Ken Norton is a GhostWalker, one of an elite military team of physically and psychically enhanced soldiers created by a scientist with an evil bent. Ken has been captured, tortured and nearly skinned alive by captors and is only holding on to his sanity by a thread, with the help of his twin, Jack. During a mission to protect a senator, Ken captures Marigold, a sniper he thinks is there to take the senator out.

Marigold, or Mari as she's known by her fellow captives, is also a soldier trained by the same scientist. By the time Ken and Mari realize that the scientist has done something to them -- something to their pheromones that makes them drawn to one another -- it's too late. They're each irresistible to the other. Now they must find a way to free the other female captives held by the scientist and his team of killers. But Ken doesn't know if Mari will stay with him or go into hiding once the others are freed, even though his brother is married to her twin. Mari wants to get to know her twin, Briony, but she's also learned she can't trust anyone but herself with her welfare.

DEADLY GAME is one of those stories you start and then can't do anything else until you've finished it -- and are then sorry when it's done. The dialogue is snappy, the characters totally believable and the setting is beautiful. The bad guy gives you cold chills and makes you hope there isn't someone like him behind the scenes in the real world, even though in your secret heart, you're afraid there is. The plight of the girls will tear at your heartstrings and make you want to gather them together into a big, sloppy group hug. So let the dishes go, wait until tomorrow to fold the laundry, give the spreadsheet to someone else to do and tell the boss you're taking a mental health day. Pick this one up at your favorite bookstore and settle in for a long, comfy afternoon. I loved this one and I'll bet you will too. A very good read.