** A USA Today Bestselling Novel **Years ago, we were in love. She was an up-and-coming superstar and I was the security professional hired to keep her safe. We fell hard and fast, no matter how much we tried to resist one another. But not everyone around us was happy about our relationship, and a string of lies and deceit destroyed what we once had. I moved on from her and didn’t look back.Now … back.
Now I’ve taken the helm of a nationally renowned protective services company, and I’m looking to rebrand my career. The newly crowned Jameson Force Security is moving from the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas to the mountainous steel town of Pittsburgh, and the last thing I have time for is to deal with my past.
More than a decade has passed since our split, but even a bruised and battered heart remembers its first love. So when Joslyn Meyers comes to me for help, I reluctantly agree to keep her safe from a terrifying stalker who keeps threatening her life.
As the danger continues to intensify, it becomes clear that I’ll stop at nothing to protect the woman who turned her back on me all those years ago. Because one thing is certain—no matter how hard I try to convince myself otherwise, Joslyn still has my heart.
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Sawyer Bennett delivers a sexy, emotional, and action-packed adventure in CODE NAME: GENESIS, the first release in her all new romantic suspense series, Jameson Force Security. Twelve years ago, Kynan McGrath and Joslyn Meyers were in love. She walked away without a backward glance, but now that a dangerous stalker has threatened Joslyn’s life, she is turning to the one man she knows can save her life—Kynan. Now as the danger they face increases, Kynan realizes he’ll stop at nothing to keep Joslyn safe. Because even after all these years, Joslyn has his heart.
This is the first book in the Jameson Force Security series by Bennet. If you love hot alphas, steamy chemistry, intrigue, and second chance romances, this is the book for you. It has been 10 year since Kynan and Joslyn have seen each other. Despite nursing bruised hearts Joslyn turns to Kynan when she has a stalker and Kynan reluctantly agrees to keep her safe. Despite the adversity that faces them they realize that time has not dimmed their passion for each other. Although, I was not a Kynan fan at the beginning but he definitely redeemed himself by the end. He and Joslyn have great chemistry and they heat up the pages of this novel. As this is a new series, we are introduced to other supporting characters, who I hope will be getting books of their own in time. If you are looking for a well written, sexy, fast paced read this is the book for you. Advanced copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
As the first book in a new series, it definitely starts out with a bang! We are tossed in the middle of a story in a way. Joslyn is being stalked and needs help. It’s been going on for way too long and there was a close call, the stalker actually getting into her house. She has a history with Kynan, but trusts him with her life, because he’s good at what he does.
Joslyn is a world famous singer and actress and enjoys what she does, but has started thinking about if there is more to life. She is grateful for everything, but it gets pretty lonely. Especially with the stalker getting too close. I really enjoyed Joslyn’s character. She is strong and even though the stalker is after her, she tries to do what she needs to do. Not let anyone back her in the corner.
Kynan is really a typical alpha male. If he thinks something belongs to him, don’t even try to get it. He knows what he’s doing when it comes to protecting someone and starting his business, things have gotten interesting. Kynan is a good man though, because he puts aside his history with Joslyn to protect her. They may have ended things on bad terms, but no one deserves to be threatened. Even though he’s quite the alpha, he has a soft side as well and I think those were my favorite moments in the book. Kynan being sweet and sensitive.
It’s clear from the start that the history between Kynan and Joslyn hasn’t been processed. Both of them still have a lot of feelings and that shows in their interactions with each other. I felt their connection though and realizing that in the end it wasn’t what it seemed definitely made this story interesting. I love a good second chance romance, but at certain moments it took over the whole suspense aspect. I get that when you’re scared your emotions are heightened, but I would’ve liked to have seen it go just a bit slower.
There are many steamy moments in this story and the first one didn’t sit well with me, if you’ve read the story you might understand why. It seemed a bit forceful and seeing the situation didn’t seem appropriate to me. I loved the other steamy moments with them when things start to settle a bit more. They really care for each other and I loved watching them find their way back to what they had.
On top of all the steamy moments, there are a lot of twists and turns. I loved how we followed the investigation and seeing everything play out. The other characters in the story involved in the investigation were a lot of fun and really interesting. I definitely hope they all get books! I need to know more.
If you’re looking for a fastpaced book with a lot of action and some romance, definitely pick up Code Name: Genesis. It keeps you on your feet and can make you smile. Not many books can do that! I will impatiently await the next book in this series!
First book in the Jameson Force Security series. What a book to kick off this series. Kynan runs Jameson Force Security. He was in love with Joslyn a long time ago but things ended badly. She is now asking for his help and protection. Joslyn has a stalker who has gone so far as to break into her home and attack her. She needs Kynan and knows that he is the perfect person to protect her. But will what happened in the past affect them? Will finding out the truth change things between them? I absolutely loved this book. It was well written full of suspense and some heart stopping moments. The chemistry between Kynan and Joslyn is burning hot. I love these two together even when they are fighting. I cant wait to read the rest in this series. A great beginning to what I am sure is a great series.
Wow, there is something about Sawyer Bennett’s new book that is so good I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s really that good and a perfect start to her new series.
We met Kynan and Joslyn in Wicked Force so we got to see them fall in love, but then everything fell apart. Genesis picks up 12 years later – Kynan now owns Jameson Force Security and Joslyn is a successful singer, songwriter, and actress. The both got everything the wanted but something is missing for both of them. Now a stalker is terrorizing Joslyn and she needs the best which is Kynan. Joslyn going to Kynan was hard and Kynan taking the case just as hard but they realize that things in the past aren’t always what the seem.
Genesis is a second chance love story with fantastic characters in Kynan and Joslyn. I loved that at the core (past all the hurt they feel and growing up they did) they are essentially the same people we met in Wicked Force. Ms. Bennett writes these characters so well I felt like I was friends with them. The story is fast-paced with great dialog and storyline. It has everything from romance to action all the things I love. We also get to meet other members of Jameson who are also get their own books as part of this series which I am so excited to get. We also get to see a few old friends and people who influenced Kynan and Joslyn’s story which was great. Don’t get me wrong though – this is definitely Kynan and Joslyn’s story.
If you have never read Sawyer Bennett’s books before then don’t hesitate in getting started with Genesis. If you are already a fan then run dont walk and get Genesis – you wont be disappointed.
An introduction to a brand new series, Jameson Force Security! Incredible!! Intense and exciting!! It will leave you breathless and with heart palpitations!! Simply amazing!!!
Years ago, they were in love. She was an up-and-coming superstar and he was the devilishly handsome security professional hired to keep her safe. They fell hard and fast, no matter how they tried to resist one another. But not everyone around them was happy about their relationship, and a string of lies and deceit destroyed what they once had.
Having just taken the helm of a nationally renowned protective services company, Kynan McGrath is looking to rebrand and revamp his career. The newly crowned Jameson Force Security is moving from the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas to the mountainous steel town of Pittsburgh, and the last thing Kynan has time for is to deal with his past.
More than a decade has passed since their split, but even a bruised and battered heart remembers its first love. So when Joslyn Meyers comes to him for help, Kynan reluctantly agrees to keep her safe from a terrifying stalker who keeps threatening her life.
As the danger they face continues to intensify, Kynan realizes he’ll stop at nothing to protect the woman who turned her back on him all those years ago. Because one thing is certain—no matter how hard he tries to convince himself otherwise, Joslyn still has his heart.
Wow! This new series is incredible! The writing was flawless. Kynan and Joselyn’s relationship wasn’t an easy one, their chemistry was off the charts hot. This book definitely was suspenseful. I loved every page. (less)
***4 Stars***
Ever since meeting Kynan in Wicked Favor, the first Wicked Horse Vegas book, I had my toes crossed that he’d get his own book at some point in the future, so to say I was very excited that I could finally uncross my toes (it was a bit of a long wait) is an understatement and can honestly say that in the end it was worth the wait and I’m looking forward to getting my hands on the future books in the series!
Kynan and Joslyn. Here’s the thing with these two. I liked them. I really did. But it took almost 40/50% in for me to really like them. Both are good people at their very core, but their history and the abrupt reason their relationship ended had them acting in ways that even made me pause. Thankfully, they did talk and work things out and once they did I could feel their connection and see how good they were for each other and though there were still a few more issues to deal with, like the stalker, I really liked where they were at in the end.
This one, while a great start to a new series, definitely kept me on my toes. There were quite a few “Oh, no he/she didn’t” moments and some “Why would do that?” moments, but thankfully they were mixed in with some sweet and smexy ones as well, and the crazy stalker thing was done quite well. But, as is normal for me, I loved the secondary cast of characters. It was awesome to get to hang out with Rachel (Wicked Choice) and see how she and Bodie were doing, but it’s the newbies that I’m definitely looking forward to getting to know better. I have a really good feeling about Cruce and Saint, but it’s Bebe who grabbed hold of me and I cannot wait til I can get my hands on her book, though I’ll be waiting a bit until that one comes out…until then, I shall #practicepatience until Cruce’s book drops.
~ Copy provided by the author & voluntarily reviewed ~
I can’t believe I’m going to write this but this is my first (*gasp*) Sawyer Bennett book…I know I know – I’ve been living under a rock it would seem.
For my first book it was everything I wanted it to be. The MC’s were easy to get to love and connect with. The chemistry was hot and I love the introduction to this series. As for the drama in the story; it was just enough of the suspense that kept me finished it in one sitting.
As said this was my first read but it will definitely not be my last.
***Review copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads Blog***
Code Name: Genesis is the first book in Sawyer Bennett’s new series, Jameson Force Security. If you read her Wicked Horse Vegas series then you met Kynan, the sexy Brit with kinky side and Jericho’s best friend. You can start this series without reading that one but I do recommend reading it since it’s an extremely hot series. Also, Sawyer wrote a book for the Kristen Proby Crossover Collection called Wicked Force. In that book, you will read Kynan and Joslyn’s beginning…
Twelve years. It’s been twelve years since Joslyn walked away without an explanation. And now, she was back. She needs protection from a stalker and Kynan is the only one she could trust with her life. He is her first and only love. She doesn’t know how he feels about her but she does know that he is the man for the job. They broke each other twelve years ago. She expected him to still be upset with her but she definitely didn’t expect him to be such an asshole when she first lays eyes on him.
He was fucked. He knew it. She was even more beautiful now than she was then. He has seen her on magazines over the years but in person? She was breathtaking. He wanted her in his bed again. And again but he can’t go there. He was hired to protect her and he would risk falling again. He was older and wiser now. He now owns the company that introduced him to her. He has a new division to open. After he kills this fucker, he has to get back to his life. Leave the singer/actress he once loved behind. But can he?
I am been waiting for this story! I knew Kynan’s story was going to be amazing especially after reading Wicked Force. Thank God that was only a month ago. Thanks Sawyer!
Overall…I loved everything about it. The suspense. The heat. The connection. The laughter. The new characters! I can’t wait for the next book. I am already falling for Cruce.
Quotes:
That damn British accent is still sexy as hell, too, and I hope there’s not going to be a lot of conversation tonight. I’m in sensory overload.
“I know how to shoot a gun for protection,” I mutter as I examine the dress. “I’m from Montana for God’s sake.”
“You keep your eyes on me at all times. I promise you, Jos… you’re in charge here.” I shiver.
“For now, that is,” he amends. Shivers turn into full-body shudders.
“Eyes on me,” he says in reminder, then levels me with a rakish grin. “And get on your knees.”
Sawyer Bennett is a wonderful writer and author. She has the skill to write interesting characters with several layers and are very three dimensional. Kynan has been hinted in several books of the Wicked Horse series, always mysterious and sexy and his relationship with Joslyn was in the book Wicked Force: A Wicked Horse Vegas recently released. Now, 12 years later they meet again in an unpleasant situation since Joslyn is facing a dangerous stalker. Kynan is reluctant but his attraction to Joslyn is so strong, their connection is so real and their love is transparent.
Kynan and Joslyn’s story is full of love and action.
This is a book worth reading.
We first met Kynan McGrath and Joslyn Meyers in the novella Wicked Force. It is now 12 years later and we will finally learn what happened all those years ago.
Jos is now a huge pop and movie star….too bad she now has a stalker who has tried to kill her. When Jos contacts Kynan’s office to protect her, she knows he is the only person she can actually trust. Kynan is not too happy to see Joslyn because she really crushed his heart with no explanation why….12 years later and he still hasn’t had a serious relationship.
As these two spend more and more time together unresolved feelings come bubbling up pretty quickly. When they both realize what really happened all those years ago, they both dive head first into each other, while also dealing with Jos’s stalker. When they both think they have finally found their way back to each other and their happy ending, the stalker decides to change their plans. Jos and Kynan both have to have a great amount of faith to find their way back to each other so they can finally get that happy ending.
Overall I really enjoyed this book. I loved how guarded Kynan was because of how Joslyn left him but it was fun watching those walls quickly come tumbling down. I also really liked Joslyn. She has really been on her own for a long time and has a hard time leaning on others so it was fun watching her have to do just that. I also really loved all the other new characters we met and can’t wait to read their stories. Great start to a new series!
Exciting kick-off to a brand new series by Sawyer Bennett! I was quickly drawn in to the drama of both a reunion between these prior loves and the intrigue of what was going to happen with her stalker. The groundwork was laid for some interesting characters coming to work at Jameson Force Security, so I’m really looking forward to more to come in the series!
Kynan McGrath just took over a prestigious security company in Vegas and is working hard to bring some new ideas to life as they move a new division to Pittsburgh. The last thing he has time for is hearing from a blast from the past!
Pop star turned actress Joslyn Meyers was his first love and is the woman he never forgot … mostly because she walked out on him without a word and left him a cold, bitter man! He wants to turn her away so badly … but when he hears she was almost killed by a persistent stalker, he knows he has to step in and help her … but he doesn’t have to like it!
Sawyer Bennett delivers a sexy, emotional, and action-packed adventure in CODE NAME: GENESIS, the first release in her all new romantic suspense series, Jameson Force Security. Twelve years ago, Kynan McGrath and Joslyn Meyers were in love. She walked away without a backward glance, but now that a dangerous stalker has threatened Joslyn’s life, she is turning to the one man she knows can save her life—Kynan. Now as the danger they face increases, Kynan realizes he’ll stop at nothing to keep Joslyn safe. Because even after all these years, Joslyn has his heart.
Of course she did it again….Sawyer Bennett! Her new series featuring Jameson Force Security Company is going to be great. I can already tell. She gives us Kynan, who has started this company, and Joslyn, a famous singer/actress. This is a second chance at love romance, but she cleverly gives us some romantic suspense and I hope she does more of that in future books. Kynan and Joslyn are a great couple. I expected Kynan to be a super alpha, which he is, but I enjoyed Joslyn. I thought she was a strong woman who was having stalker problems. The secondary characters were great and I can’t wait to see what is going to happen to Bebe! Run, don’t walk to get this great new series by one of the best.
I fell in love with Kynan a while ago when I met him at the Wicked Horse, Vegas. It wasn’t until recently that I totally went head over heals for him and learned more about the man he was and how he became the man he is today and that was when I was introduced to Joslyn, in the Wicked Horse Vegas / Big Sky crossover novella Wicked Force.
Twelve years have passed since Kynan and Joslyn have seen one another but she has a crazed stalker after her and there is only one person she trusts enough to protect her, even after she left him with no explanation. Things are quite interesting at the beginning, I mean seriously after all that time if someone you loved walked back into your life asking for something without an explanation on why they left in the first place how would you react? I can tell you I wouldn’t be as nice as Kynan was, and he wasn’t all that nice either.
The chemistry is amazing, it’s as if nothing changed in the time they were apart. They were perfect for one another then and more so now. I was happy with the way things were handled with confronting the reasoning behind their breakup and how they dealt with the aftermath. Second Chances are sometimes better because of the things you’ve learned about yourself and others during your time apart and I believe that this holds true for them, I think Joslyn needed to do some growing up and become more independent in order to fully appreciate being loved by someone like Kynan.
This is the first book in the Jameson Force Security Series by Sawyer Bennett so we get to meet a whole new cast of characters and I have to say some of them really have my attention and I cannot wait to hear more about them. I mentioned before that Kynan and Josyln have a novella, this does not have to be read in order to enjoy this book because everything is explained here but if you want the full experience of getting to know them and seeing how things playout in real time before this book picks up I say go for it and grab a copy of Wicked Force. Happy Reading!!!
I have been anxiously awaiting Kynan McGrath’s book and it’s finally here! It was everything I had hoped for. The characters are amazing and you get a glimpse of who future main characters in the series will be and I can’t wait for them. The intrigue is and story line keep you on the edge of your seat. And the sexy times are hot!
This is an amazing standalone spin off of the Wickex Horse Las Vegas series.
I really enjoyed this second chance story. Separately they are great characters but together they are even better and oh, man, Kynan is amazing! Such a great start to a new series!
Easy to Fall in Love Again
We first met Kynan and Joslyn in Wicked Force and Genesis picks up 12 years after Wicked Force ends.
I’m not going to lie, Kynan was an a-hole when Genesis first started and I would have liked to have seen that behavior hang around for a few more chapters, but when faced with your first and only love it’s hard to stay mad and not give into the feelings that simmer below the surface.
I like Joslyn and Kynan’s relationship, the seamless introduction to future characters ( Fingers crossed for Bebe’s book), and the drama in the form of a psycho.
Wonderful start to a new series and a suspense book that holds it in own in the genre.
**ARC was provided for a honest review**
Code Name: Genesis is the first book of the new Jameson Security series, but Kynan and Joslyn are not new characters if you’ve read the Wicked Force novella that was released earlier this year. It provided the background to their story, we get to see how they first met and fell in love, though you can enjoy this book without reading the novella.
This story was full of suspense, mystery and steaminess. Joslyn has a stalker who is going to extra levels to get to her, so who does she turn to? The one man she can trust to protect her. Kynan was reluctant to take the case when he found out Joslyn needed help, especially after what she did to him 12 years prior. Once he learns the nature of her case, his need to protect her was too strong and he had to take the job. Though what happens when the truth of what happen 12 years ago is revealed?
I was so excited that we got more of Kynan and Joslyn. I fell in love with their story in Wicked Force and was rooting for the two of them. I continued to root for them throughout this story, as well. The chemistry between them was undeniable and hotter than ever. I was hooked to this story from the very beginning. The mystery and suspense of the story had me on the edge of my seat, I wanted to know what was going to happen next.
We got an introduction to the rest of the Jameson Security crew and I can’t wait to learn more about them in the future books, plus hopefully get more of Kynan and Joslyn.