Review: Intensely Emotional & Inspiring, Great Addition to the Series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 16, 2014
Lynne Silver's Coded for Love series continues with this intense read that deals with two scarred souls who are told they're perfect for each other but must discover that for themselves.  Whereas the previous installments dug deep into The Program itself and the evil machinations of traitorous villains, this one takes us on a more personal journey where love helps heal old hurts and makes them stronger than they both ever knew.Jill suffered bruises, unrelenting fear, and a burying of her self-confidence at the hands of her abusive husband until the day she decides to leave him before he kills her.  Her escape plan has her hiding out on the campus of The Program where she's surrounded by genetically altered soldiers who can keep her safe.  She's the genetic match to a soldier newly installed in The Program who has issues of his home but is kindhearted enough to want to keep her safe.  Her time with him sees her flourishing under his care and attention.  She slowly regains her self-esteem and gains confidence in taking care of herself through the support of individuals seen as abominations.Rowan grew up on the run because of one man's manipulations.  He always felt out of place because of his deformed arm and felt overly sheltered because of his protective brother.  He's a bit touchy about how people perceive him and his disability and he needed to be Jill's protector to regain his own self-esteem.  He's extremely charming though and willing to take things slow with Jill which made him even more of her hero.  I enjoyed his humor and how he used it to defuse tense situations.  As a disabled person myself, I found his disability dealt with in a believable and positive way which had me fully immersed in his outcome.Jill and Rowan's relationship evolved slowly as it definitely wasn't love at first sight.  They had to become friends and confidants before morphing into an intensely sensual life-altering connection.  I enjoyed being reintroduced to previous couples as it leant a sense of family to the story which showed these enhanced soldiers as human.  Amongst these positive aspects comes the negativity of Jill's husband who was truly vile and took every opportunity to hurt her and his connection to the crazed religious group looking to infiltrate The Program left me rooting for his, and the religious group's, downfall.  I also found Doctor Wise extremely unsettling in his discrimination toward's Rowan's deformity and leaves me questioning his loyalty from this moment on.  From start to finish I found myself drawn to this couple and their imperfections which bound them together perfectly.  This series continues to entertain and I look forward to the next installment and the continuing uncertainty of the enhanced soldier's futures.