Pretend You're Safe (The Agency #1)
by Alexandra Ivy
Blurb:
HE
SEES YOU
First
came the floods. Then came the bodies. The victims—strangled, then buried along
the shores of the Mississippi—have finally been unearthed, years after they
disappeared. He remembers every satisfying kill . . . each woman’s terror and
agony. But there’s only one he truly wanted. And fate has brought her within
reach again . . .
HE
KNOWS YOU
Jaci
Patterson was sixteen when she found the first golden locket on her porch.
Inside were a few strands of hair wrapped around a scrap of bloodstained
ribbon. Though the “gifts” kept arriving, no one believed her hunch that a
serial killer was at work. Now Jaci has returned home . . . and the nightmare
is starting once more.
AND
HE’LL NEVER LET YOU GO
Back
then, Rylan Cooper was an arrogant deputy sheriff convinced that Jaci was just
an attention—seeking teen. It was a fatal mistake. There’s a murderer in their
midst, someone determined to settle old scores and keep playing a twisted game.
And it won’t end until Jaci is his forever . . .
Themes: Romantic
Suspense
Rating: 4.5 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
So
there are many of us that have been long time fans of the paranormal magic of
Alexandra Ivy, but this novel is an all new side of one of my favorite authors
as she ventures not out of the dark of the demon world and instead into the
dark and disturbing side of the human mind. This story revolves around a woman
that has been haunted for decades by the fears conjured when she was a teen and
that has carried into her adulthood and now that there are bodies popping up
around her small farm town she knows her worst fears have come to pass. Jaci
has a unique ability to hold on to her innocence despite the darkness stalking
her and that sweetness draws the protective nature of her neighbor and her
former crush, who has returned home to care for his father. Rylan never imagined when he returned home to
take care of his father, that he would find himself the central character of a
murder plot and having to protect a woman that has always drawn him in even
when he tried to resist her. As they
work together to try to keep Jaci safe and help the police unravel the mystery
of the killer stalking her, Rylan and Jaci become closer to one another and
slowly he begins to understand that the feelings he resisted all those years
ago might have been even deeper than he imagined. Jaci was an interesting woman, always looking
for the best in others, despite all evidence to the contrary, but that ability
is what allows her to look past the hurt and find a way to work to find this
killer. Rylan was also an interesting
character that had to overcome a lot of his mistakes of the past in order to
get Jaci to trust him and allow him to keep her safe, but once he forced her to
accept his help and let him in she was unable to resist him. He was sexy, bossy, alpha and more than able
to handle himself in any situation, but the best part of him was his intense
protective nature and the way he refuses to let anything take the love of his
life from him. The love between Rylan
and Jaci builds slowly as they spend more time together, building on their
feelings from their youth, and slowly they each come to understand that their
passion for one another is undeniable and not something to lose. I enjoyed every second of this story, even as
there was some seriously scary moments and I cannot wait for the next suspense
novel that Alexandra sends my way. A
whole new shelf to add Ms. Ivy to, but one I can see her filling quickly with
her magic!
*ebook provided by publisher (via
netgalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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