KEEP ME CLOSE is the second book in Cynthia Eden's Lazarus
Rising series. This story has some of my favorite
elements from previous Cynthia Eden books -- a crazed killer
on the loose, and a retooling of the "Frankenstein" story.
Although KEEP ME CLOSE isn't populated with any of Cynthia
Eden's ferocious yet delicious vampires and werewolves, she
does include some badass super soldiers with psychic
abilities. For readers new to this series, Cynthia Eden
brings the reader up to speed on what Project Lazarus is all
about and who the main players are.
As soon as Flynn Haddox appears in KEEP ME CLOSE, he makes
it clear to everyone what kind of man he is and how
important Dr. Cecelia Gregory is to him. Flynn comes in like
a force of nature and declares that Cecelia is his. In
reality, Cecelia was only his psychiatrist while he was in
the Lazarus program, but the sexual tension between them
goes through the roof. Bryce King is a nightmarish and
twisted version of Flynn. Both men want Cecelia, but for
very different reasons. Cynthia Eden illustrates why she is
a master of psychological suspense as she sets up the cat
and mouse game between Bryce and his many targets.
Even though Flynn is incredibly possessive of Cecelia and
aggressive when it comes to his enemies (just about anyone
who threatens Cecelia), he is not a jerk. Flynn shows that
he can back off when Cecelia needs a little breathing room.
Plus -- for a jacked up super soldier who has probably
perfected "resting Wolverine face", he utters some of the
most swoon-worthy and romantic lines directed his lady's
way. As Flynn and Cecelia lock lips and battle evildoers in
KEEP ME CLOSE, the action and suspense never obscure the
love story.
KEEP ME CLOSE is a roller coaster ride of amazing from start
to finish. There so many supporting characters in KEEP ME
CLOSE that intrigued me -- like Benjamin Larson, Jay
Maverick, and Willow -- that I hope to read more about in
future books. I look forward to the next sexy spine-tingling
romance by Cynthia Eden.
As a highly trained Navy SEAL, Flynn once worked covert
missions for the U.S. government, but then his life was
stolen away. Killed and placed in the secretive “Lazarus”
program, Flynn was brought back from the dead and turned
into a super-soldier. Now he has increased strength,
enhanced senses, and a few psychic bonuses that he fights
hard to keep hidden from the rest of the world. He also
has no memory of his past…and a new, twisting darkness
seems to be growing inside of Flynn.
Cecelia Gregory escaped death once. Can she do it again?
Dr. Cecelia Gregory was supposed to help the Lazarus test
subjects. They didn’t have control of their emotions
after the experiment, and her job as a psychiatrist was
to break through the walls that the men had created. Too
late, Cecelia realized that the Lazarus subjects were far
more dangerous than she could ever imagine. The men came
back from the dead, but some of them came back…wrong. Now
one of the subjects has a dark obsession with Cecelia.
The man known as Subject Five is hunting her. And he
wants her dead.
One man wants to kill her, but another just…wants her.
Flynn feels a connection to Cecelia that he can’t deny.
Not some sweet, innocent attraction—a consuming lust that
makes him crave her all the time. Flynn knows that his
feelings aren’t normal, but protecting her is his mission
now. The man hunting Cecelia is just like Flynn—all the
same enhancements, all the same strengths. And no
weaknesses. One big difference, though—Flynn doesn’t plan
to lose Cecelia. And he’ll fight his own darkness to
prove his worth to her.
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