Guest: I'm flattered you thought so highly of this story. Never expected a 15/10 for any of my stories, but this story was special to me since I was in abusive marriage at the time. It was one of the reasons I wrote it. But thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the review.

Panic: Yeah it took me a few stories before I felt like I'd gotten Raphael's accent down to believable. So I'm glad you feel it was well written. I usually struggle with reading OC romance stories as well, just because the two characters meet and are in love in two seconds. It isn't how love works. Love is complex and builds over time. I'm glad you enjoyed Elizabeth's story though. It was a way for me to vent at the time since I was in an abusive marriage myself. Thank you for the review.