"Nail biting suspense mixed with steamy romance."
Reviewed by Annetta Sweetko
Posted July 4, 2015
Romance Suspense
Ex-SEAL and LOST (Last Option Search Team) founder Gabe
Spencer is use to the unusual with this job but even he is
blown away when Eve Gray walks through his door. This
BROKEN woman is the spitting image of the missing heiress
thought to be the prey of the Lady Killer, a serial
killer,
on the loose.
Eve woke up in an Atlanta hospital with absolutely no
memory, a blank slate. It is only her own face in the
newspaper that gives her a lead to her past. She knows she
must confront whatever the nightmare is that is locked in
her mind. She didn't expect to find a partner in Gabe when
she goes to him but when another woman who looks like her
disappears she is so glad he is there.
BROKEN will definitely keep you glued to the pages. The
pace is fast, the characters believable and the action
unforgettable. Gabe might be skeptical about Eve and her
amnesia but he takes the case and works hard to get
answers, while trying hard to not fall for this woman. Eve
is determined to find answers no matter what they might
be.
This leads to an introduction to the inhabitants of
Dauphin
Island in Alabama, where she is called Jessica Montgomery,
including an ex-boyfriend police chief Trey Wallace and
her
brother Pierce Montgomery. These guys are more than
willing
to tell Gabe all about her "sordid" past. Through it all
Gabe stands by Eve, working to get her to the real truth
despite the chance that those answers just might leave him
out in the cold.
BROKEN is the first of author Cynthia Eden's LOST
series.
With this book we get the introduction of the elite team
which includes: ex-FBI agent Dean Bannon, forensic
specialist Victoria Palmer, psychiatrist and profiler
Sarah
Jacobs and former detective Wade Monroe. All top notch
people, who believe in what they are doing. If you are
looking for suspense that will have you biting your nails,
characters that you want to meet, or not depending on if
they are good guys or bad, action and steamy romance then
BROKEN is a must read.
Learn more about Broken
SUMMARY
The first novel in New York Times bestselling author
Cynthia
Eden's sizzling LOST series introduces the Last Option
Search Team, an elite unit that must protect the only
surviving victim of a serial killer. Ex-SEAL and LOST founder Gabe Spencer is accustomed to
the
unusual in his job. But when knockout Eve Gray steps into
his office, he's rattled. For the mysterious woman is a
dead ringer for the heiress thought to be the latest prey
of
the serial killer who goes by the name Lady Killer. When Eve awoke in an Atlanta hospital, her past was a
blank
slate. Then she recognized her own face in the newspaper
and
vowed to learn the truth. Determined to confront the
nightmares hidden in her mind, she never expects to find
a
partner in Gabe. As Gabe and Eve work together, their explosive attraction
becomes irresistible. Gabe knows that his desire for Eve
is
growing too strong, bordering on a dangerous obsession,
but
nothing pulls him away from her. And when another Eve
lookalike disappears, Gabe vows to protect Eve at all
costs.
While Eve may have forgotten the killer in her past, it's
clear he hasn't forgotten her.
Excerpt“Do you think I’m a con artist or a victim?”“I think you’re a woman who has been hurt.” No denying
that. “One of my team members, Wade Monroe, is contacting
the Montgomery family. We’ll get DNA from them and find
out—” “If I’m Jessica.” There was hope in the words. Enough
hope to break his heart. Gabe nodded. “When will we know?” It would take a few days, even with the strings that he
could pull. “As soon as possible,” he said, not wanting
to give her a specific timetable. “Thank you.” Then, just like that, she was across the
car, giving him a tight hug. “Thank you.” His arms wrapped around her, an instinctive response. She
smelled faintly of flowers, a sweet scent that teased his
nose, and her body was soft against his. She tried to pull away, as if realizing what she’d just
done. For an instant he was tempted to hold her, to keep her
close. She’s a client. Focus. He let her go, but his body ached. “I … um … I should get inside.” Yes, she should. While he was still clutching tight to
his control. The control that said he shouldn’t push her.
Shouldn’t want her so much. Not when she’d already been
hurt so badly. Her fingers reached for the door. “Let me,” he said, voice rumbling, and Gabe climbed from
the Jag. In seconds he was on the passenger side, opening
her door for her. She rose, and her body brushed against
his. He stepped back. Distance. He seriously needed to put
some distance between then. But even with some fast steps
back, he could still smell that light and sexy scent that
clung to her body. And he still wanted her. “Your shrink asked me a lot of questions about you,” Eve
told him as she stood temptingly close. Gabe inclined his head. “I’m sure—” “I think she wanted to know why I respond so much to
you.” Oh, hell, she’d just said … He cleared his throat even as
part of his body surged in quick response to her. “It’s a
tense situation, you’re—” “You don’t look at me as if I’m a victim.” He stopped talking. “I mean, you know what I am, but you still look at me and
seem to just see me … as a woman.” “Others see you the same way.” Doc Tyler sure did.
Bastard. “It’s different with you,” she murmured as she stepped
even closer to him. Her head had tilted back so she could
look into his eyes. “I don’t know what I’ve felt for
other men before.” Why did the idea of others have his body knotting with
tension? “But I know that when I see you, I want.” A hushed
confession. “I just … I needed to tell you that.” And he needed to make his self-control a hell of a lot
stronger. Her lips were just inches from his, and he
wanted her mouth beneath his. Wanted her lips open.
Needed to taste her. “You’re the first man I’ve wanted since I opened my eyes
in that hospital.” He could actually feel his control splintering. Client.
Cli— “You probably don’t want me. I—I might not be your type.” Now her gaze had fallen, as if in embarrassment. Had she
really just asked if she was his type? She was probably
every damn man’s type. “But you make me feel normal again, so I had to tell you
—” His fingers curved under her chin. “Eve …” Her smile was a little too big. Too bright. “I don’t
think I can handle anything else right now, I’m …” She
pulled away. Stumbled onto the sidewalk. “I just wanted
to tell you how I felt,” she told him again. Then she walked into the shelter, her steps hurried. As
if she were running. From him. He stared after her. She wanted him. And she was so beyond his reach.
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