While I like the premise, the execution reads goofy and sexed-up and I wasn't expecting that. There was so much talk about masturbating and sex and pussies and nipples and every other thing, and then the lawyers wrestle in the police station hallway over the MC. It's not dark, it's childish, clearly meant to elevate the romantic/erotic side of the plot. Not my thing.

Not for me, sorry..................................................................

*I won this book on Netgalley for my honest opinion*

I whole hardheartedly give this book 5 stars. I could not put this book down. I had it sitting on my phone for a while and I wish I had read it sooner! The dialogue is wonderful. The banter makes you laugh out loud. And Keen, hold still my heart. He is one of my new book boyfriends. He is a top contender. I am huge fun of second chance romance. The way Mitcham dealt with their relationship, I fell in love with.

The book was real and heartfelt. Pick this book up and read! I will most definitely be on the lookout for more of Megan Mitcham's books from now on.

I was given the opportunity to read an electronic copy of Painted Walls. This is my honest opinion of the book.

The Blood Red Killer had been terrorizing the community by killing young women, draining them of blood and using it to paint a wall in their homes. After the killer was tried and convicted, his wife and daughter changed their identities and tried to live new lives. The daughter, Ava, grew up to become a Special Agent for the FBI at the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crimes. When Ava is accused of a horrible crime, she has no choice but to go back to where it all began. The truths that Ava and her ex Keen uncover are so much worse than they imagined. Will the pair be able to stop the killer before he takes down Ava for good?

I liked the suspense and the thriller portions of this book, but I was not really all that impressed with the romance aspect. Painted Walls had the potential to be a full on scary police procedural thriller, but the author decided that the main characters needed a little time to explore their relationship. Being chased by a killer is evidentially not enough of a thrill for them, I suppose. There was a good ending twist, but I kept going back to the fact that the romance had not fit in with the serious nature of the rest of the book. With a little bit of editing, Painted Walls could stand besides other suspense thrillers. Readers who like romantic suspense will probably enjoy Painted Walls, but it was just an average read for me.