Review: Outstanding Addition to the Project Series!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2012
This is the fourth book in Alex Lukeman's fabulous Project Series. The Project is a very small group of dedicated men and women who put their lives on the line for only one thing:  Protecting America. Their leader Elizabeth Harker has `the ear' of the President and she works her `Team" outside the reach of the CIA, FBI and any other government agency They are a covert Presidential counter-terrorism unit. They stand alone and will die alone if ever caught.Stephanie Willits is Elizabeth's assistant who can hack in to any computer program, even The Pentagon is not safe from her keen mind and nimble fingers. Nick Carter a former recon Marine heads the team. Ronnie Peete also ex military is an American Indian, Lamont (the shadow)Cameron is ex Navy Seal  and lastly Selena Connors. We met Selena in our first book White Jade, a young socialite whose rich Uncle was killed during that story.  Selena's talents make her able to read and speak many languages including old dead languages, She can jump from a plane, has been trained in martial arts and can dives to depths like a pro. Being wealthy had gained her the ability to learn many things in life, all that money could buy. She has now become quite an asset to the team and to the relationship she is forming with Nick Carter. Lastly we have Lucas Monroe who joined at the end of our last book. He is there to help the team watch as he is CIA. Stephanie and his eyes met in The Seventh Pillar and sparks flew. I was interested to see what was going on with our "gang" in Black Harvest.Alex Lukeman never ceases to amaze me. His newest storyline was brilliant. There have been 3 men killed. Each worked in different government departments that had to do with food supply. James Campbell worked for the CDC and was  researching  tablets from the time of Alexander the Great for clues to ancient famines. He sent message to Kevin Mc Cullough and Arnold Weinstein with some  information and a note to `be careful'. Selena and Nick went to meet with Kevin at his offices. The information was in an old language that Selena took to translate. Upon returning to their car the entire floor of Kevin's office building exploded. Arnold Weinstein had a car bomb waiting for him as well. Nicks ear began to itch.We have been all over the world in these stories and this book is not any different, In Black Harvest we are in Greece and in Bulgaria with the team all looking for clues to solve this mystery. We learn The Project is becoming well known now in many quarters both good and bad. A Russian mobster becomes involved in this, setting us up for meeting the head of the SVR, the Russian equivalent of the Project. Its head, sends Major Arkady Korov to intercede on their behalf. Korov is to take out the Russian mobster Gelashvili, and any others; all are disposable.  Korov comes to Greece and becomes an unlikely ally to our team when he is given orders to help The Project members.This is where Alex Lukeman is at his best. He is a chess master moving his men all around the board or for him the globe. Our small band becomes larger as Lucas joins us to help with an abduction of one of the team members. His C.I A knowledge  helps the cause. The respect the Americans show the Russian Korov surprises him and he is also becomes an integral  member of the team. What the team must do, to thwart this threat astounds the Russians when the Project Members learn a top member in  the American government is on the wrong side and he is taken out! Our author brings up the name AEON. We have met their fringe before, with the Hitler followers. Now we might have met another fringe. Who are these men from every country who want the Power of the world.After you can take a breather, the pictures in your head reeling, like a motion picture, Mr Lukeman humanizes us by getting back to the relationship growing between Selena and Nick. Nick struggles with his monsters and Selena is starting to have some of her own. . Alex you had me hooked from White Jade. You write well, describe beautifully and the books are action packed. I cannot wait to see what is up your sleeve next.Review by Gloria LakritzSr Member and Review Chair for the Paranormal Romance Guild Review Team