Shadow Ranch (Children of the Light)

Not knowing he has other wives, Kasenia Clarke marries a man who sequesters her in his isolated desert compound with no way to escape alive.
University of Arizona student Kasenia Clarke knows where she’s headed in life and how to get there. But falling under a charismatic professor’s spell was not part of her plan. When a romantic weekend getaway to his isolated ranch reveals his perverse agenda, Kasenia finds herself a prisoner of a madman.\nDesperate to extricate herself and her teenage brother from the locked compound near the U.S.-Mexico border, she frantically searches for someone to help them escape. The other "captives," who seem content with their unconventional lifestyle, are suspicious of Kasenia and her rebellious ideas. Can she trust anyone to aid her quest for freedom when the group’s loyalty is to the professor and their activities are monitored day and night?\n- I was glued to Shadow Ranch. It is really good. Had a hard time putting it down. - JS\n- Rebecca Carey Lyles can come up with the creepiest, slimiest villains...and hair-raising escapes by the heroine...again, and again, and again. Shadow Ranch was a good page-turner and she obviously put a lot of work and research into it. I highly recommend it. - BT\n- I finished Shadow Ranch. I couldn’t put it down and had a hard time getting my other work done. I enjoyed it immensely and am looking forward to more in this series! - NH