All I want is to leave my past of criminal hacking behind. Oh, and ditch the blackmailer who has been dogging my every move for the last three years. The plan: Hack my way into being part of Class Alpha, a training program for a secretive organization that rescues hostages the government can’t or won’t go after. Save the world and make enough money to pay back my blackmailer–solves all my … blackmailer–solves all my problems, right?
The complication: Sweet, nerdy, and unbearably sexy Eric “Harvard” Physick. Harvard is my ideal man, but he’s also my instructor. Seriously a no-go, except we can’t seem to keep our hands off each other.
My blackmailer isn’t willing to let me off the hook, though, and a series of freak accidents–deadly accidents–sends Class Alpha into a tailspin. And the more I get to know Harvard, I start to realize his past is just as troubled as mine.
Am I the cause of this chaos…or is he?
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This is a wonderful book and it fits in with the HORNETS series. Eric plays a large part of the HORNETS team so I’m not sure why it’s not in that series, but this is a must-read just like the HORNETS series. All of this author’s books are binge-worthy and addicting!
This is the first book in Hornet: Class Alpha and Tonya didn’t disappoint! Glad to see the guys from the Hornet books. We’ve seen Harvard in the other books now we learn more about him. {Love the shirts} Sami joins the new class as a hacker and has quite the past. Can these two get over their pasts? This book has so many secrets, is a page turner and has some good action to keep you turning the pages.
When I pick up a HORNET book, I expect flash and awe. I expect tough guys with tender hearts, underneath all those muscles, to be running around with weapons. There are always fights to win and their true soul mates to conquer. But throughout this series the steady hand of tech genius Harvard is a constant – the nerd riding herd over the comms, allowing our HORNET heroes to have their moments of glory and success. So, when I realized Harvard is finally getting his story, I was intrigued. And now that I finished it? It just may be my favorite HORNET book to date!
To be fair, Fragmented Loyalty is actually the first book in a spin-off HORNET series, HORNET: Alpha Class, so maybe I cannot say is it purely a HORNET book. But this is a great way to start a series! Samira “Sami” Blackwood is a former juvie black hat hacker who did her time for only a fraction of the crimes the authorities knew she committed. Then she got the attention of HORNET and is now part of Alpha Class, training to be the new addition to the tech side of the operation. The dynamic between Harvard and Sami is fascinating – at times tense, at times steamy but always filled enough chemistry to swirl out of the pages. Some old HORNET favs make appearances, and new Alpha Class HORNETS-to-be are introduced. Add in the mystery of who is targeting HORNET and why – you will be unable to put this one down!
Suspenseful storyline! This is my first read from this author and I definitely enjoyed it! Thrown the book as a child for hacking, Sami is disowned and unsure where to go even after being given money by a stranger to survive. Joining the Hornets, she’s excited to turn her life around, still waiting for the ball to drop with the money. At the Hornets compound she meets Harvard, who has played an important role in the rescue missions. His hacking ability provides him the ability to keep his past a secret and finally feels like he’s found a place to fit in. The pair are explosive when they meet, sparks flying and the common ground of hacking, but have no idea how their paths have actually crossed. The whole story really surrounds how these two had their paths cross once before, and now they navigate it while maintaining a personal and professional relationship. It was interesting how the storyline gave us clues as to what was going on in the past and who Sami’s benefactor was, and the ending was explosive! Definitely interested to see what happens next in this series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Tonya Burrows has a new series, HORNET: Class Alpha, and Fragmented Loyalty is the first book. I admit that I love a good action packed romantic suspense. Add in a secret organization, a hacker or two, and I’m ready to start turning the pages.
I enjoyed reading Harvard and Sami’s story. If I felt the first part of the book gave a slow start, it wasn’t very long before I needed to keep the pages turning.
I’m looking forward to reading more in this new series. Now I need to pick up the books in TB’s Hornet series.
This is the first book of Tonya Burrows I have read and WOW! Hackers, secret hostage rescues, nerdiness, love, trainee camp, it’s all here. I loved the journey into a world I know nothing about. There are SO MANY secrets being kept given these two people are hackers. All of these individuals in the HORNET training program are lost, not fitting into the mainstream but they make a family at HORNET.
Samira Blackwood is a genius who ended up getting caught hacking in high school. She got caught up in an FBI sweep of a hacker group that collapsed when their activities went from just getting noticed to black hatters. When she got out of juvie at 18 her family shut her out, homeless and penniless. Someone gave her a hand up by giving her money in exchange for a favor in the future. She took the money. Three years later she hacked her way into the notice of Tucker Quentin who funded HORNET – Hostage Rescue and Negotiation Team. She got placed in their training program, Class Alpha. Here she meets Eric “Harvard” Physick, her tech teacher. He’s in charge of tech for the original team this series spins of from. These are two nerds who get each other and are immediately comfortable with each other. The problem is the teacher-student power dynamic that Eric shouldn’t cross.
Both Eric and Sami have hacker identity secrets that no one knows. Sami’s favor gets called in, her new friends are threatened if she doesn’t leave an opening into HORNET’s system. She caves and does but quickly closes it. Not soon enough though. The damage starts quickly and escallates. WOW what a ride this book was. I finished it in 2 sittings because I couldn’t put it down.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced readers copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Fragmented Loyalty is the first book in the spin-off series Hornet: Class Alpha by Tonya Burrows. It had been a while since I have read a book written by this author so I found supporting characters backstories that I was not familiar with totally. However, it did not stop me from enjoying this one or causing any confusion with Harvard’s or Sami’s story.
Told in dual POV, I found this more than a romantic suspense story which it was. It is also a story of the mishandling of child geniuses. Their past and lack of positive role models and parental love made both of these characters ripe for going into the wrong direction. Sort of a modern Lord of the Flies story as far as their background stories goes.
Present time romance between Sami and Harvard made perfect sense that they would be drawn to each other. The danger and suspense that was brought on the two of them and the HORNET group was believable if sad since these two never fully trusted that someone could love them until it was all over. I found this a page turner of a read, reading the entire story in one afternoon. I can say that I was the least bit sorry about the outcome but did think that forgiveness came to easy especially with work.
5 Stars for being unput-downable and minus ½ star for the conclusion. 4.5 Stars
An ARC of the book was given to me by the publisher through Net Galley which I voluntarily chose to read and reviewed. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
**I received a copy of Fragmented Loyalty from Entangled Publishing and Net Galley in exchange for a honest and voluntary review. The opinions below are my own and not solicited in any way.**
Fragmented Loyalty by Tonya Burrows is the first book in her new HORNET: Class Alpha #1 series. I have read several of her HORNET books and have to say I was glad to read that Gabe, Quinn and Jean-Luc help out the new team of trainees. This is Harvard, Eric Physick, and Samira Blackwoods’s story both are accomplished hacker and computer geeks. Only Harvard has a huge secret that will lead to the climatic ending that will have the entire team of old and new HORNET members trying to save the world from a man bent on revenge because of what happened when they were teenagers. Oh did I mention that Eric/Harvard’s T-shirts are the best ever with their sarcastic sayings?
Samira not only hacked into some of the most secure databases but at the age of 14 was part of A.K.A but after being caught she ended up in Juvie and no computers until she became an adult. Her parents disowned her and all her friends as well. So at 21 years she applied to Class Alpha yearning for a new life. The best part of the story her ability to embrace her Geek side with a R2 D2 suitcase and how she makes friends with Wolfe, Remy and Gavin by just making sure that no one on the team gets left behind on the Grinder Hill. But when her past comes back to haunt her by asking for a way to destroy HORNET via a computer she’ll have to hurt those who gave her a life long job.But when not only the no fraternization clause, virus in the system and of course the evil villain comes to hurt everyone who means the most to her or will Harvard’s secret be the end of their love?
Nerdy heroes and heroines – is it sad that I understood all of their jokes and t-shirts and gadgets? No, because who does not love a guy who wears glasses and knows his way around computers. This story took me a little while to get into and even though I love action/suspense stories some of the action kind of drug for me. But it is still a very good story. The romance is nice and I had the feeling that both Eric/Harvard and Sami were so young and their feelings were so new that they weren’t sure of what do it. Ah, young love.
I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through NetGalley.
An interesting premise and story. I did not realize it was a spin off of a series, but that would make sense as some of the leaders in the group are married and protective of their spouses. The characters have an interesting backstory that is acknowledged as secretive, but most do not know each other’s background/baggage. The world development is detailed and creates the training grounds and base of this covert op group. I enjoyed the dynamic between the teams and students and the main couple Gigi and Harvard. The internal dialogue about their concerns and feelings was helpful and provided key information on why they reacted certain ways. The information on the type of missions and connection to the CEO left me with questions/confusion though and I did feel some of the scenes provided too much information about this unknown hacker. Overall I enjoyed the story and I would read more about this organization.
Thank you NetGalley and Entangled for the chance to read this book and share my opinions.