A bacteria called Scorpius has ravaged the world, leaving
only chaos and danger. After Scorpius destroyed a large
percentage
of the humans, the remaining survivors struggle with simple
day to day life. Not everyone around is completely human,
some have become Rippers ... a name given to those the
bacteria has left with no
conscience ...others don't even have that much. Then
there are the gangs who existed before and now want to
benefit from what the world has become.
In this new existence is Jax Mercury, a soldier, who finds
himself the leader of a group of mostly civilians. He uses
his training to help everyone regroup while teaching them
to fight, to survive, in this new bleak world. No one wants
to worry about MERCURY STRIKING them down so they pay close
attention.
Lynne Harmony was a research scientist before the epidemic.
Now she is a woman feared and/or revered ... it all
depended on who it is you talk to. She has trekked across
the ravaged country in search of the one person she hopes
will help her. In L.A. there is a legend of a man, a
protector, and if anything is true in the post-plague
world, Lynne Harmony needs a hero. She
never expects to find
what she does with this damaged hero or the people who have
gathered behind him.
MERCURY STRIKING is mind-blowing! The tension is volatile,
the intrigue is high, and the camaraderie amazing as we
watch the day-to-day life of these survivors in a new and
strange post-apocalyptic world. Take all that and add in
the slow, sweet, steamy romance between Jax and Lynne and
you are in author Rebecca Zanetti's control. I love this
new
new world, though edgy and scary, as we are introduced to
some very interesting people, a few who I would love to see
get their own books. Others ... not so much.
I have thus far loved everything Ms. Zanetti has written
(the first books to hook me were her Sin Brothers)
and in
my humble opinion her storytelling, world making and
character building have gotten better each time. If you
want
action, a not perfect hero, a heroine who has an agenda,
and survivors of devastation banding
together like family then MERCURY STRIKING is just what you
are looking for. This is definitely going in my TRA (to
read again) shelf.
With nothing but rumors to lead her, Lynne Harmony has
trekked across a nightmare landscape to find one man—a
mysterious, damaged legend who protects the weak and leads
the strong. He’s more than muscle and firepower—and in
post-plague L.A., he’s her only hope.
As the one woman who
could cure the disease, Lynne is the single most
volatile—and vulnerable—creature in this new and ruthless
world. But face to face with Jax Mercury…
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