After a harrowing mission, Navy SEAL Aiden Willingham was approached to participate in a secret research project. Now he realizes the Spartan Project is a covert, multinational government testing program run by a private company called The Silverstone Collaborative. The company’s mission is to create super soldiers, men capable of recovering from horrendous illness and injuries, using a serum … derived from indigenous plants in the Amazon rainforest. The program is brutal and when the men object, they go from test subjects to caged prisoners overnight.
The doctor leading the program is world-renowned for his cutting-edge cures, but Aiden sees only the madness in his eyes. The serum is producing results, but men are dying every day of testing. And, as more men die, the experiments turn more deadly. What the research team doesn’t realize is exactly what the serum is doing … creating a psychic connection between four of the men.
Aiden and his team have to break out of the camp before they’re compromised further. But getting out of the camp is the easy part. They know that actually living to bring the company to justice is going to be the most difficult mission any of them have ever undertaken.
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Un put downable.. if there ever was such a word… Anything J M Madden writes is going to be different in an awesome kind of way.. ten stars.
Aiden’s us a amazing characters and I’m so glad he got his fantastic story started. Everyone needs to read about this fantastic character
This spin off of J.M. Madden’s LNF series is well worth the read. If you’re a fan of her Lost and Found series, the Dogs of War series takes off and intertwines within LNF. (If you are new to her writing, be sure to read LNF first, it’s not necessary but will give you a better perspective). Genesis gives you the background to events that start prior to Embattled Hearts (LNF book 1) leading up to book 1 of The Dogs of War. There’s plenty of action that lays the ground work and really needs to be read before Chaos (book 1). Enjoy!
This was the first book I read from this author but it won’t be my last! Already bought the next book. Aiden was a great character. Being kept a prisoner with others from different special forces and used as a lab rat they develop extra abilities. Loved it! Lots of action and fantastic characters that I look forward to reading more of!
Wow, that was intense!
Like many readers I wanted to know more about the mysterious Aiden who kept appearing throughout the LNF series. And one thing is for sure: I’m certainly not disappointed! The author skillfully crafted a story that not only keeps readers riveted to their seats but also nicely ties up all the loose ends hanging around this character (how he successfully bypasses John’s state-of-the-art security system, why he reacts so violently at the hospital with Duncan, why he is hiding from everyone – among other things).
I finally got answers to a lot of questions, all wrapped up in a fast-paced suspenful plot reavealing that Aiden litterally went to hell and back. Fair warning: this story is a bit darker than the previous installments in the series (not that I mind, though) and contains some scenes that are not for the faint-hearted (which I’m not, so don’t change a thing!).
My only regret is that the characters return to civilization was surprisingly easy after everything they went through (I was expecting them to be a lot more uncomfortable in a crowd). And the ending comes a bit too fast: I was totally on board for a bit of retaliation towards their captors before moving onto the masterminds behind this evil plan. I guess I’ll have to read the next book for that.
Secret experiments, ruthless mercenaries and three men on the run from both make for a read that will take you on the ride of your life.
Aiden finds himself back in Denver keeping watch over his brother and trying to untangle the web of deceit that is the Collaborative.
Angela meets Aiden while revising the scene of one of her unsolved cases and tries to question him. What follows has the two of them connecting in ways neither expected.
Fast paced, suspenseful storyline with great H/h and secondary characters that will grab you heart and attention. I can’t wait for more books on the Dogs of War.
If you are a fan of the Lost and Found Series you will remember that we first met Aiden in Embattled Hearts, and he pops up in the other books as well. Now at long last we get his story, this is the beginning and we meet the others that were with him during this truly trying period of his life.
This is not a romance, this is a detailed accounting of the events leading up to Aiden appearing in Denver. We first meet the four men held close together. Aiden, Wolfe, Fontana and TJ Rector. Wolfe is the only non- American in this group, he is from Germany.
These men originally had volunteered for the program, but when men started dying things changed. They became prisoners.
The conditions are harsh, the treatment is brutal and had me sniffling and holding my breath.
We also meet the cold hearted Priscilla Mattingly, COO of the Silverstone Collaborative. She becomes the most dangerous of all their captors as she lets everyone know who is in charge.
I have to say I was much relieved when the guys got out. However there were many trials and tribulations for them as they trek through the jungle hoping to find a place big enough for phone reception.
Action-packed, emotional, scary and I couldn’t put it down!
I look forward to reading more of Aiden’s story in Chaos which just released. I am also going back to re-read the Lost and Found Series since I haven’t read it since I purchased it in 2015.