Strike and Honor meet on the night she is identifying her twin sister at the morgue. She has no one left in the world, as all of her family has died. Strike helps her out by getting her a ride home. He couldn’t get her out of his mind and hired Honor to create art for his animation studio. When the person who murdered Honor’s sister sets his site on her, Strike comes to her aid and does not let her out of his site. When his past comes to light, Honor must decide whether to accept Strike and all his demons or run far away.

This is a book that is touted as romantic suspense, but there was this touch of morally grey MMC, which felt wanted to elicit “dark” vibes without going all the way there. I did like the dual timeline, where we were able to see Honor’s past and where her past impacted some of the things in her present.

Strike and Burn said it was a romantic suspense, but it failed on both ends. I wasn’t overly attached to either aspect of the story. We knew the answer to the thriller part, and the romance didn’t sway me.

The story and idea had promise, but they weren't executed well. I wanted to love this book, but it wasn’t for me. Thank you to Berkley and Berkley Romance for a free copy of this book. All opinions are 100% mine.