For seventeen years, Nick, Aurelie, and Sarah have lived in Point Judah, Louisiana, but never forgot what they ran away from. The three of them lived in a commune called The Refuge run by a man named Collin. The Refuge was supposed to be a place where people lived a life free of materialism, but it became something more sinister. Collin supposedly picked up runaway children and helped them find their way home to their families. Nick's mother, Mary Chance, knew better. There was something suspicious about where these children truly ended up, and she doubted it was with their families. Aurelie and Sarah are sisters that ran away from home and came to live with The Refuge. Mary looked over them like a mother would. When Mary thought The Refuge was becoming too dangerous for her son Nick and the two girls, she sent them away to live with her friend Delia Board in Point Judah, Louisiana.

Now seventeen years later, Nick, Aurelie and Sarah are all grown up and the people of Louisiana believe them to be brother and sisters adopted by Delia Board, the CEO of Wilkes and Board Cosmetics. When the family hears the news that 33 bodies were found in a gold mine in San Francisco, they are devastated and in fear for their lives. They assume Collin killed everyone in the Refuge and is on the hunt for them to cover up his tracks.

After a coworker at Wilkes and Board Cosmetics is found dead, the Boards become very fearful that Collin is the culprit. The police suspect Nick is involved in the murder of the young woman at Wilkes and Board because he used to date her. All signs are pointing towards Nick as the murderer but he insists he is innocent.

In the meantime, Nick and Aurelie have their own problems to deal with. They have posed as brother and sister for a long time but in reality are not blood related. They have been hiding their feelings for each other out of fear of destroying their family. Sarah is in love with Nick and would be heart broken if she found out Nick and Aurelie are secretly in love. Will the Board family be broken up when they announce their true feelings for each other?

TARGET was my first experience with a book by Stella Cameron. I love books that start off with a bang and keep you interested until the last page, and this was that type of book. The relationship between the main characters was forbidden and that added to the intrigue of the story. The reader will not be able to figure out who the culprit is until the end. I loved the romance between the two main characters. I highly recommend this book to readers who enjoy romantic suspense.