Review: Really good addition to the series. :D
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2014
**This was an ARC copy given by Netgalley for a honest review**4-4.5 starsI have to say that I was very happy to get an ARC of this book because I love the series and have been wondering what would happen when Nate and Audrey were reunited. I was really happy with the story. It was a great combination of romance and intrigue/action.Audrey is the daughter of Dr. Madison, a scientist with a top secret military organization that performs a lot of experiments that the public don't know about and would be shocked if they did. Audrey's mother wasn't loving at all and Audrey spent most of her life trying to gain some bit of love or pride from her mother but never succeeded. He mother set her up with a soldier, Nathan, as an experiment in emotional behavior and then later forced them to split up, making Audrey think she had to break up with Nate or he'd be killed. Soon after she was injured badly and had to agree to work for the organization in return for medical treatment that would enable her to use her leg again.Nate is a man with a mission. He and his 3 brothers all grew up in a scientific/military compound where they were raised and trained as soldiers and so much more. They were test tube babies that never knew the love of a mother and spent most of their lives trained to do horrible things and kept in line by threats to the health and safety of their brothers, the only true family they had. Nate was the one that always took care of his brothers and made their life better when the training get to be overbearing. He loved once and was truly happy but when she broke his heart, Nate's full focus became keeping his brothers safe and happy.Audrey is living in Washington D.C., working for Senator Nash who is the head honcho when it comes to defense funding. Audrey was placed there by the Commander (the head of the organization that ran the facility Nate and his brothers were raised and trained in) to try to influence the Senator to push funding to the organization's way. Audrey plays like she's on their side but she's actually working with the Senator to get evidence and bring what the Commander has been doing to light and have him arrested and jailed. While at a fund raiser with the Senator, Audrey sees Nate for the first time in 5 years. She knows she's being followed by some of the Commander's soldiers and tries to warn him off but he wont go right away and gets her to meet him out back to talk. Even though they're at odds, the attraction and emotions between Audrey and Nate are still very strong, much to both of their dismay. Nate tries to get info out of Audrey but it soon becomes apparent that she knows nothing of the kill chips (chips implanted on the brother's spines that, if not reprogrammed within 3 weeks, will explode and kill the brothers) and can't give him the info he so desperately needs. Audrey is shocked by the kill chips and agrees to try to help Nate get the info he needs to negate them and save their lives.Audrey has a lot to juggle as she deals with Nate as well at the plans with the Senator and the demands of her mother and the Commander. Nate also needs to know about the secondary facility the organization has and Audrey tries to find out about that as well. Unfortunately, while Audrey is working with them, the organization doesn't trust her enough to give her any information. While working together, Nate and Audrey end up getting close and it's not too long before they end up in bed together...but they're both convinced they don't have a future. Audrey has become a strong woman to survive what she grew up with and she manages a move that gets her some information for Nate that will help them duplicate the program for disabling the chips. The problem is, they still don't have the code. Around the same time Audrey gets the info, she's shocked by a discovery of something her mother and some of the doctors at the facility did to her and it's a game changer (view spoiler). This prompts Nate to bring in help from his brothers to take care of things. Unfortunately, things get a bit derailed by a zealot cult that gets thrown in to the mix. There is danger and shootings and all sorts of bad and risky stuff that goes on before the end. Audrey and Nate (and their allies) do make it out in one piece and now they are all planning how to take care of the chip situation so Audrey and Nate can have their HEA.This was a really good story. I loved Audrey and Nate and their story had me sucked in from the beginning and enjoying the ride. It had romance, intrigue and action through the whole thing so I was constantly wondering what would happen next and turning the page to see. Now I can't wait for the next (and last) book to come out to see what happens! I'd recommend this book. Thumbs up! :D