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Willow is part of the Lazarus project which means she pretty much can't die but she's also missing her memories. Jay, a tech billionaire, helped fund the project because he didn't know what was really happening and now wants to atone for his error. Lots of action, romance, and a great storyline - I love this series!
A big thank you to NetGalley for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This series is getting better and better. I really enjoyed this book. I have read the others but I think this reads well as a stand alone. I loved the chemistry between Willow and Jay. I think most readers would enjoy this book. It does have some suspense as well. A few twists!! Fun to read.
I know I probably say this each time but I think this is my favorite. Super strong soldiers, suspense, surprises, explosions and sex.
Willow is part of the Lazarus project. Jay is a tech billionaire who is trying to atone for funding the project. He has Willow to try and draw Wyman, the head of the project, out of hiding. He has fallen for Willow and will do anything to protect her. Because someone wants her and they want Jay out of the way. It’ll take time because Willow has flashbacks and is scared of what she might do but she wants a normal life but not at the expense of Jay’s life. Can Jay convince Willow that he loves her and she can trust him?
I couldn’t put this book down. It’s a page turner and will have you biting your nails to the very end.
* Voluntarily read and reviewed this for Netgalley *
Oh man, this series just keeps getting better and better!
I was a little hesitant about how Jay and Willow’s story was going to work out. Jay was the financier behind the Lazarus project and had kept Willow in a containment cell when they first found her. His plan from the beginning had been to use her as bait to draw the puppet master behind the project out of hiding and into the light. However, what Jay didn’t realize was that his feelings for Willow would escalate to the point that all he cared about was keeping her safe even at the risk of his own life.
Willow is the most broken of those who have been turned. She was the control subject while the others were repeatedly tested on. Like the others, her memories are nonexistent. She also has an ability that makes her afraid to touch others. Initially, she can’t allow herself to forget that Jay is using her as a target and that her tentative reactions to him are not reciprocated.
Jay lives with guilt for his role in the project that has stolen lives and replaced them with men that are lost and confused as well as struggling with the images of monster that run rampant through their minds. He is seeking atonement and knows the first step is to find the man that he partnered with to find any other subjects that might still be out there. What he wasn’t expecting was to fall in love with one of them himself, but soon his whole focus is insuring that Willow is protected from not only outside threats but from her own confusion.
I absolutely loved this book! Willow’s growth from the beginning to end was amazing to watch and Jay’s possessive protection was the type of behavior that just sells me on a hero. Together they searched for answers even as their own relationship exploded off the page. The chemistry between these two were sizzling and no one does sexy alpha chemistry like Cynthia Eden. There was more from the previous couples, plenty of villainy and a level of suspense that will have you grasping your Kindle and flipping the pages as quickly as possible.
I personally think this can be read as a standalone although you might be a tad bit confused as to some of the back history of the project so I’d recommend you read the series from the beginning if possible.
This is an honest review of an advanced copy provided by NetGalley and Hocus Pocus Publishing.
Multi POV – mostly H/h
No apparent triggers
Safety – some OW/OM drama
Cynthia Eden gave us a little twist to the series in Run To Me. This time the super soldier is a woman. We got to learn a little bit about Willow in the previous book. She was being held in one of the Lazarus labs but isolated from the rest of the subjects and we finally learn why. I wasn’t expecting how Willow’s story would turn out. The author is doing a great job of keeping each book in the series unique despite carrying the same overall plot to the series. I do wish we got to see a bit more of Willow kicking some butt since she has all these heightened abilities. Instead Jay seemed to step it up as an Alpha. The sneak peak into the next book sounds awesome and I can’t wait! ARC provided by NetGalley.