Having very much enjoyed Lori Foster’s Edge of Honor series, I embarked on this one full of expectations. She’s always written great romantic suspense novels with incredibly alpha heroes to die for and I was expecting more of the same here.

I have to say I was decidedly underwhelmed by the first half of the book to the point of almost giving up. EVERYONE is lying and hiding something and no one is who they seem and they’re not an easy bunch to like.

Basic synopsis – Pepper and Rowdy Yates are hidi More...

I loved Lori's last series (Men Who Walk The Edge of Honor)and was sad when it came to an end but she promised us a fantastic series that we would love just as much...so was she wrong?....NO she wasn't!! Although this is a seperate series it carries on with the same theme of drug smuggling and trafficking of young women.

Normally with a big build up of a book we are often left disappointed but I sure wasn't! Within the first few chapters I was gripped and loving the story and instantly loved the More...

6/3/12- *drools* o.o look at the man candy on the cover! makes me think of Erik in True Blood. *drools some more*

*Updated* 11/12/12

OMG!! LORI I LOVE YOU!! I really loved Logan in this! Then the surprise twist of his love interest! Dang! I didn't see that coming! I figured it was a jealous ex or something but nope! Then Reese, Logan and him work together, totally genius luv! I'd recommend this book to any Lori Foster fan, and people who want a book that is greatly written and leaves you wanting t More...

4 1/2 stars.
“Run the Risk” is an exciting romantic suspense novel by Lori Foster. This is a fun read centering around one of Ms Foster’s typically protective alpha males who is opinionated and action-oriented and a bit obnoxious since he is perfectly willing to use the woman he is chasing just to get to her brother and is willing to ‘scratch a mutual itch’ according to her dictates while he lays his trap. I enjoyed watching each character peel away their deceptions until they finally reveal the More...

★★★★✩ (This is a review of the audiobook.) I haven’t been a big fan of Jim Frangione's narration in the past; I think it is his cadence. Nevertheless, I love this author, so I gave him another try. He does a nice enough job here; not a lot of differentiation, and with his deep voice, it is hard for him to do the women. I will probably go on with the series on audio, so he wasn't awful.

I have always called Lori Foster my “Iron Woman.” She doesn't receive many five stars from me; but then she rar More...

Slick's review posted on Guilty Pleasures

5 Stars

I’ll be the first to admit that I have several authors on auto-buy. No matter what the book, I buy it because these authors don’t let me down. They consistently write quality books that keep me entertained and make me happy. Lori Foster is the first person who was on this list. I “discovered” her ages ago and I have since made it my mission to read everything she’s published and considering some of her older books were no longer available that left More...

2.5 stars

A well written but otherwise pretty run-of-the-mill romantic suspense that would have earned at least one extra star from me, had the heroine been more likable or dropped her pointless charade at trying to hide her apparently Pamela Anderson-like 'assets', sooner. Her speech about taking out Morton's men, was laughable to say the least, and shows her for the silly, ninja-wanna-be chick she trully is, rather than the strong, fearless woman she thinks herself as:
"She settled her purse in More...

Neither of them are what they seem, yet despite pretending to be someone their not, they still find love...

All-star author, Lori Foster, puts an intriguing spin on romantic suspense in the debut book for her new series, Love Undercover.

Logan Riske is undercover; looking for answers to the murder of his best friend. Answers that he knows Pepper Yates and her cagey brother can provide. But Pepper has been hiding for a long time and her and her brother are masters at pretending to be someone their More...

Previously posted: http://smexybooks.com/2012/09/review-...

I am a big fan of Lori Foster’s writing style. Her contemporaries are always written with just the right amount of everything I enjoy to make the story grab me from the first page, so much so that I do not want to put it down. Run The Risk starts her new Love Undercover series and introduces us to the leading men who will each get a book.

Logan Riske is undercover when he moves into an apartment building that he knows Pepper Yates is livi More...

Great start to a new series. I really enjoyed her Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor series and it looks like the new series will be tackling some of the same issues, drugs and human trafficking. Great suspense with this one and while a lot of it follows the usual plot lines, Ms. Foster did a great job in keeping me guessing on who was or wasn't a bad guy till the end. I liked Logan and Pepper together and their first intimate encounter was interesting to say the least. I've read a lot of romance an More...

Lori Foster is one of my all time favorite authors. I was extremely happy she had a new series coming out. Run The Risk is book #1 in Love Undercover series and is a bit different than her other series, but just as good. It reminded me more of her Men Who Walk The Edge Of Honor series. As always she never disappoints in starting a new series with some sexy alpha male heroes who get your heart pounding. The plot is great with some surprises that you will not be able to turn your e-reader fast eno More...

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Ooooo fantastic start to a new series by one of my favorite authors!! Run the Risk was a excellent read and a great way to spend an afternoon. The couple was...interesting, the light suspense kept me turning the pages and damn if Foster's secondary characters weren't just to die for.

I loved the set up for Run the Risk. It's got a good gritty storyline of sleazy criminals and police corruption but at the same time never feels too heavy or dark. More...

Detective Logan Riske is undercover to finally find the much needed link to his best friends murder. Pepper Yates lives a very secluded and grey life as Sue Meeks never drawing any attention to herself she wears grey baggy clothes, scrapes her mousy hair back each day and quietly lives in the apartment complex run by her brother Rowdy.

Riske needs to find Rowdy who he believes is the eye witness to his friend's murder so Riske places himself as Sue/Pepper's friendly (but hot) neighbour to try to More...

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Lori Foster has done it again! Of course, it IS Lori we are talking about, so what did you expect? After all, this review is kind of being written by me - in which I admit - I am a HUGE Lori Foster Fan! After my review of Trace of Fever, I was asked my Lori's pub to be a part of this tour. Like I would turn THAT down! Run the Risk is the first book in her new series entitled, Love Undercover. Now, let me tell you all about this FAB-U-LOUS piece of More...

Thanks to the publisher, Harlequin, and NetGalley for the chance to read this early!

~~ANOTHER FAVORITE 2012 RELEASE~~

Like all of Ms. Foster books it was packed with action, and a smoking hot romance. If you are/were a fan of her Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor
series – then you will love this as they are very similar in style. I loved reading Run the Risk, book #1 in the Love Undercover series by Lori Foster.

The romance between Detective Logan Riske and Pepper Yates is smoking hot. The actual p More...

Reviewed by Autumn

Logan Riske is out to find witness Rowdy Yates and bring him in so Morton Andrews can rot in jail for the rest of his life for murdering his friend, Jack Carmin. Rowdy and his sister, Pepper, have been on the run for years because in the past anyone that has even attempted to snitch on Andrews has ended up dead. Logan goes undercover living next door to Sue Meeks, who they believe is Pepper Yates, in an attempt to find out where Rowdy is.

Simple enough set up, right?

I must admit More...

Loved this book! Obviously, we will get books for Reese and Rowdy, but I'm kind of hoping for a couple more HEAs from characters that we meet along the way.

Detective Logan Fiske is on the case. He's undercover looking to solve a the mystery of who killed his best friend. The lone eyewitness, Rowdy Yates, has disappeared with his sister. In an effort to draw Rowdy out and get to the bottom of what really happened, Logan finds Rowdy's sister while she's in hiding. He makes it his mission to do wha More...

Run the Risk is the start of a new romance series, Love Undercover, by Lori Foster. Detective Logan Riske has gone undercover to find Pepper Yates and use her to find her brother Rowdy, who is the key witness needed to solve a murder and bring the man behind it and much more to justice.But Pepper and Rowdy are much more suspicious and in much more danger than Logan was prepared for. Pepper knows well that lives at at risk. and the only way to guarantee anyone's safety is to trust no one, make no More...

Dear Ms.Foster,

I have been a big fan of your writing for quite a while. Jude's Law is one of my favorite romance novels. A funny thing has happened though. After your first book in the Men of Honor series I've DNF'd three or four of your books so far.

Why? Well, I can tell you why this one has been sitting unfinished like a sad puppy on my dresser since its release day.

1.) Pepper Yates. For some reason I could not stand Pepper. I understood why she was waffling and that she had a secret that ha More...

Review:

I was impressed with the first Lori Foster book I read, Perfect Storm, with its fast-paced action, page-turning suspense, heated romance, and witty repartee, but I had a lot more fun reading Run the Risk! I was surprised how easy it was to get lost in the characters and the well-woven story-line, particularly Pepper's. I usually do not prefer romances, but the suspense aspect, as well as the atypical setting and plot-line proved quite entertaining. From what I have read, Lori Foster seems More...

I have been a fan of Lori's work for quite a while and she never ceases to amaze me. I loved this book, which you can probably tell from my first sentence. lol.

Anyway, I am a huge fan of romances with sexy alphas and confident heroines. This book had them both and laid the foundation for quite a few sequels.

Pepper finds herself having to basically hide out and while doing so she meets and has the hots for her sexy neighbor. All along not realizing that Logan has actually placed himself there b More...

PJV Quickie: While I wasn’t in love with the main characters, Run the Risk has lots of action, some hot smexin’ and great secondary characters that have me interested in seeing where this series goes.

Pepper Yates is a woman in hiding; her brother Rowdy was witness to a murder and the bad guys will stop at nothing to silence him. Pepper and Rowdy have been on their own for so long, all they have is each other. She knows she must stay hidden to keep them both safe, but she misses having a regular More...

Fantastic read! I loved the characters. The characters have been carefully created with intricate personality traits and characteristics that make them seem so real that I found myself instantly attached emotionally. Even the "bad" guys are so well made that they too got instant reactions. Pepper and Logan are great, but Rowdy is probably my favorite. His dedication to Pepper and his willingness to sacrifice to keep her safe. Which is ironic when you think about the fact that Logan is willing to More...

Originally published at Reading Reality

Everyone in this story is hiding something. Or someone. Or themselves. Make that all of the above.

But it's the assumptions that surround the case that trip everyone, including Detective Logan Riske, up, over and over again. Especially his initial assumption that he can sweet-talk the elusive sister of his material witness without getting involved himself.

Everyone assumes that Pepper's brother, Rowdy Yates, was the witness to a murder committed by corrupt ni More...

I enjoyed Foster's previous series, The Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor and was excited to see a somewhat spin-off of that series.

I had several problems with Run the Risk with the main one being Pepper. I liked her as a character but her transformation from mousy, plain Jane to a confidant, hot sexpot was hard to swallow. Although Pepper is undercover, I felt that we never saw that other side of her, even during parts of the story that were told from her POV. She stayed in character the entire ti More...

I read the first few chapters on an on-line a teaser/preview. When the novel arrived from Amazon, I thought I’d skim over the part I’d read, and get on with it. Unn huh. I discovered this novel was juicy and deep the second time around. It was so enjoyable to re-read the blossoming relationship with Logan and Pepper that I forgot about skimming, and settled down to relish an encore. The hero and heroine really seem to smoke up the pages as they get to know each other.

SYNOPSIS:
Hero undercover cop More...

It was a Risk, that's for sure.....

Logan Risk is a detective, working undercover as a construction worker. He lives in an apartment next to Sue Meeks, Aka: Pepper Yates who is passing herself off as a dowdy woman, in baggy clothes, no makeup and skinned back hair in a ratty ponytail. Her brother Rowdy is believed to be a witness to the murder of Logan’s best friend. Logan is prepared to use Pepper in any way he can, to get to Rowdy, and solve the murder. There is some corruption on the local pol More...

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Overall Rating 3.75
Story Rating: 3.75
Character Rating: 3.75

Breaking it down a little more to understand why I say stick with the story despite the not strong beginning.

First Half Rating: 2.50 (pacing, character likability)
Second Half Rating: 5.00 (everything comes together)

First Thought when Finished: Run the Risk has an explosive last half that will make you want the next books in the series NOW!

What I Thought about the Story: Run the Risk is the story of a woman (Pepper) and More...

Run the Risk by Lori Foster
4 STARS In Run the Risk is the first of a series called Love Undercover. It has lots of twists and turns. Was not sure who all the good guys and bad guys were till the end of the book, it kept me guessing. Detective Logan Riske is going undercover working in construction in his brother's company. He moved into a apartment next to Pepper Yates who is posing as dowdy Sue Leeks apartment manager. Logan is determined to find Rusty Yates who witnessed a murder of his good More...

Review written for www.book-n-kisses.com

I have never read a Lori Foster book before even though she has been around for awhile now. I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the characters which were written very well. There was a bit too much of the characters of Rowdy and Pepper trying to explain why the siblings were so close but even that was fine just a little tiresome. The suspense of the story was written well too, not knowing who the bad cop was. I really did like how the relationship betwee More...