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The Risk Mindf*ck, #1

S.T. Abby2016
They took too much. Left too little. I had nothing to lose... until him. *** LANA I didn't expect him. I didn't want to fall in love. But I can't let him go. Logan Bennett makes the world a safer place. He's brilliant. He's a hero. He locks away the sick and depraved. But while he's saving lives, I'm taking them. Collecting the debts that are owed to me. Ten years ago, they took from me. They left me for dead. They should have made sure I stayed dead. Now I'm taking from them. One name at a time. I've trained for too long. I've been patient. I can't stop now. Revenge is best served cold... They never see me coming, until I paint their walls red. Logan doesn't know how they hurt me. He doesn't know about the screams they ignored. He doesn't know how twisted that town really is. He just knows people are dying. He doesn't know he's in love with their killer. No one suspects a dead girl. And Logan doesn't suspect the girl in his bed. They're looking for a monster. Not a girl who loves red. Not a girl in love. I'm a faceless nightmare. At least until I tell them the story they've pretended never happened. But in the end, will Logan choose them? Or will we watch them burn together?
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Reviews

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big ab@snapitsabbey
5 stars
Jan 10, 2025

it felt like this book was made specifically for me. an fbi profiler and a female vengeful serial killer romance? yeah, sign me up. incredibly fast paced, none of the boring bits. he has me giggling and kicking my feet. also something so funny about his pov being about him being self conscious about his body odor and her pov being nervous she left her knives out. i’m like obsessed.

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Samantha @samkay90
5 stars
Jan 5, 2025

2🌶

If you liked the show Dexter and Criminal Minds, then you should read this. This was short and quick. *Make sure to check your TW*

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Amanda Autumn Berrey@booksofautumn
5 stars
Sep 30, 2024

I avoided this title for years because I always have seen people discuss it online. I started it yesterday because I had a long train ride and wanted something fast paced. This was the perfect balance between crime and horror and romance and spice. I highly recommend to anyone who doesn’t mind a little bit of spice in their crime novels

+3
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Robyn Harley@robynhw1
2.5 stars
Sep 19, 2024

Interesting concept and super fun to rea 2 completely different POVs

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Mariaaa@mariaagustina
4.5 stars
Sep 6, 2024

✨Einstein said, “The weak revenge. The strong forgive. The intelligent ignore.”

✨Because Lana Myers has been in my head since the day I met her, and it’d be nice if someone noticed I was missing.

✨When you go so long feeling cold and detached, then a complete stranger ignites the dormant feelings you thought were forever gone… you can’t help but be addicted to it. You can’t help but revel in the smiles you forgot how to use, or the laughter that sounds unnatural coming from the lips that haven’t laughed in years.

✨I have two kills to plan, a boyfriend to see, and a best friend to un-piss off. And not in that order. I’m just the typical American woman. Or is it the typical American Psycho?

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nany@bibliomoon
3 stars
Jul 23, 2024

oh that ending...

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Sarah@notsomorallygrey
4 stars
Jul 22, 2024

The tension, the banter, the flirting love it all!!! She’s such a badass! I’m so curious what happened in her past but yess I love her already!!! and Logan 😮‍💨

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Linara K.S@linara
4 stars
Jul 19, 2024

I'm DONE! OMFG this was so much fun 😭 I really have been sleeping on these romance books not only was this mind blowing but also with MORALLY GREY CHARACTERS??? YES PLEASEEEEE 🤌🏾 Lana and Logan have my heart ❤ the only thing that bugged me was that it was too fast paced and that I didn't get that IMMERSION I get in fantasy reads

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anj@angheligaya
5 stars
Jun 16, 2024

Words aren't enough to describe how good this series is. The Writing?? The plot twist?? JUST SAYING ITS GOOD IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. ITS PERFECT AND DEFINITELY LIVES THE HYPE 😭💯

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Anjorin Molayo @bookishtems
4 stars
Jun 1, 2024

I support Lana Myers wholeheartedly! I can’t wait to start the second book!

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Emily Wisnesky@emswisnesky
4 stars
May 4, 2024

THE CLIFFHANGER AT THE END?!? Immediately buying book 2

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maya@starveil
3 stars
Apr 29, 2024

why is this so addictive..

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Jade 🌷@thinkinabtbooks
4 stars
Apr 4, 2024

Captivating. Invigorating. Addicting. This is your twisted version of Criminal Minds and I’m here for it oh my god. Logan is your typical leader who has everything figured out- or does he? He might be promoted multiple times for his brains but can he really see through all of the fallacies? I’m a Lana sympathizer but I’m curious to see if Logan will figure her out.

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mirin@mirin
5 stars
Mar 4, 2024

i couldn’t put this book down hehehe also that cliffhanger ?? downloading the next one right away

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shiya@shiya
5 stars
Feb 27, 2024

if i told you the secret, you’d never look me the same.

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Jonathan Garcia@whatsjonareading
4 stars
Feb 25, 2024

really short book but pretty entertaining! I can’t believe the cliff hanger it ends with. Will definitely read the second!

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Charlote@charlote
5 stars
Feb 19, 2024

I went into this with no idea what the book was about only knowing that its a popular book on tiktok. And omg I see why its a poular book its addicting. I could not put this book down. I love the crime/psychological part mixed in with the romace. Can't wait to read the next 4 books!

+6
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ezmeralda @ezmeralda
5 stars
Feb 1, 2024

LOVE LOVE LOVE! SO ADDICTING! Read the entire book in one sitting. Extremely fast paced and so beautifully written! Lana’s story is truly heartbreaking and her killings are extremely brutal. I also really enjoyed the realistic aspect of the FBI agent life. It’s a tough job and this book describes it perfectly. Can’t wait to read the rest of the series! Highly recommend it if you want a fast read :) keep in mind the details of Lana’s killings are quite gruesome and extremely detailed.

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Doris Ivandic @dorisiva
3 stars
Jan 22, 2024

This book immediately had me hooked. Such an interesting read that differs from anything else I’ve read! I read this so fast as it was immensely intriguing and impossible to put down. After finishing this I immediately began the second book in the series. So addicting

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Brizah@breezy_yai
4 stars
Jan 17, 2024

I loved this book. I love Lana and Logan’s relationship. I’ve seen this on TikTok for the LONGEST and I finally read the first part and I’m excited to continue the series

+3
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Syahla Aurel@owhrel
4 stars
Jan 10, 2024

okay this was fun but I expected more 😩

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lexie@lexiereads
5 stars
Jan 7, 2024

THIS IS WHAT THE FUCK

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Samantha @smarvel0905
3 stars
Dec 18, 2023

** spoiler alert ** could’ve been longer. kinda hate it ended on a cliff hanger. she risked so much just to get dicked down.

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Renata@renata_library
5 stars
Dec 15, 2023

this is amazing istg- a wise person once said: i don’t believe in the glorification of murder, i do believe in the empowerment of women, i will always support lana love loganlana sm - “You called me your girl,” she says quietly. “As far as I’m concerned, you are.” the glimpses from lana’s past i was literally speechless bc it’s doesn’t take too much to know that happened and the cliffhanger in the end of the book gosh imma start 2 know

Highlights

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shiya@shiya

“Baby, I can promise you that you won’t survive a girl like me.”

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shiya@shiya

“He’s sin and pleasure wrapped in a package I’m tempted to peek at.”

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Teba nabeel@tebanabeel

Einstein said, "The weak revenge. The strong forgive. The intelligent ignore. " Fuck that. Einstein wasn't always right.

Page 7
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Sophia@sophia25

LOGAN: You seriously didn’t remember his name?

ME: I only retain the names of people I like or want to kill.

I cringe when I read that back, realizing that’s not a good joke—even though it’s true—to make to a FBI agent.

This is so funny haha

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Hana @han31

“Actually, you make this quick,” she says flatly. “Tell me why the hell you stole the identity of a dead girl.”

Great

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Linsey Mombert@linsey

I love humanity but I hate humans.

—Albert Einstein

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Tanishi Sharda@tanishi

He'll hate the woman he cares for because he'll see the monster lurking within.

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Tanishi Sharda@tanishi

I have two kills to plan, a boyfriend to see, and a best friend to un-piss off. And not in that order.

I'm just the typical American woman. Or is it the typical American Psycho?

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Tanishi Sharda@tanishi

"Decided I didn't have the stomach for it," she says dryly. "Blood and guts churn it."

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Tanishi Sharda@tanishi

I drop back down to my seat, wondering how planning out a brutal murder is easier than dating. The world is entirely too fucked up.

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Taylor Mohr@tmoney

This is for the ones who lost their voice. This is for the ones who wish they could be Lana Myers. This is for the ones people still whisper about. This is for the ones who fight every single day to forget. You're not alone.

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I believe S.T Abby’s dedication is telling to HOW MUCH you may relate to and root for the female main character!

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<3@averyriskygamble

Even a monster has nightmares. I’ll be his.”

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<3@averyriskygamble

He came into this alley as the predator.

He’ll die as the prey.

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<3@averyriskygamble

Now he enjoys the shadows where he’s dwelled because it allows him to hunt without being noticed.”

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<3@averyriskygamble

Hadley definitely isn’t FBI because she’s a saint with a badge. She’s FBI because it was prison or work with us.

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<3@averyriskygamble

I have two kills to plan, a boyfriend to see, and a best friend to un-piss off. And not in that order.

I’m just the typical American woman.

Or is it the typical American Psycho?

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<3@averyriskygamble

Now I’m a 5’4 package of vengeance that no one sees coming.

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<3@averyriskygamble

My life has started revolving around the chime of a phone.

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<3@averyriskygamble

I don’t get inside their heads. I crawl into their psyche. It’s the only way to understand their delusional mentality, because you can’t think like a rational person would.

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<3@averyriskygamble

Maybe I really am psychotic.

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<3@averyriskygamble

I drop back down to my seat, wondering how planning out a brutal murder is easier than dating.

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<3@averyriskygamble

He serves justice the best he can.

I serve revenge in the way it needs to be.

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<3@averyriskygamble

I lived. Others died.

I lived, yet I feel dead.

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<3@averyriskygamble

I finish off my croissant while staring at the gory crime scene photos.

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