scrappy fighter, and she managed to escape her abductors. Dillon Cooper was shocked to find the bloodied, exhausted girl huddled in his house—but when the teenager and his family heard her story they provided refuge, reuniting her with her loved ones.
Cate’s ordeal, though, was far from over. First came the discovery of a shocking betrayal that would send someone she’d trusted to prison. Then there were years spent away in western Ireland, peaceful and protected but with restlessness growing in her soul.
Finally, she would return to Los Angeles, gathering the courage to act again and get past the trauma that had derailed her life. What she didn’t yet know was that two seeds had been planted that long-ago night—one of a great love, and one of a terrible vengeance…
- St. Martin's Paperbacks
- Paperback
- March 2022
- 560 Pages
- 9781250831705
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$9.99
About Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 250 novels, including Inheritance, The Mirror, Mind Games, Identity, The Chronicles of The One trilogy, The Dragon Heart Legacy trilogy, and many more. She is also the author of the bestselling In Death series written under the pen name J. D. Robb. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print.
Praise
“Hideaway pulls you in from the first page…it will make you think hard about the small and big moments that make a person’s life zig or zag. And how some things are just meant to be.” —Associated Press
“Roberts once again offers a master class in storytelling as she displays her formidable ability to portray easily relatable characters and engineer a plot spiked with chilling suspense and layered with life affirming love, which, together, generate a captivating read.” —Booklist
“An impactful drama…fans of Roberts’s intense contemporary tales will enjoy this high-stakes love story.” —Publishers Weekly
“Hideaway is a classic beach read, offering both suspense and romance.” —AARP
“Hideaway is everything you want from the iconic Nora Roberts: suspense, vengeance, and of course, romance.” —PopSugar
Discussion Questions
- Caitlyn Sullivan refuses to be a victim over and over in Hideaway, starting with figuring out how to escape the room her kidnappers locked her into. Did you worry she wouldn’t make it out?
- Family connections play a major role in Hideaway, from the extended Sullivan clan to the Cooper ladies. Did the families do a good job of balancing protection and freedom for Cate after the kidnapping?
- Cate and Dillon meet as kids when he finds her in his kitchen after her escape. Were you impressed by his ability to keep her calm? Did meeting his ladies show you why he was capable of that?
- Did Charlotte Dupont’s connection to the kidnapping surprise you?
- Sheriff Red Buckman and Deputy Michaela Wilson are absolute opposites who end up working together easily. What did you enjoy about their different approaches?
- When Cate reenters the Hollywood scene after several years in Ireland, she has barely any time to find her center before Charlotte is trying to steal the spotlight through her. What did you think of Cate’s plan to head to New York City with her G-Lil as a means of escaping?
- “Tits Up” becomes the code phrase for Cate and Darlie Maddigan to take action. Do you have that kind of code with friends?
- Lily Morrow is the toast of Broadway in a revival of Mame. What’s your favorite classic musical?
- While in New York, Cate experiences first love with Noah Tanaka. But that relationship can’t withstand the media scrutiny or the brutal attack on Noah. None of us truly knows what it’s like to live under a relentless spotlight. What did you think of Cate’s determination to not be a victim?
- Grant Sparks is an awful man out for revenge. Did you feel any sympathy for how he conned Jessica Rowe, or was she absolutely complicit?
- Cate’s last career pivot is to voice acting. January LaVoy, the audiobook narrator of Hideaway, complimented Nora on her thoroughness in researching how a good voice actor approaches the craft. What did you think of the process?
- Cate and Dillon meet a few times after the kidnapping, but otherwise get life updates on each other from Julia Cooper. Do you like this kind of touching base until the characters are ready for a relationship?
- After Dillon nearly has a heart attack when he hears Cate scream, she then explains the various ways in which she does so: “You’ve got your heartbroken scream, your I’ve-just-stumbled-over-a-dead-body shriek—which could also be a caught-in-the-throat type—there’s your I-just-won-the-billion-dollar-lottery scream, and the wet scream—filled with tears and vibrating—among scores of others. I need a bloodcurdling.”
What kind of scream might you be good at? - Cate’s final moment of refusing to be a victim comes when she acts her way through Jessica’s attempt to murder her. Her fierce “I’m an actor” is a satisfying way to come full circle. Did you enjoy how Cate manipulated Jessica in order to save herself and Dillon?