Review: No to Romance!  Yes to Suspence Thriller!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 21, 2014
B1:  FADE TO BACK***************************I am so glade I did not notice the 'Thrilling Romantic Suspense' when I was reading the book details because my anti-romance pessimistic thought process, would have swiped on to another book and I would have missed an incredibly well written serial thriller.I was excited this story was set up like the TV show Criminal Minds or The Blacklist where, the FBI agents work as team with a group of different types of people from different backgrounds. Unfortunately, the team wasn't really apart of the story as much as I would have liked them to be.  I wanted to learn more about them, and how they think and how they would solve the crime together.The moment Sheriff Stacey Rhodes was introduced to the story, my heart sank a bit because I realized, I purchased a romance novel which I'm just not into at all.  I was so sick of hearing about the perfection of the sheriff who should be a model instead of in law enforcement and how strong she is yet she falls into the trap of being a damsel in distress which ruins any story for me.The serial killer crime aspect of this story was so smartly written; there were several individuals who I just assumed was the serial killer every other chapter!  And each one was completely wrong!!  The actual serial killer never even made it on my radar.  Oh how I love stories that surprise you and keeps you guessing.  I loved that the serial killer point of view was given, without giving away his/her identity.The small interaction between the FBI agents was interesting and I so wanted more of that team dynamic. But sense this was a romantic thriller, the attention was mainly on the sheriff and Dean. Not my cup of tea, but I have to hand it to the author; the dynamic between Dean and Stacey as far as their relationship, was done right.  I still found myself rushing to get beyond their attraction to each other and blah...blah...blah....to get back into the actual suspense of what the killer would do next and what other clues the team would find.Although I wasn't into the romance aspect of the story, I fell that those who appreciate romance, served with their thriller suspense mystery will find this to be a read well worth more than 5 stars!Now that I've started this series, I can't stop!  I have to read the next two books.  Am I looking forward to more annoying romance?  Of course not, but I won't have a choice. I'm really looking forward to finding out the next assignment for the Black CATs Team.