She’s the daughter of a serial killer… they’re FBI agents…
No one knows Freya is actually the daughter of the Cross-Cut Killer, America’s most notorious serial killer. Living under a false identity as a detective is isolating but at least Freya’s safe. That is, until she falls onto the radar of Special Agent River Park and his team.
River, Oz, Elijah and Jude have been chasing the Cross-Cut Killer for years. They’re the best the FBI has to offer, not to mention unfairly attractive. They know exactly who the killer is but he’s always one step ahead of them. Freya is about to change that.
When Freya’s true identity is uncovered, she’s forced to work with River and his team. All Freya wants is to catch her father, getting involved with not one but four FBI agents would be a very bad idea.
But River and his team aren’t prepared for the spitfire young woman who’s too pretty for her own good. She’s hiding more than scars and a woman with secrets might just be kryptonite to a group of profilers.
Killer of Mine is a full length, mature, New Adult romance with elements of enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, darker moments and on the page spice. This is a why choose romance, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This is book one of a planned trilogy but does not end on a big cliff-hanger. Please read the trigger warnings.
3.5🌟 i have been seriously overdue a fun why choose romance, and this scratched the itch for sure 🫢 it was very fast paced and sooo addictive i didn't want to put it down. you can't go into this expecting it to be a super serious and highly realistic FBI/killer hunting situation, but i can absolutely appreciate this for what it was and that was a spicy fun time with a super interesting plot and a good twist!
So loving 'Criminal Minds and Chicago PD' and seeing this pop up I couldn’t not read it, straight away I was pulled into the plot, twists and turns and deadly secrets, throw in the hot profilers and I was in my element as soon as I started I was pulled in and pretty much inhaled it in one sitting, I couldn't put it down.
Freya has a deep dark secret that she's kept hidden in the deep dark web, one that if comes to light could destroy all that she's worked for, after graduating from the Police Academy she was then promoted as a detective at the age of twenty-two now at twenty three she's obsessed with researching serial killers, one in particular whose been dubbed 'The Cross Cut KIller' but what no one knows is that she's closer to him than anyone realises.
Now onto the guys, first you've got Agent River Parks and his team, Oz: he's a top notch tech hacker at his fingertips he can find anything, Eli: is the broody cowboy who loves to chase adrenaline highs in life, then we have Jude: he's top notch when it comes to unravelling mysteries especially people which is what made him become a profiler.
Because these guys are top notch at what they do, it didn't take long for them to uncover exactly what Freya was hiding, and who she was related too, they had been hunting the cross cut killer for ten long gruelling years and now with her on their team they might jsut have a better chance at catching him.
I read somewhere that the second book won’t be released until next year, but here’s hoping that’s just a placeholder 🤞 because the killer hasn’t stopped taunting them yet, he's maybe one step ahead like a game of cat and mouse he's taunting them and with that cliffy and a long wait looming I can’t wait to see what twists the next book will produce.
This was so good and so addicting and just what I wanted in a why choose romance where they were going after a serial killer together. The spice was fantastic and actually starts pretty early on, which I loved. The heroine is the daughter of a serial killer and the guys are FBI agents, and they figure out early on she has a secret and take her into custody, and then move her into their house. They all are falling for her and I loved their dynamic. Her father is killing again and killing in their town, so the suspense was there and I was hooked.
The cliffhanger wasn't too bad, but I'm already dying for book two!! I can't wait to read what's going to happen next!!
Can someone please turn this book into a TV show, because my True Crime obsessed brain would love it !! I'm currently binge-watching Dexter, so this book came at the perfect time.
I was a little worried it would be an insta-love after the first MMC’s POV, but I think it was more so a... insta-appreciation/ attraction. I mean River was attracted to her, but also valued her intelligence.
The constant plot twists were just so immersive. I mean I was in that interrogation room, I was at that crime scene. The continuous twists never felt like there was way too much going on. My thinking was ‘I need you to tell me more so I can crack this case’. In my mind, I could definitely work for the FBI, but unfortunately, I cannot prove this point 🫠
Everything was just so interconnected!!! Moments I overlooked were actually pivotal points that revealed all these clues. In the grand scheme of things, I wasn't even close to guessing what was about to happen. The spider diagram in my head was ultimately useless 🥲
I forgot to talk about the romance...so the romance was very well written and each of the MMCs had very distinctive personalities that complimented the FMC. Their relationship was never smooth sailing, but they all held this deep connection. Jude was the favourite by far, but I was just so focused on Freya. I was so interested in how she approached things and what she would reveal.
The cliffhanger wasn't a high-action moment like I thought it might be, but it was definitely dramatic enough.
The story had so much potential and yet.... it felt like WattPad Criminal Minds, but with too much insta-lust and insta-attraction.
I'd honestly prefer just the serial killer aspect of the book without the 'Why Choose' romance, because it was so badly entwined into the story. I'm so disappointed because I actually liked Freya, she was such a fascinating character.
These are the types of books that had me disliking 'why choose' romances for years...
I was really interested in the premise of the book, but it wasn’t executed very well. The main plot was good, but the romance aspect of it felt way too rushed in my opinion it’s borderline Insta love. it was a entertaining read, but I feel like it would be better as a thriller rather than a romance.
not sure why my rh girlies haven't got a hold of this one yet - it was everything i needed! kickass fmc who took no crap and was smart as hell, a captivating plotline, and some easy to obsess over (and very obsessed themselves) mmcs. plus plenty of spice! so easy to read and adore.
and while the plot-twists were in no way shocking for me, i didn't even mind, because i still had so much fun watching them track down the serial killer. always an entertaining plot. plus i loved and adored how this book didn't end on a massive cliffhanger, despite being book 1 of 3 - thank you author, for not becoming part of the rh cliffhanger epidemic.
3.5 stars. Freya is the daughter of a serial killer who is working as a detective trying to track down her father without anyone knowing she’s related to him. She ends up entangled, in more than one way, with Agent Park and his SCU (serial crimes unit) team. River, Oz, Eli, and Jude are all part of the FBI team trying to track down the Cross-Cut Killer. Freya is working a missing person case and her missing person happens to be the latest victim of the serial killer River and his team are looking for. After they quickly figure out exactly who Freya is, River and his team put her under house arrest, at their house…with them! They need to find out what she knows and if she’ll be able to help them track down her father.
This was a very bingeable, easy to get into read! The plot was predictable for me from the start, but it didn’t take away from it being entertaining at all! If you enjoy the Mind F series or Black Sheep, you’ll definitely enjoy this read too, plus it’s why choose! The story isn’t finished and I’ll definitely be checking out book 2 whenever it drops.
The plot was really interesting. The FMC is the daughter of a serial killer who’s working with the FBI to stop him. Considering The Mindf*ck series is one of my all time favourites, I’m a sucker for anything FBI/serial killer adjacent.
Unfortunately, I could not connect with the romance. It was way too insta-lust/almost insta-love. Even the one MMC who had a very valid reason to want to stay away can’t help but obsess about her during his POV. There was so much potential that fell flat. I did like their dynamic but they fell into it basically the second they all met. I need to see them getting to know each other and slowly falling into that dynamic. Putting all that aside though, I can see the appeal. I liked them all as individuals and their relationships with each other was nice.
Some moments I couldn’t put down the book and other times I had to put it down and take a break. It was a battle of entertainment verses lack of depth which is why I’m undecided how I should rate it. I did overall enjoy this story though and I’m curious to see where it goes.
Okay first I would like to know what Alexis Grace put in this book because right from the first chapter I was obsessed. I truly just could not put it down and just blew right through it. I might actually pass away having to wait until 2025 for book two.
Freya was just 🤌🤌🤌. She has some trauma but she's not a door mat. She is an absolute bad bitch who isn't afraid to get things done, even if sometimes she's really stupid about it and could save herself a lot of trouble by thinking for two seconds but that's okay we love her anyway. You root for her the whole time and ugh the BANTER she has with these men. It's the giggle and kick your feet type stuff that we all die for.
The guys. While I do like all of them, even if Eli is on my shit list, I think Oz was my favorite. He was just so calming and sweet and thoughtful towards Freya even after finding out who she was. I do wish we had gotten just a little more of the guys as I don't feel like I know them quite as well as I want to but this is only book one and I'll be very patient waiting for book two. (No I won't.)
There are things that you're definitely not going to see coming. You get hints sprinkled throughout but it just kind of smacks you in the face towards the end and the gasp you will gusp. Also the spice. There was never any moment where it felt like too much spice. The scenes were a bit scattered throughout so there was a good amount of story in between each scene which really makes you want more. And more. And probably some more.
If you can't tell I really loved this book 😅 I saw it marketed as Criminal Minds but make it rh and it's 100% spot on so if you like Criminal Minds you should read this. If you ever wondered what it would be like to be sandwiched between some of the men from that show DEFINITELY read this.
This was not smooth reading. I don’t mind sex scenes that make sense. The sheer inappropriateness of some of the times sex entered the picture was shocking. There was no build up, just insta-lust and bam.
Not only that, but the fMC is an abuse survivor. The idea that she would just be ok with BDSM without any flashbacks is unreal.
I liked the twist in the story, but overall not a good book.
Dnf 22% got the ick. FMC is victim daughter of a serial killer and trying to arrest him as a detective under an assumed identity, four “genius” FBI agents discover her ruse, arrest her, attack her and immediately after she is triggered things get sexual while she is cuffed. Not for me. Fast burn.
Audio: 3-3.5 stars for Brooke Daniels and Gabriel Michael (both not great, but not horrible)
Book: 2 stars
Well the premise made me want to pick it up asap, but while reading it I wanted to put it down so many times… I thought it might get better.. it didn’t.
The relationship between Freya and all the guys made no sense, it was like they looked at her and bam they were already in love.. didn’t flow, we were just told and then they would start hooking up and that didn’t flow either. I will say some (Eli and River) didn’t give into the attraction right away, but Jude and Oz did and that just didn’t flow with the story. Overall this book to me was a fail… I had higher hopes, that might have been my downfall.
If anyone has a good fbi/ criminal minds vibes romance then let me know, always in the mood for that! Haha
Criminal minds but make it a why choose where the FMC is the daughter of a serial killer?! SOLD.
And sold I was, because I did gobble this book up. Now this book was good, but honestly I was more invested in the plot than the romance. I just don’t like insta-lovey type romances, and this one developed pretty fast…but that’s just a personal preference. TBH I really want to be melting in a puddle on the floor from the tension 🫠 Now what I did love about this book was of course, all of the FBI stuff. Honestly I want there to be even more in the next book because I live for the profiling and ‘wheel’s up’ type of vibes😎 Also the plot twist in this, while I saw it coming, was pretty epic and I’m definitely invested in seeing more about that in the next book when I eventually get to it!
This was so insta lovey I just could not care. The relationship development between Freya and the guys was non-existent. The only reason why I kept reading was bc the plot was actually interesting but I don’t think I’ll pick up book 2.
This book was very hot and cold for me. I actually DNFd at about 35% because the romance part of it just wasn't doing it for me. So that's a ME thing, nothing against the book - I'm just not a fan of insta-lust for the most part. The one part of the romance I enjoyed was with the one guy (there is always that one!) that didn't want her as part of the gang. There was some good tension, and push and pull there. Yum.
That being said, after I DNFd it, I kept thinking about it, and decided to go back and try to read the rest and I did finish and felt it was pretty good overall. The part of the plot dedicated to the mystery I wound up enjoying a lot. It gave off good Criminal Minds vibes, and I loved that show, so had no issues there. I would say definitely give it a go if you like Romantic Thrillers with serial killers and a healthy dose of instalust.
Contemporary Why Choose FMMMM (No MM so far) Dark Romantic Thriller Crime Drama/Profiling Hidden Identity Forced Proximity Fast Burn / Insta-Lust Spice: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Prefacing by saying I am well aware this is a romance novel, but honestly I just got tired of it. I wanted there to be a bit more focus on the killings/case/Freya's past with her dad then spice, and frankly there's only so much spice I can take before it gets boring lol
𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧: - serial killer’s daughter + FBI agents - dark why choose romance - criminal minds vibes - enemies to lovers - forced proximity - found family
Overall this was pretty good. I love RHs and fbi/ serial killer books so this was right up my alley. It wasn’t bad but it also wasn’t 5 stars for me. I felt like the relationships were kind of rushed (ahm Jude) it was pretty good besides that. I felt like Jude and Freya slept together too fast. I would have loved to see more relationship building before then.
Note: book is part of a series but book 1 (this book) is a HFN/ small cliffy.
✨Safety:✨ • no virgins • H’s made a pact to share one women when they settled down but only 2 have shared before (that we know of) • No manwhores but there was one mention that Eli slept around the most (he didn’t seem like a manwhore though) • One past hookup from Eli’s side but she causes no drama. Mild flirting on her side/ asking Eli if he wanted to hook up again (before he caught feeling for the h) but he declined. It seemed like she was a one time hookup. Eli seems to have a friendship with her. He went to her one time when he was struggling with his feelings about the situation with Freya and she consoled him by rubbing his back, nothing more. Even as a safety reader, I didn’t have any issues with this woman because the author portrayed her to be a friend and the one time hook up wasn’t brought up except for 2 times (or a number around there) • No real info on any of the other H’s past or the h’s past. Seems like they had causal sex sometimes. Maybe more info will be revealed in book 2. • No OM drama or true OW drama
Alright breaking it down into likes and dislikes since that always seems easier.
Likes: The twin thing was out of nowhere but I like that it's a secret to us until it's not a secret overall. Freya not giving us that part in her inner monologue actually kept thia story fresh for me. I liked the suspense, the serial killer story line and the story of two survivors. I also liked the guys individually and I liked Freya as well which isn't always easy because main female characters in this genre can be either too tough or too whiny.
Dislikes: I wanted more relationship building. I was down with the level of spice but I wanted to see them make real connections and have scenes to support that. We get sex, but I think we are lacking the depth. I also don't think her dad ended up being the big bad scary man that was promised. That scene fell flat and I'm sure we get a whole bunch of messed up in book two with him, but was a book two needed? We are going to devote a whole book to finding him when we already established the harem, got her sister back, and made her an FBI agent? Just feels like the author couldn't wrap up the ending of this book, and I can't imagine needing a whole book dedicated to finding her dad when that was supposed to be what this book was about.
The idea of this book sounded good. A serial killer's daughter fakes her own death as a child, gets a false identity and becomes an investigator. She wants to catch her father and stop him from ruining any more lives.
The problem is she doesn’t really want him to get caught; she wants to be the one to catch him. When she planned her death she could’ve just gone to the police but instead ran away, gave her father years more to murder people, all so she could get a job where she would be the one to capture him.
In addition to that the PTSD she experiences is inconsistent. The author wanted to have her not have an issue with being crowded and restrained when it comes to sex but to have issues with those things in her daily existence. The sexual experiences borderline on rape in the beginning and the detectives basically kidnapping her was super weird. I think the author wanted some things to happen and didn’t know how to make them make sense so we kind of have to endure insta love, insta forgiveness, random sex scenes and characters that are unpredictable/inconsistent because they weren’t developed well.
I think this would’ve been better if the whole reverse harem thing wasn’t involved. I think it’s hard in general to do a contemporary reverse harem. This didn’t do it as well as others have.
I really enjoyed this, it was fun and I binged it in one day and I loved the plot, the plot twist too and the characters. I wouldn't say I got emotionally attached to the characters but I definitely cried when a certain 2 people reconciled and got reunited. I know there's another book but I'm just not gonna read it bc the ending to this book before the cliffhanger was good enough for me thanks I like a happily ever after!
★4/5! daughter of a serial killer x 4 FBI agents trying to find her father (˵ ¬ᴗ¬˵) scrumptious. i did see some of the plot twists coming but they were STILL just as shocking once i got to them.
𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐚: i love women. period. tortured soul yet still strong sassy and sarcastic? ( ◡̀_◡́)ᕤ phenomenal. gimme more. people on the run/constantly have running away as their default mode are just bound to be my babies
𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐞: omg i love him he’s so adorable and delicious 👻 brushed and braided her hair 🥹💗ALWAYS making sure Freya is safe and comfortable before literally anything else
𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫: PURRRR MY FAVOURITE MAN FOR SUREEE ( ´ཀ` ) don’t get me wrong Jude is my baby but just something about River 🫠🤞🏼💗 ‘𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒍’ HEHEHE ‘𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆' fuck me. Rivers hands would be my necklace 24 fucking 7.
^words can’t describe how obsessed i am with this. i need more books with the couples earning each others trust instead of giving it away instantly after practically just meeting. *cough cough* most female main characters *cough* i just know the third book trust/communication is going to be top tier (૭ 。•̀ ᵕ •́。 )૭
𝐎𝐳: he’s a cutie. honestly he didn’t have that many POVS or one to ones with Freya so I can’t give a solid opinion of him yet but he does genuinely care for her so ☺️🤞🏼
𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐡: Eli/Elijah whatever the hell he wants to be called was pissing me off so much but i get that he was hurting, i do but just fuck off and leave my girl alone. she’s a victim aswell at the end of the day
'𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒄?' ohh…. sign me up pronto then 🌚🙏🏼
Immediate response I'm so overstimulated with far too many emotions.. I'm crying.
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🌶️🌶️
I'm still hyperventilating over how AMAZING this book was - I'm still in awe over this authors writing and the twists and turns in this book in which I was not expecting. This was every good part of WITSEC series and Mindf*ck series condensed into a book. This was EVERYTHING. This is in my top 10 all time reads. This will forever remain there.
Its been 24 hours and I am still struggling with words. I'm just so perplexed as to how this author created this beautiful book.
If you like FBI x serial killer, read this book. If you like criminal minds and CSI, read this book. If you like reverse harems with grumps, geniuses, hackers and cowboys, read this book. If you like books, read this book.
Wow. All I knew was that the book had criminal minds vibes and that it was a why choose. But THIS, was a really exciting book. I was on the edge of my seat (or bed, since I was reading in bed 😂) the whole time.
I couldn't stop reading. I just had to know what was going to happen between the fbi agents and Freya, as well as what was going to happen to the serial killer. It was just all too exciting to stop.
The spice 🤌🏼. The nicknames 🤌🏼.
I am so so so so curious about part 2, I can't wait!!!
*I read this book in exchange for an honest review*