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Profile of Retribution

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From USA Today bestselling author, Alexa Grace, comes the third book in her Profile Series: Profile of Retribution, a spine-tingling story of guilt, vengeance and regret.

The Dream
Bradley and Tisha Lucas had a mini-mansion in the country, a thriving architectural business, and two handsome, intelligent and athletic teenage sons. They were living the dream, until the day their world imploded and they were thrust into a parent’s worst nightmare.

The Nightmare
Before they had a chance to grieve the untimely deaths of their seventeen-year-old twin boys, they learned the horrific truth. Like a headline ripped from the tabloids, their sons had systematically abducted, tortured, and murdered seven innocent young women.

The Retribution
For their parents, the nightmare didn’t stop after Evan and Devan Lucas snuffed out the lives of seven victims for fun. It was just beginning. At a support group, the families of the women murdered by the Lucas twins gather to tell their stories, share their anger and grief, as they move toward a new normal.

For one member of the group, an obsession for payback drove his days and nights. He pledged to make Bradley and Tisha Lucas pay for the crimes of their sons. It was a pledge he was determined to keep. He’d make them suffer, just as their sons’ victims had. Those who spawn monsters shall be judged, shall be condemned. Retribution would be his.

Racing Against the Clock
It wasn't that Sgt. Cameron Chase didn’t have a suspect, he had too many of them.
There were seven families who might want to harm the Lucas couple. But which of them wanted the ultimate in retribution — to see them dead?

Don’t miss this fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat crime fiction thriller. Profile of
Retribution will have your attention in its grips from page one until the end.

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208 pages, Paperback

First published June 9, 2015

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Alexa Grace

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Alexa Grace is the USA TODAY bestselling author of riveting romantic suspense novels including the Deadly Series and the Profile Series.

Alexa’s journeys into suspense are accurate police procedurals with a healthy dose of passion. A voracious reader, she has been influenced by writers ranging from James Patterson to Lisa Gardner to Nora Roberts.

Her books, Deadly Offerings and Profile of Evil, have been recognized by RT Book Reviews as Top Picks. Profile of Terror was awarded Best Romantic Suspense of 2014 by the Little Shop of Readers Reviewers Choice.

Alexa Grace earned a bachelor’s degree in Communication and a Master’s degree in Education from Indiana State University. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a corporate training director.

An Indiana native, Alexa divides her time between Indiana and Florida. She has a daughter and four Miniature Schnauzers, three of which are rescues.

As a writer, she is fueled by Starbucks lattes, chocolate and communicating with her street team and readers.

Books by Alexa Grace:

The Deadly Series
1. Deadly Offerings
2. Deadly Deception
3. Deadly Relations
4. Deadly Holiday

The Profile Series
1. Profile of Evil
2. Profile of Terror
3. Profile of Retribution
4. Profile of Fear

Reviews:
"Grace delivers enough sizzle to raise the temperature, showcases her talent for sharp repartee and executes the action like an ace fighter pilot. With riveting suspense and commanding characters, this is one addicting, must-have summer read." 4.5 out of 5 stars.
— Diane Morasco, Reviewer for RT Book Reviews

"... great chemistry, a great sexual tension, and enough drama to fill a corn field... really great mystery, with just a touch of horror in the form of a serial killer...I definitely recommend this if you are into romantic suspense novels!"
— Liz at Fictional Candy


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Profile Image for Jo Ann Reinhold.
424 reviews44 followers
June 15, 2015
5 out of 5 Star Review for Profile of Retribution by Author Alexa Grace

Author: Alexa Grace
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Series: Profile Series
Genre: Thriller>Suspense>Mystery>Police Procedural>Romantic Thriller
This book begins after Profile of Terror and takes you into the minds and hearts of the victims families, the families that now have to learn how to go on after their loved ones are taken from them in such a horrific way. This book also looks at the other side of the coin...how does the family of the murderer manage and go on after learning that the ones they loved and though they knew were monsters?

Detective Cameron Chase has a responsibility to the people in the county he serves even if the people he is trying to protect are the parents of two serial killers and even if it makes the entire county and his own family upset with him, it is his job to find them justice and to protect them. Interviewing the family of victims is hard enough but someone is out for revenge......retribution.


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Profile Image for Diana Tan.
270 reviews8 followers
June 11, 2015
Profile of Retribution is exactly what the author said it would be and I quote, "Don’t miss this fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat crime fiction thriller. Profile of
Retribution will have your attention in its grips from page one until the end. "
A very deserving addition to an awesomely captivating series. You will not want to put this book down once you have started reading it. Gripping from start to finish. I loved it! Cannot wait for the next one!
I would definitely recommend this book to my friends.
Profile Image for Tessa -Poised Pen Productions.
128 reviews12 followers
June 13, 2015
Alexa Grace Has Done It Again. Profile of Retribution is an intense, exciting, edge-of-your seat, must read, thriller! The third book in the Profile Series is very well written and takes you through a range of emotions. It is a very hard book to put down once you start reading it. I highly recommend this book Even though it is a stand-alone, don't miss out on Profile of Evil and Profile of Terror.
Profile Image for Diana Davidson.
113 reviews
June 11, 2015
I loved the different take with this story. I’ve often wondered how parents or significant others are doing and how they are handling their loss/grief. Following up with those left behind in the aftermath of the devastation from the Gamers rampage is a brilliant concept and Alexa Grace delivered. It was an awesome read. There’s romance and another mystery thrown in so this is a total package. I really enjoyed this new type of story line. I hope to see more like it!
17 reviews2 followers
June 10, 2015
Retribution is defined as,"punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act."

If you haven't read the Profile series, do it now and then read this book. Alexa Grace brings us into the world of police procedure and gives us a view of all of the people involved; from the victims, to the families, to the police and how they solve the mysteries. You will not be disappointed. From the way the story unfolds, to the characters, and the plot and timeline, it is a roller coaster ride of the emotional gamut. I love Alexa's writing style and the stories she writes.

How does a community already reeling from the murders committed by Jim Ryder survive the pain and suffering caused by the "Gamers" Evan and Devin? How are the families of their 7 victims going to get passed the loss of their loved ones? How will the mother and father of the 2 teenage boys known as the gamers ever recover and learn to live with the knowledge of what their children did to those girls? No one ever stops and considers how the parents are coping with the horror of what the children they gave life to and raised are going through, until now.

For the answers to those questions and more you must read "Profile of Retribution" by Alexa Grace!

Who is out for retribution and who are the targets and why? This book is a solid 5 star read!
17 reviews2 followers
June 10, 2015
Retribution is defined as,"punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act."

If you haven't read the Profile series, do it now and then read this book. Alexa Grace brings us into the world of police procedure and gives us a view of all of the people involved; from the victims, to the families, to the police and how they solve the mysteries. You will not be disappointed. From the way the story unfolds, to the characters, and the plot and timeline, it is a roller coaster ride of the emotional gamut. I love Alexa's writing style and the stories she writes.

How does a community already reeling from the murders committed by Jim Ryder survive the pain and suffering caused by the "Gamers" Evan and Devin? How are the families of their 7 victims going to get passed the loss of their loved ones? How will the mother and father of the 2 teenage boys known as the gamers ever recover and learn to live with the knowledge of what their children did to those girls? No one ever stops and considers how the parents are coping with the horror of what the children they gave life to and raised are going through, until now.

For the answers to those questions and more you must read "Profile of Retribution" by Alexa Grace!

Who is out for retribution and who are the targets and why? This book is a solid 5 star read!
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1,633 reviews22 followers
June 7, 2015
PROFILE OF RETRIBUTION: Book #3 in the Profile Series by Alexa Grace brings us understanding behind what people can do to forgive, even if there hurting...Kindness that will overwhelm you when you least expect it..

This one blew me away...It was gripping, and heartbreaking for parents Bradley and Tisha..after what happened with there two sons, the pain they brought to so many..A nightmare like no other was brought to there front door. Warnings start showing up...a signature of someone who wants retribution The signs start small, and begin to escalate. Tisha feels like a prisoner in her own home.

Sergeant Cameron Chase is beside himself having to stir all those feelings the victims family went through. He's just doing his job. Problems really got stirred up, when his brother found out he would be questioning Kaitlyn...It had to be done, because Cameron couldn't play favorites...

The tension between Bradley and Tisha grew. What kind of parents could raise such monsters? They second guessed themselves. The whole town hated them..

It was a touching, terrifying book at times..So well written. This series just gets better and better..

Pre-order- Release date June 9th...
238 reviews1 follower
June 9, 2015
Profile of Retribution

Wow, this book looks into your life after losing a child, spouse or anyone you were really close to after being murdered. The parents of the serial killer hurts as bad as the victims families.
Excellent story and it delved into the feelings of everyone. How if you can't forgive you pay more in pain and suffering than the victims. Forgiveness opens you up to healing. Will it ever be the same..Hello no. It becomes tolerable until you can make a life for yourself.
I really enjoyed this writer's take on murders and adds a little romance to give you time to breathe after the intense murders and mayhem.
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123 reviews1 follower
June 12, 2015
I loved it!! I went into it thinking it was going to be more of a new relationship for Cameron, instead it was a wrap up from book 2. (We have to wait until later this year for Cameron's story.)
This was crime solving at its best.
It is about how the families of survivors of violent crime are left to cope with their grief.
I lost a friend to a violent crime a lot of years ago, so I can relate. It is something you can never forget.

This book is different from her other books, in that there is not a lot of love/sex, but a great read just the same. ;-)

Read it.....you'll love it!!
Profile Image for Phoebe Weitzel.
17 reviews1 follower
June 18, 2015
Another amazing piece of work from Alexa Grace! This time she shows us what lengths a person will go to seek retribution of a loved one. Though there are numerous suspects, she gives us just enough to keep us guessing. Maybe you figured it out, but maybe your jaw will drop when you find out who is behind the chaos. Either way, this is a page turner you won't want to put down. Domt be surprised when you read the entire book in one sitting. This is why Alexa Grace continues to be my number one author!
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596 reviews
June 18, 2015
The writing was excellent, and the story very interesting. I was hoping for more development on the relationships in the series. Based on the style of the first two books in ther series, it was confusing to develop two different relationships, each only part-way, in one book. It felt unfinished, but it did make me anxious for the rest of the series.
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4,266 reviews
June 10, 2015
Love This Story Line

Love this story the build up of this store, each book has and ending that you could read as a stand alone but I love that it picks up with another character in the book - looking forward to hearing more of Bryan and Mollie and Cam and Robynn.
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918 reviews6 followers
June 14, 2015
I really liked this book can't wait for Cameron's story.
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369 reviews4 followers
January 30, 2019
Not sure how to rate this book

It was a good story of redemption and forgiveness, but there was absolutely no romance or passion in it what so ever. I guess ide say I'm disappointed. And no one ever reacted or acted like a normal person would in a given situation. It all just sort of rubbed me the wrong way
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2 reviews
September 12, 2018
Love her series...

Ninth one I’ve read and I love them all. All the same characters inn all the books!!! Need to read.
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919 reviews15 followers
April 21, 2016
4 Stars - Profile of Retribution is a suspense thriller by Alexa Grace and the 3rd book in her Profile series.

A fast-paced crime thriller falling hot on the heels of Profile of Terror, Profile of Retribution focuses on the aftermath of the horrific crimes committed by the Gamers, twin sociopaths who'd systematically abducted, tortured, and murdered seven innocent young women for fun.

Bradley and Tisha Lucas are trying their best to survive a living nightmare. Devastated by the untimely deaths of their two seventeen-year-old sons, they're forced to come to terms with the evidence that their boys had been monsters. As they struggle to reconcile how the children they'd raised could commit such heinous crimes, they question where they'd gone wrong as parents. And they realize that they will never escape the horror, shame, and overwhelming guilt for the pain that their sons caused the victims and their families.

Thrust into a world of senseless violence, grief, and pain, the families of the women murdered by the Lucas twins keep hoping they will awaken from the nightmare. When a Families of the Murdered (FOM) chapter opens to provide support and counseling exclusively to the families left behind by the Gamers' homicides, members gather to tell their stories, share their pain, rage and despair, as they attempt to cope with losing a loved one to violence. But for one member of the group, an obsession for payback drives his days and nights. He's pledged to make Bradley and Tisha Lucas pay for the crimes of their sons. To make them suffer, just as their sons’ victims had. Retribution? Justice? In his eyes, they are one and the same. So when someone begins targeting Bradley and Tisha Lucas for their sons' murders, Sgt. Cameron Chase finds himself with a suspect pool of at least seven families who may want retribution—the kind that involves bloodshed.

One of the author's best works to date, Profile of Retribution is a gripping, emotional story that examines the impact violent crime has on a community, as well as the families involved, and asks the question: do the parents of serial killers bear responsibility for the atrocities committed by their children?

Content: graphic language.

I also recommend: Profile of Evil (Profile, #1) by Alexa Grace Profile of Terror (Profile, #2) by Alexa Grace

Profile Image for Sue.
344 reviews3 followers
July 7, 2015
Loved this addition to the Profile series! Intense, edgy, exciting! Looking from the loved ones POV after the destruction that 2 teens created. It's so easy to blame the parents for what their children do, but the only thing parents can do is raise their kids the best they can.

I always look forward to Alexa's books, the stories grab hold and don't let go until the end. I can't wait for Cam's book! Hurry Alexa, I'm having "Profile series" withdrawal!

You all need to read her Deadly series too! You won't be disappointed!
Profile Image for Marcia Witherspoon.
180 reviews1 follower
August 3, 2015
Now this was a good read, totally different!!!

This being the third book in the series I was thrown for a loop, it was nothing like I expected and not predictable at all. I totally expected it to be like all the other second and third books in her series and it was not, I really enjoyed the difference and the ending was great to boot. I highly recommend this book and now I'm not skeptical about reading more of her books. She's proven she can change things up.
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5 reviews
August 4, 2015
Page turner ..like how all the folks.are.meshed neatly.together. finished the book.in one day that is how good it was..It drew me in and I could not tear myself away from reading this splendor of a book

like how all the folks.are.meshed neatly.together. finished the book.in one day that is how good it was..It drew me in and I could not tear myself away from reading this splendor of a book
Profile Image for Donna K.
238 reviews4 followers
July 21, 2015
Wow. I have not read any other books in this series but I read this book in a day. I could not put it down. At times my heart would race and at other times I would be happy. This book was a wonderful book. I will need to go back and read the others in the series. What a great book and author.
Profile Image for Denise Fogel.
4 reviews
September 26, 2015
Edge of your seat reading!

I have been waiting for this book since I finished the last one in the series. Each book is unique and intriguing and will keep you on the edge of your seat! Highly recommend the series!
22 reviews1 follower
July 21, 2015
I liked this book. I thought it was good to have closure for the families. I won't say anymore because I don't want to ruin it for others! ; )
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203 reviews
July 30, 2015
I enjoy Alex's Grace books so much and this one did not disappoint! To think about the impact on the family of the killers isn't something I do very often. This was an interesting perspective.
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2,250 reviews1 follower
March 8, 2017
Awesome story! Can't wait for the next.
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4,405 reviews30 followers
August 6, 2016
Love this series, it is so awesome, love the Chase Boys and their families
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