Lynn Rutledge’s mind raced as she tried to keep her kidnapper talking and, at the same time, agree with him. It was a delicate balance. She was afraid of what he might do next. But none of her talking was doing any good.

She realized that the handsome rapist was heading her car right back to the same corner where he’d attacked her before. She balked at walking into the berry patch again because she’d lost her shoes. That made him mad, and he started calling her “bitch” again as he pushed her into the bushes. His emotions were mercurial and he was instantly violent again. He punched Lynn twice...