In this gripping new series by New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Eden, a disgraced FBI profiler must save her reputation by stopping a sadistic killer she knows all too well.
Former FBI agent Samantha Dark was one of the most respected profilers in the bureau, an expert on the twisted minds and dark hearts of the most depraved criminals. But when her own former lover turned out to be the serial killer she was hunting, Samantha’s career was destroyed. Blamed for the FBI’s failure on the complex case, Samantha left Washington, DC, for the quiet anonymity of Alabama.
Now an all-too-familiar killer is hunting once again. She can catch the cunning assassin, but that means putting her trust in her former partner, Blake Gamble. Ex-military, Blake is tough, protective, precise. With her entire life on the brink, she knows he wants her back in the FBI…and possibly more.
But someone else wants her, too. A threat is waiting in the dark, a killer who has set his sights on the ultimate trophy victim – Samantha.
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Sexual Content - 4/5
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Violence - 4/5
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Language - 5/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 1/5
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Summary
After the Dark by Cynthia Eden is a romantic suspense but pretty dark which you might be able to realize from the title. The main character is Samantha which we met in Abduction where she helped her friend find a serial killer. We also met Blake in that story as he is her partner and came to help her out even when she didn’t ask. They have an attraction to each other but neither one would cross the line while they were partners. They are no longer partners as Samantha has left to hide out in her home town after the serial killer she was tracking turned out to be her ex-lover. Blake finally tracks her down and asks for her help in a case very similar. The serial killer is very creepy and likes to torture his victims before he kills him. He considers it his "experiment".
Sam has a very interesting background and I loved meeting the man who raised her. I was nervous the entire time that he was not going to make it through the book. I won't tell you how that ends so you can be in suspense as long as I was. I found her profiling abilities fascinating and loved how the author shared some of the tells and I loved it when she would profile the killers out loud as she brainstormed their style.
The relationship between Sam and Blake was a little too crude for my taste. I would have preferred it to be more romantic. I loved Blake. There was just something about him that I could not help but love. There were a few sex scenes and they were graphically described and not in a romantic way
I would like to see Josh get his own story. I really liked him as a secondary character.
Sexual content 4 - I rated this a four mostly because of the crude descriptions not the quantity of the scenes.
Violence - serial killer that likes to torture his victims
Language The F word is used 121 times. it was distracting from the story.
C0ck 14
B7tch 17
Ba5tard 68
Alcohol - I honestly cannot remember if there was drinking.