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 time. So the minute she's no longer undercover and she's like, hey world here I am! I found it hard to believe. It would have been nice to see some of that fire before.I actually liked the fake Pepper (posing as Sue Meeks) more than the real Pepper. Her character was more well-rounded, more developed and sympathetic. Pepper was a one-trick pony in my opinion and any sympathy I had for her situation quickly evaporated.Logan did not stand out like the men of the previous series. He wasn't alpha. I guess he's just a good guy doing his job. Pepper was more alpha than Logan.The overall plot didn't have that much meat. A crime was witnessed which is why Pepper is in hiding. Logan's best friend was murdered and he's trying to solve the case which is why he's cozying up to Pepper to get to her brother, Rowdy (lord, these names). There's crooked cops, you don't know who to trust but there was no suspense. Who were the cops that were on the bad guy's payroll? I felt that the big climax wrapped up too fast and was too neat. I was hoping that Logan would be portrayed by someone he trusted (that's the feeling I got while reading it. That's why I thought the plot was leading to) and was sorely disappointed.Rowdy and Reese (again with the Rs!) were the most interesting characters in the overall story. I will read Reese's book because his character is so interesting and I can't wait to find out what secrets his neighbor, Alice, is hiding. Hopefully, like the Men series, I hope the Love Undercover series will get better with each book.2.5 stars
