Darker Than Desire by Shiloh Walker

David Sutter has been hiding in an Amish community under the name of Caine Yoder for the past 20 years. Tragedy, revenge and time have made it time for him to come out of hiding and finish everything that caused such a horrible childhood. Sybil Chalmers is the only calm in his rage-filled soul. She has been devoted to him for the past 10 years, but as things get darker he must keep her away or put her into danger.
Right from the beginning, this book starts out dark and gets darker as it goes. We are introduced to David's raged and pained soul at the funeral of his Amish "father". We also see a balm to his soul as Sybil shows up to be there with him. I found David to be in such personal torment over his past that he's blind to any positive emotions he feels towards a very select few. While he acknowledges that he cares to an extent, he refuses to put a name to it as he feels he's too damaged to feel anything good. It makes you want to just cry for him. Sybil is a very strong person and perfect for David. She's very independent and refuses to be cowed over by the nasty town gossip. While you cheer for her to make David realize what he's trying to avoid, it's very easy to sympathize with everything she is feeling as she goes through it. This book is fast moving and very in-depth. I couldn't put it down.
The only thing I would caution on is that I didn't realize it was the third book in a trilogy. Having not read the first two, I had to re-read some sections to get a full understanding of some of the people as it wasn't really clarified. However, the plot was so good, it didn't deter at all.