4.5* ( )

Bree Harlow is a fiesty rookie FBI agent looking to make her career by taking down the New Orleans Strangler, a serial killer terrorising the city. Going undercover, she sets out to prove that her taskforce's number one suspect, crime boss, Kace Quick is guilty as sin. Except the more she learns, the less certain she becomes of Kace's guilt.

Kace Quick isn't surprised to find he's the prime suspect in the New Orleans Strangler case. But he is surprised by the positively green FBI agent sent to take him down. Playing along seems like a good idea to mess with the Feds - until he finds himself falling dangerously hard for Bree and his enemies lock onto his weak spot.

I enjoyed this. It's your typical romantic suspense and everything you'd expect of a Cynthia Eden novel. There's some plot, some humour, a pinch of danger and a big dose of steaminess with likeable characters and an interesting mystery. There's nothing particularly unique about the characters or the plot but it's a solid read if you're fond of the genre.

That said, I was rather fond of the twists. I suspected Franco but I totally didn't see Abby coming. I do like it when I manage to be surprised these days. I found the ending a bit weird though. I liked that it was all wrapped up but the way in which Eden went about it left me feeling a bit baffled. I mean Dominic killed her parents? And then killed no one else? Seemed pretty farfetched - too farfetched in my mind. I could've bought Grayson but Dominic had too many problems for me to reconcile. Especially since he seemed to have met her that day, totally spur of the moment killed the parents and then stalks her for a good decade. It just seemed a weak way to wrap that plot line up. On the other hand the majority of the book was great and I found myself thoroughly entertained. 4 stars. ( )