Book two in the Justice Seekers but it can be read as a stand alone or part of the series.

While the Justice Seekers is about a group of people looking to redeem themselves for their past decision. As the author is writing you can see the start of the different books and characters that will be having their own books in the future.

The author pulls readers in with a feisty female lead who will not stop until she is able to get the truth out there and will not take No. The male lead is the tradition broken down man who can't see past his own weaknesses.

The story flows well the characters stay true to who they are from the beginning to the end.

While this might be a HQR series you would never guess. The talented author Lena Diaz gives readers a pulse pounding mystery with a romance readers will enjoy.

When Teagan is kidnapped and tortured two years ago by a man the police can't find, she takes it upon herself to gather any evidence she can about who he might be. She's convinced he's the Kentucky Ripper, even though that madman is supposedly behind bars. His MO was too close to the Ripper's for him not to be, but which one is the copycat? Was it the madman who held her captive for weeks or was it the one who confessed to the crimes and was serving time in jail? Teagan didn't know, so she turned to the only person who might be able to help her, FBI profiler Bryson.

Bryson wasn't working for the FBI anymore, not after he felt he screwed up the Kentucky Ripper case. It wasn't his fault, his job was to provide the profile, which he did, it was up to the cops to interpret it, which they did incorrectly and a woman died. Haunted by that, Bryson quits the FBI and joins the Justice Seekers, a place where displaced cops and criminal justice people work for a second chance to make things right. Bryson's second chance didn't go so well, and now he's nursing a bullet wound and a bad attitude. He has all but given up until Teagan walks through his door and insists he helps her.

Begrudgingly at first, Bryson decides to help her, if nothing else to appease his own curiosity about the Kentucky RIpper Case. It isn't until he starts digging deeper that he realizes Teagan may be onto something. Unfortunately, but the time he does, it might be too late for both of them. The action from here is non-stop until the end when you're left wondering if the hero and heroine will ever be together.

This was a fast-paced intrigue that was intricate in the plot, even though it was obvious that it didn't have to be. There was a bit of a plot hole that I fell into, but if you can get past that, you'll enjoy this intrigue. That said, I liked that the couple was different and the heroine was sassy and did her own thing, to a point. By the end of the book, the incessant bantering between them that got them nowhere was just frustrating and made me ask 'what is going on right now?' way too many times. While everything in a Harlequin is often over the top, this time, it was a little bit too over the top too many times for me to give it five stars. I thought the idea of the Justice Seekers was fantastic and it's a series I definitely want to finish!

Great book!! I loved it !! Lots of action and suspense! Tons of heart pounding moments and had some steam to it too!! This book was definitely a real thriller!! I highly recommend reading it! Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for sharing this book with me!