Review: It was well worth waiting for !
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2014
This book is the third instalment in a series, but can easily be read as a stand-alone, and although it ends on a cliff-hanger of a sort, you should not miss this fantastic read. Nate Gray and his 3 brothers are genetically engineered super soldiers, enhanced killing machines, by “the commander” who have escaped their former life, to a point. Audrey Madison is the woman is has always loved, as she has always loved him, but 5 years prior to the events of this book, she ended their relationship and didn’t tell Nate the reason. She works for a US Senator, and is also aiming to destroy the commander’s operations. The 4 brothers have “kill chips” embedded in their spines, and have but a few weeks left before the chips are detonated and their lives ended, their being in hiding, but their brother Jory is still missing. Audrey and Nate reconnect after 5 years. Audrey’s mother is Dr. Madison, who was also the psychiatrist who oversaw the Gray brothers’ development, thus creating a bit of a conflict between our two lovers. I really liked that the characters are not perfect, and Audrey even has a limp. Although the book starts a bit slow, compared to what is to come, it is a very good romantic suspense, heavier on the suspense part, which suited me just fine. The interspersed romantic moments are not too many and well-placed. But about halfway, the action really starts to pick up, and off we are on a very steep roller-coaster of a story. The action builds up to a crescendo I have seldom seen and you’d better make sure you won’t be interrupted through the ending because the suspense is truly incredible. I have only one regret: not having read the 2 preceding books in the series. Although we are given enough details so as not to be lost, I really want to read what happened before ! A really thrilling book and I am very much looking forward to the next one, unfortunately a long way away. An uncorrected copy was provided to me free of charge from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.