The Risk
The Risk is the first book in S.T. Abby’s Mindf*ck series, a dark romantic thriller that follows Lana, a woman hiding a dangerous secret life. By day, she’s charming and mysterious; by night, she’s hunting down the men who destroyed her childhood. When she meets Logan, a charismatic FBI profiler tasked with tracking down a brutal serial killer, their undeniable chemistry pulls them together. But Lana’s quest for vengeance and Logan’s search for justice are on a collision course, and the risk of exposure grows deadlier with every chapter.
- Lana (real name Victoria) - Serial killer
- Jake - Lana’s best friend and co-conspirator
- Logan - FBI profiler and Lana’s new boyfriend
- Marcus - Lana’s brother
- Hadley - Works with Logan
- Victoria was sexually assaulted and left for dead by a group of men when she was sixteen.
- The same men also killed Marcus.
- With Jake’s help Victoria faked her death and assumed the identity of Lana.
- Lana underwent plastic surgery to complete her transformation.
- Ten years after the assault she begins her revenge by killing one of the men responsible for Marcus' death each month.
- Lana and Jake spend months watching their target before Lana tortures and kills them.
- Throughout the book Lana and Logan become very close despite her current activities and his career.
- Final line: Hadley shows up at Lana’s house and asks her why she stole a dead girl’s identity.
- Lana - Alive - Determined to continue hunting down the men who assaulted her
- Jake - Alive - Supporting Lana in her mission
- Logan - Alive - Profiling multiple serial killers, including those linked to Lana’s kills
- Marcus - Dead - Killed by the men who assaulted Lana
- Hadley - Alive - Confronts Lana about living under a stolen identity
- Murder
- Torture
- Rape
- Homophobia
- Death of parent
Twist
Publisher: S.T. Abby
ISBN: 9798212555555
Publish Date: December 1, 2016
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