Lots of angst.
No other woman/man drama.

This was a bit more heavily on the 'romance' side of romantic suspense than I usually read, but I got a deal on it for my Kindle, so dove in. Grace has just told her police officer (Canadian) husband that she is leaving him for another man. She has a car accident and some short term amnesia, not remembering telling Ray that she was leaving - or any details about the other man.

Ray takes Grace home, but holds himself aloof as he prepares to help her heal and wait for her memory to return. And then bad stuff starts to happen; it seems someone is out to kill Ray.

The story line is a bit convoluted, but I've learned to just accept that fiction is fiction :) I will say that the portrayal of the emotional and sexual relationship between Grace and Ray was very well done by the author.

I would certainly consider another in this series if I was looking for a suspense story with a heavily romantic influence. ( )

This book started out really good and lost momentum and my attention in the last 1/3.

The Good: I love a good amnesia themed book. I don't know why. They all tend to be pretty similar to tell the truth. I just like the way we readers discover who the character is and what makes them tick along with said character. Or, in Grace's case, find out why she was really leaving her husband who she loves with her whole heart (according to Grace, herself). This book really fit the bill when it comes to that amnesia theme. She can't remember her accident or the few days before it happened so we discover her motives as she remembers them.

Also, the addition of some unaccounted for money in Grace's possession, a sniper shooting at Ray, the couple running from the cops and the bad guys, someone sabotaging Ray's vehicle, and Ray's animosity, while trying to take care of Grace despite her leaving him for another man made this book pretty darned good....until it wasn't.

The Bad: Grace's character seemed to be all over the place. She's described one way and acts completely different making her feel bipolar rather than a woman growing into a character of strength. The book keeps telling the reader that both couples were so in love and their relationship was pretty darned good but finding out that it wasn't all rainbows and lollipops made me feel lied to rather than in awe of their relationship development. And the sexual aspect of the book felt off also. One sex scene even made the characters wince and when they finally came together in reconciled sexual bliss the timing couldn't have been more off. When one purposely creates mayhem for very bad people perhaps having all night monkey sex isn't the best idea nor, come to think about it, is running out for donuts the next morning a great move either. But Gracie wanted a honey cruller! Whatever!

With the plot, frankly, I was a little confused as to how the heck Ray was able to put Grace's puzzle together when she left him for the second time, or as I like to say, when Grace became TSTL. Why yes, a fledgling reporter/trophy wife can totally take out a mob boss/human trafficker/all-around bad guy because she found her husband's gun and believes in herself. Once again....WHATEVER! Oh and the surprise reveal about Grace's condition....not a surprise. Which could lead to another rant if I'm not careful. Nope not gonna say it...yes I will! What woman in her right mind would willingly try to get killed knowing it would be a death sentence for her unborn child? There, I totally spoiled the big reveal for you. Speaking of reveals....what in the world was the author thinking adding a secret backstory for Ray in the last couple of pages? Completely unnecessary at that point in the book and only proved how much this couple shouldn't be together since their relationship was built on lies and disappointment anyway. Oh and Ray's police nickname....Razor? Not super cool if Dodgeball is your favorite movie. Instead of seeing Ray as an ass kicking super cop I kept seeing him as part of Team Douche along with Blazer, Laser and Me'Shell.

In a Nutshell: While the last 1/3 of the book fell apart for me not everyone will see it that way and I would never try to sway someone away from Saving Grace because of my personal peeves. The first part of the book was actually pretty good and I'll continue reading the rest of the series because of it. ( )

Angst ridden from beginning to end.

Ray (Razor) Morgan is a police office and his wife has just told him she is leaving him for another man. In the midst of a drunken stooper he gets a phone call that his wife has been in a bad car accident. Not only does he have to deal with his anger towards her for her betrayal it turns out she has memory loss and doesn't remember telling Ray she was leaving him.

Grace Morgan has no idea why she would have been leaving the husband she loves more than life itself. Even though Ray takes her home and takes care of her while she is recovering hoping she will get her memory back he is very distant and angry with her. But when attempts are make on their lives the two have to go on the run together.

I liked that the author didnt reveal things to the readers before Ray and Grace figured them out. You were also as a reader torn between feeling sorry and understanding Ray's animosity towards Grace and hoping that there was a good reason the sweet Grace did what she did to Ray. ( )

Loved this one too! Didn't expect it to go how it did!! ( )