was not the typical Jami Alden erotic suspense, This was a very dark suspense romance about a serial killer who killed young prostitutes, It's not a book for the faint of heart, Those of you who like/love Cynthia Eden and Karen Rose may enjoy this book,
There was romance in this story and a few HOT love scenes that were good enough to keep me happy.
I knew who the killer was before he was totally revealed but that did not make me like the book non the less, it just made me root all the more for the Hamph to figure it out.
I'm so glad to find out that the next book in this series Hide From Evil will be out in November of this year, I will be sure to read it.
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I remember when I first started getting into romances, I asked my friends for recommendations and Louisa recommended a couple romantic suspense authors to me, including BEG FOR MERCY by Jami Alden.
The Criminal Minds comparison sold me on the story, I don't know if you've seen Criminal Minds, but that is some scary sht,
BEG is about Megan Flynn who is sort of dating/sort of in love with this cop named Cole Williams.
When they're getting frisky, he gets a call about a murder, and Megan is shocked to recognize her own address.
Without warning, Cole arrests Megan's brother, Sean, The openshut case means her brother's death sentence, and Megan loses all credibility as everyone thinks she's crazy to insist he's innocent.
While reading this book, I kept thinking about what I would do if I was in this position.
I can't even imagine what it would be like to see a family member arrested for something you know in your heart that they didn't do, but be utterly powerless to protect them from the law.
It made my heart hurt,
I have to say that I didn't particularly like Megan and Cole much, though, While I could understand where Megan was coming from, I thought she was an idiot, She was always marching into the face of danger, to the point where she could have been hit with obstruction of justice charges.
Did that stop her Nooooo, She was emotionally manipulative, impulsive, and bitchy, and I did not like that at all,
Cole, on the other hand, is your typical alpha male jerk, who's just a few steps away from peeing all over the heroine's shoes to mark his territory.
Every time another man so much as looks at Megan, Cole thinks about how much he'd like to punch that man in the face.
The macho brostanding got old fast, and so did his judgmental attitude, At one point he says that Megan looks like she's gotten her clothes from "Sluts R Us, " Nice, Cole. Very nice.
The two of them use sex to manipulate one another and get their way, and I thought that was pretty awful, too.
There's nothing really romantic about this romantic suspense, please and thank you,
The suspense aspect of this book is really well done and makes up for the crummy characters.
The serial killer in this book is super creepy, What's even creepier is that you almost feel sorry for him when you find out what he went through almost.
He's still a major psycho, though, I was able to predict correctly who the
killer was aboutin because the red herring was way too obvious a choice.
BEG FOR MERCY was a fastpaced read, I'm interested in reading the sequel, From what I read in the teaser at the end of BEG, it looks like it builds upon the previous events and relationships, which I always like in a story, as it makes it way more complex and interesting.
stars, .Stars
Overall Opinion: This was probably one of the better suspenseful romance books Ive read in regard to the balance between the feelings/romance and the suspense.
I need that balance to fully enjoy this subgenre, I knew who the bad guy was from pretty much the start, so the mystery aspects were kinda meh and definitely couldve been stronger.
Id highly recommend checking out my trigger spoiler tag below, as this had some pretty gruesome scenes that could be an issue for many readers.
All in all, this was an enjoyable read,
Brief Summary of the Storyline: This is Megan and Coles story, Megan and Cole are starting to get serious in their relationship when Cole has to arrest Megans brother for murder.
Her brother gets convicted and sentenced to the death penalty, Years later, Megan is still trying to get justice for her brother and they come in contact again, Feelings come back strongly even though both realize that with Megans brother conviction, their relationship has nowhere significant to go.
There are some other murders that share some characteristics of the murder her brother was framed for, so they work together to try to figure things out before his scheduled execution.
There are some suspenseful scenes, some sexy times, and some secrets revealedand they get a HFN ending,
Point Of View POV: This focused on the two mcs and a few other side characters inrd person narrative.
Overall Pace of Story: Good, This took me a really long time to read, I think it was all the other stuff I had going on that got in the way and not necessarily the pacing to blame.
Instalove: No, but feelings were already present from years before,
H Hero ,stars. Cole. I liked how he cared for the h and came to help her even though he didnt quite believe in the desired results.
h heroine ,stars. Megan. I appreciated her loyalty and tenacity in getting her brother exonerated and how she cared for others,
Sadness level: Low, no tissues needed
Push/Pull: Yes
Heat level: Good.
They have some good tension, chemistry, and scenes but not so much it takes away from the story,
Descriptive sex: Yes
OW Other Woman/OM Other Man drama: Not really
Sex scene with OW or OM: Not between mcs
Cheating: No
Separation: Not on page
Possible Triggers: Yes
Closure: This ends in a good place but with what I would call a HFN ending
Safety: This one should be Safe or Safe with exception for most safety gang readers depending on personal preferences
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