Sinister to start you off and get your intrigue juices flowing, then you are propelled into the Sweetness of young love. Tabitha and Connor and their whirlwind romance as teenagers, divided by class and prejudices that eventually destroy their relationship but the power of that first love simmers until they meet again, decades later, Connor married to the famous and extremely wealthy Nina levitt. Tabitha is working as a waitress when Connor steps into the establishment. Instantly recognisable and those simmering emotions from those many summers ago surge forward and consume Tabitha, bringing forth the bitter sweet memories and the reader is informed of the demise of Tabitha families employment due to the consequences of her and connors union and the elements of Romeo and Juliet float into the equation as connors grandmother sabotages that union. I felt it was a stong start, but became slower in pace, making it harder to not become distracted by the hoovering that I stopped to get done