Nothing to Fear by Karen Rose (2005, Paperback)

Seriously - I had to put it down because it was so awful. It was almost like two different people were writing the book. It had the sappy, sleezy, stick-your-finger-down-your-throat romance sections that I would skim through. Then it would abruptly take the reader into a knock-your-socks-off suspense scenario. And I'm not talking about in a good way. I finally put the book down for good when the serial killer/child abductor whacked off some guy's private parts that was delivered with the same finesse as if you were reading how to chop up a roast chicken. I have no idea if the kid or anyone else made it out alive, because this book was just too yucky to finish.