The Prey by Allison Brennan—

Amazon.com Description:

“Rowan Smith is living in a borrowed Malibu beach house while her bestselling novel is made into a Hollywood movie. A former FBI agent with a haunted past, Rowan thinks she has outrun her demons. But fiction and reality collide when a dismembered body is found in Colorado: the real-life victim had the same name, occupation, and looks as a character in Rowan’s novel. By the time the FBI, the LAPD, and her own private bodyguard gather around her, another person is killed–again, the murder ripped from the pages of Rowan’s book. In the company of a former Delta Force officer with secrets of his own, Rowan faces an excruciating dilemma: the only way to chase down the tormenting killer is by revisiting the darkness of her past–and by praying for some way out again.”

My Thoughts:

Romantic suspense is the genre this is listed within. This was a decent suspense. A perfect suspense will have me reading in every spare moment to get to the end. A decent one usually has me reading the last chapter somewhere in the middle…just to see what happens and if it's worth my time to continue reading. I read the end and decided to finish the book. But a few things bothered me...mostly on the "romantic" side of the coin.  First, Rowan, the main character is very weak. I found myself not caring at all if she was killed by her stalker. Next, early on Brennan adds a plot point where Rowan has to pick between two brothers. Both fall in love with her “at first sight.” This part of the story was just unnecessary and ridiculous. Now we go through many pages of this love triangle that has no basis in reality. It creates a romantic relationship that just isn't believable. It simply didn't work. 

So as a suspense, reasonably good. As a romantic suspense? Failure.