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Risk Assessment : A Steamy Heart Stopping Romantic Thriller
An addictive romantic suspense full of danger, heat, and heart.
Suspended NYPD SWAT officer Dylan Black needs a break—from the job, from the guilt, from the mistakes that cost him everything. A weekend outside New York City, helping his cousin’s friend deal with a stalker, seems simple enough. A chance to feel useful again. A chance to breathe.
But Raleigh Ross is anything but simple. Smart, beautiful, and under siege, she’s holding her life together by sheer will. Her stalker has her terrified, and bringing a cop along to a high-profile society wedding sounds like the perfect cover—until she learns Dylan’s the ex-fiancé of the bride.
What should’ve been a quiet weekend turns into a nightmare of twisted secrets, old grudges, and a stalker who’s always one step ahead. When Raleigh disappears, Dylan has one shot to find her before it’s too late.
He’s already lost one woman he loved.
He’ll burn the world down before he loses another.
Perfect for fans of Lori Foster, Katie Reus, and Toni Anderson, RISK ASSESSMENT delivers steamy chemistry, pulse-pounding danger, and a hero who’ll risk everything to protect the woman who’s stolen his heart.
Suspended NYPD SWAT officer Dylan Black needs a break—from the job, from the guilt, from the mistakes that cost him everything. A weekend outside New York City, helping his cousin’s friend deal with a stalker, seems simple enough. A chance to feel useful again. A chance to breathe.
But Raleigh Ross is anything but simple. Smart, beautiful, and under siege, she’s holding her life together by sheer will. Her stalker has her terrified, and bringing a cop along to a high-profile society wedding sounds like the perfect cover—until she learns Dylan’s the ex-fiancé of the bride.
What should’ve been a quiet weekend turns into a nightmare of twisted secrets, old grudges, and a stalker who’s always one step ahead. When Raleigh disappears, Dylan has one shot to find her before it’s too late.
He’s already lost one woman he loved.
He’ll burn the world down before he loses another.
Perfect for fans of Lori Foster, Katie Reus, and Toni Anderson, RISK ASSESSMENT delivers steamy chemistry, pulse-pounding danger, and a hero who’ll risk everything to protect the woman who’s stolen his heart.
273 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 25, 2025
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About the author
Lori Matthews
39 books330 followersI grew up in a house filled with books and readers. Some of my fondest memories are of reading in the same room with my mother and sisters, arguing about whose turn it was to make tea. No one wanted to put their book down!
I was introduced to romance because of my mom’s habit of leaving books all over the house. One day I picked one up. I still remember the cover. It was a Harlequin by Janet Daily. Little did I know at the time that it would set the stage for my future. I went on to discover mystery novels. Agatha Christie was my favorite. And then suspense with Wilber Smith and Ian Fleming.
I loved the thought of combining my favorite genres, and during high school, I attempted to write my first romantic suspense novel. I wrote the first four chapters and then exams happened and that was the end of that. I desperately hope that book died a quiet death somewhere in a computer recycling facility.
A few years later, (okay, quite a few) after two degrees, a husband and two kids, I attended a workshop in Tuscany that lit that spark for writing again. I have been pounding the keyboard ever since here in New Jersey, where I live with my children—who are thrilled with my writing as it means they get to eat more pizza—and my very supportive husband.
I was introduced to romance because of my mom’s habit of leaving books all over the house. One day I picked one up. I still remember the cover. It was a Harlequin by Janet Daily. Little did I know at the time that it would set the stage for my future. I went on to discover mystery novels. Agatha Christie was my favorite. And then suspense with Wilber Smith and Ian Fleming.
I loved the thought of combining my favorite genres, and during high school, I attempted to write my first romantic suspense novel. I wrote the first four chapters and then exams happened and that was the end of that. I desperately hope that book died a quiet death somewhere in a computer recycling facility.
A few years later, (okay, quite a few) after two degrees, a husband and two kids, I attended a workshop in Tuscany that lit that spark for writing again. I have been pounding the keyboard ever since here in New Jersey, where I live with my children—who are thrilled with my writing as it means they get to eat more pizza—and my very supportive husband.
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November 27, 2025
I'll keep this short and sweet if possible, while the setting offered a lot of opportunities for depth, suspense, twists, the maximum potential it offered wasn't reached at all.
The characters were dull, without any sort of background or depth. The romance didn't have any chemistry nor progression to be actually believable.
The thriller aspect of this book was actually laughable and predictable and the protagonists were so dumb it hurt.
The characters were dull, without any sort of background or depth. The romance didn't have any chemistry nor progression to be actually believable.
The thriller aspect of this book was actually laughable and predictable and the protagonists were so dumb it hurt.
December 19, 2025
Ok story
But please, PLEASE get an editor. So many missed or incorrect words, names switched or changed (Gabrielle? Gabriel?). Errors like this completely take you out of the story and it’s hard to pay attention to the plot when you’re having to mentally replace/fix the words.
But please, PLEASE get an editor. So many missed or incorrect words, names switched or changed (Gabrielle? Gabriel?). Errors like this completely take you out of the story and it’s hard to pay attention to the plot when you’re having to mentally replace/fix the words.
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