He’s a trained, genetically engineered mercenary. She’s a spy on a quest to avenge her family. Falling for each other was never part of the plan. “A sexy, action-packed read you won’t be able to put down!” —KATIE REUS, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling AuthorFreelancing as a soldier for hire, Jake Hanson is ready to take down GovCorp, the ruthless corporation that created the mercenary … corporation that created the mercenary that he is. But when he gets teamed up in the jungles of Africa with the fiery and determined Kendra Reed, Jake struggles with his mission. After all, he’s not programmed to feel—but he’s beginning to feel a hell of a lot for the feisty ex-soldier.
Kendra Reed works for GovCorp as a translator. But she has a hidden agenda. She’s after the truth—and she’ll stop at nothing to get it. Working with a genetically-engineered bad boy sparks intrigue in her. But the last thing Kendra needs is to be falling for someone like Jake.
As they face a deadly enemy, Jake and Kendra are forced to trust one another, while confronting the heated attraction that burns between them. With time running out and their adrenaline in overdrive, can they find a way to save themselves before it’s too late?
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This book was ridiculously excellent. From the superior writing to the character details and plot twists, I was utterly hooked. Did not expect to enjoy this as much as I did – there are lot of books that follow this trope that are total rubbish. This one is not, and I am really keen to read the next one to see where the story goes! Could not put it down.
This was a great book from beginning till end! Jake was a great character that was likeable and it was fun to read about him overcoming what he saw as flaws as he was genetically altered. Kendra was also likeable and a strong woman that stood for whatever she believed in. They had great chemistry and lots of sexy time. The book itself had lots of mystery and suspense and action. The secondary characters were well written and I hope to see more of them in the future. All in all a fantastic start to a new series that I plan to follow. Loved it! I am giving my voluntary review on a copy I received from the author.
Title: Adrenaline Secrets
Series: A Deadly DNA Novel. #1
Release Date: #AlreadyReleased
Author: Carolyn Reilly
Reviewer: Ingrid Stephanie Jordan
Serial: Standalone, No Cliffhanger
#SciFi #DNATechnology #MadScientists
#5Stars
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The Award Winning alarm is going off? This lady captivated me from the first page, to the last page filled with Passion and my Dream Boyfriend. In this book I had Adventure, Survival, Fear, Jealousy, Betrayal, Murder, Suspense, Mystery, Action Packed, Loyalty, Hate, Lust, Love, Wickedly Hot Scenes with Hero’s and Strong Heroine’s. Definitely a Must Read!
Kendra Reed lived in Germany where she loved and laughed with her parents especially her brother Nate. Her childhood was cut short by the death her family – accident they said but she was sure it wasn’t an accident, it was MURDER now she had to prove. Four years later she was still trying to prove it. She lived with Gram on the outskirts of Reardon at Gram’s rescue ranch. She worked at GovCorp headquarters as a translator, her secret job was with Derek Hayes and “the Committee.”
Jake Hanson aka GV or Giff is a Mercenary who is ready to take down, the ruthless corporation that created him, GovCorp experimented with different genetic markers. Especially Dr. Anderson he was going to die. Jake lived in Reardon with the GovCorp’s GV battalions. When he received his freedom he was Spec Ops in the rebellion more than anything he wanted to join “the Committee” with Derek Hayes. Only to find his ghost girl, that’s impossible, it’s only in his screwed up mind.
Jake discovers he has emotions? He was a trained Cold-Blood Killer, a Soldier for Hire.
A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book and my comments here are my honest opinion.
I am voluntarily reviewing an Advanced Reader Copy of this book that I received for free.
A gripping romantic suspense set in an alternate universe where genetically modified humans exist. Adrenaline Secrets is about Kendra, a natural born human, and Jake, a genetically modified human, finding a way to work together while dealing with multiple physical, emotional, and life issues. Carolyn Reilly has set an action packed road for the reader to travel. I am looking forward to other books set in the same world.
This is an amazing science fiction romance. I’m not really a fan of Sci-Fi so I wasn’t sure if I would like this book. I was happily surprised! I really enjoyed reading this story! The plot is intriguing and action packed, with suspense, mystery, romance and drama. The characters are well developed and likable. It’s a nice blend of the sci-fi, suspense and romance genre. I highly recommend to everyone. I received this book as a gift and am very happy I did. I voluntarily give this review.
Honestly, I was really impressed with this debut novel. I didn’t expect it to be so good and well written. Not that I thought it would be anything less but it’s always different when you have no indication on how the author constructs a story and where it will lead you. The writing style is very important for me as a reader to be able to get into the story and connect with its characters. Although it took a while to get all the details together in my head of this rather complex world this story took place in, I soon started to love it after I finally had a rough overview put together. I was instantly captured by this very intriguing storyline.
This sci-fi romance had a great pace, was action-packed and would make a great movie. Especially because it had it all: advanced technology, crazy scientists, lots of action and suspense as well as hot and heavy but no overwhelming romance. It was a good balance of all the important things that made me want to get lost in and have more of.
(It’s impossible to place this book in one specific genre, so don’t get confused that I put it into sci-fi romance.)
The Story:
Kendra doesn’t despise GV’s unlike so many other people. GovCorp is the devil in disguise because they promised improvement but only brought destruction. So, having to work on a mission with Jake, a genetically engineered ex-soldier and cold-blooded killer, was not the problem but keeping a clear head while watching his perfectly formed and lethal body fight to protect her. It’s just impossible to suppress all the fuzzy feelings bubbling up inside her.
Although this isn’t Jake’s first mission it feels a lot harder than anything else he’s done before. He is quite resilient to injuries and was created to kill and not to feel but this naturally born woman touches something inside of him which brings foreign and unwanted emotions to the surface.
Eventually they both realize that it’s useless to fight their feelings and join in together on the fight against GovCorp. But what will it take to succeed against such a powerful institution? Can they find answers to their questions on Jake’s batch and Kendra’s family? The closer they get to unveil the truth, the more dangerous it gets. Will they be able to get out of this war alive in the end?
Thoughts:
Although the beginning was good it took me longer than usual to get caught up with the storyline and to get the hard facts straight. Facts about GovCorp and naturals and those Genetic InVitro (GovCorp’s military) were spread throughout, so every time I’ve read something new, I was wondering about something else. This hindered me a bit to fully enjoy the story at first, which doesn’t mean that I didn’t later on. My mind just wanted to get caught up earlier to lie back and enjoy the romance. I might be a little spoiled by all the previous easy reads I had =P
The romance had a strong hold of the story somewhere along the way and I was worried (only for a moment though) that it would drift off into only romance but luckily, the action picked up again later on. So fear not, for it’s not romance in disguise of action. Or is it?! =P
Not everything was comprehensible, particularly closer to the end with Anderson’s intentions, but I was OK with that as it was fiction after all.
I wouldn’t say that all my questions had been answered but it may be just me because I couldn’t process all the information fast enough at the beginning as they were quite complex. Anyway, I’m sure I will get more insight of this constructed world with the next book in this series.
It wasn’t hard to love Jake despite his upbringing or rather making because he still felt somewhat human. And although there were quite a few characters involved, I had no problem remembering their names and characteristics. The author made it easy for me to follow the story and to distinguish the different involvements. I normally would have gotten confused with more than four characters being prominent that often in a story but I believe that I especially loved it a lot more because it wasn’t just about Jake and Kendra. There was so much more going on with Derek, Kendra’s family and all of GovCorp’s scheming that it was impossible for me to put the book down until I’d finished it.
The author did a great job outlining the story. When you got the gist of all the important things, you will find that there’s lots of real life in it too; despite the otherworldly feel of the science part. Although who knows what we haven’t been told that’s been going on in all the labs around the world. Oops, I’m drifting off here.. So, anyway, to meet with refusal, rejection, detestation, fear of something unknown and different is to be expected everywhere people live. And I liked how this topic was addressed and worked into the story in an eye-opening way.
You could say I went into this book blind as there’s no way to know how a new author goes about a story. Will the characters all be killed off at the end or will there be a happy ever after? I was kept in the dark until the end and this made reading this book so much more exciting and suspenseful.
I’m really curious for the next book in this series. I hope we soon get to know who it will be about, although I’m happy to read about all of them again since I took a liking on quite a few characters 🙂 Cruz, Derek, Oliver…