Captain T.K. Reaper only cares about his men; until he ends up falling for the one woman who can rescue his team. Reaper has lived his entire life without love. Living on the edge with no fear, Reaper and his team volunteered for Project Mayhem— a top-secret experiment that uses a serum to enhance physical abilities in order to fight terrorism. Reaper believed the experiment would help save … save lives, but the serum only ends up taking them. Forced to go on the run, Reaper escapes the lab with his men, only to realize that they need the serum to survive. He has only one choice; return to the lab, and steal the source of the serum.
Caroline Cotter used to be a spoiled Senator’s daughter; now, she’s a victim. Kidnapped and held against her will to make the serum used for Project Mayhem, Caroline gives up hope of ever being free again… until Reaper enters, and frees her from her dark prison.
Yet the jungle outside is full of terrors, and government officials are hot on their tail. Reaper plans to keep the relationship between him and Caroline platonic, but undeniable attraction and explosive desire, coupled with Caroline’s adoration that he saved her from certain death, make it hard to resist the love story blossoming between them.
What will Reaper choose? His romance with Caroline, or the sacred vow he’s made to the brothers willing to die by his side?
Thrills and action are on every turn of the page in the first book of the Operation Mayhem Series. Packed with adventure, heat, and a slight paranormal twist, Mayhem’s Warrior is a dark romantic suspense novel readers will delightfully devour.
Mayhem’s Desire
His traumatic past has left him dark… and longing for love.
Hicks thinks good and evil comes in black and white. No blurred lines, no grey areas. After being subjected to a horrific experiment that’s left him damaged as a super soldier, Hicks seeks comfort from his torment in reliability. He’s got clear rules on morality and isn’t willing to break them.
Until her.
Whitney is a seductress. Secretly working for a Senator as a mistress, she puts on leather outfits and a mask of sensuality to bend men to her will— though the money she makes doing so isn’t to save her, but others. Whitney believes she’s past saving, and that love is a silly dream.
Then he enters her life.
Hicks is sickened by what he thinks Whitney is— and undeniably attracted to her. After Whitney’s life is threatened in a violent murder attempt, Hicks calls in his team. Whitney is the target of a government operation, and unless Hicks can discover who’s behind it, Whitney’s life is forfeit.
But the mission isn’t the only thing on Hicks’ mind.
Whitney and Hicks can’t keep their hands off each other… but they can’t stand each other, either. Whitney isn’t the innocent woman Hicks thought, and Hicks isn’t the strong hero Whitney’s looking for. But together, the heat of their romance and the passion of their love cannot be stopped.
Mayhem’s Hero
He needs someone to tell him he’s worth saving.
Diggs never mattered— not in his family. Project Mayhem left him with nothing but questions about who he is and confirmation that he can’t contribute to the team. He’s tired of being overshadowed by his brothers; Diggs needs something more… someone more.
She’s about to fall for the man who could hurt her more than anyone.
When Audra receives a cryptic message from her military brother that was filmed the day before he was killed in action, she knows he was involved in a secret operation gone wrong. His K-9 bomb sniffing dog, Trigger, has been left in their abusive father’s care. Audra races against time to save Trigger, and claim the one piece of her brother she has left.
A chance meeting. Diggs helps Audra save Trigger… but he’s the one who needs her the most.
Audra hates the military for taking her brother away, so loving Diggs isn’t an option. She can’t stand to get hurt again, yet Diggs is the only person who can help her…
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The box set of the Operation Mayhem trilogy is an amazing buy. I read each of these books as they were first released. Finding them all together is the way to go. There are ties to the Mercy Men series but this series is complete on its own.
Mayhem’s Warrior (Operation Mayhem #1) has Reaper that recuing Caroline Cotter. Carolina understands Reaper in a way that others could not. Their story is one of rescue, danger, survival, loyalty then finding the capability to love and be loved.
Mayhem’s Desire (Operation Mayhem #2) is another action packed, sexy and emotional intense romantic suspense. With a strong heroine who has lost her moral compass, you are pulled into Whitney’s story. It has you crossing your fingers and your toes that she will see that there is a better way to accomplish her goals. Into her life comes Hicks, a super solider with his own tortured issues. They think love is a myth or will weaken them. I enjoyed their path to a change in their thinking and a willingness to depend and love each other.
Mayhem’s Hero (Book #3) has a marvelous military dog in the book along with a character that I wanted to feel loved and valued. Loss, grief, guilt and regrets are all cover in the journey that Audra along with Diggs take in the appropriately named novel, Mayhem’s Hero. Their partnership to save a dog and find the truth leads to love as their battle their individual demons.
There is a balance in these books between the thrilling action and passionate love that goes well with the science fiction aspect of the warrior enhancement serum. Feehan’s Ghost Walker Series and Banks’ KGI Series should move over to make way for the new guys in town. Fans of their will love this new series by Lindsay Cross just like I do.
Mayhem’s Warrior #1
This book features Capt. TK Reaper and Caroline Cotter. This is a fan-freaking-tastic series opener! Reaper showed more emotion than I thought he was capable of. I guess love will do that to even the hardest of men. When he tied her up and walked away I was in shock! If I had a book in my hand I probably would’ve thrown it across the room. Such strong emotions come from being so deeply entrenched in such a mesmerizing story.
Mayhem’s Desire #2
WOW! This series just keeps getting better. This book features Whitney Averton and Christopher “Hicks” Higginbatham. The prologue of this story starts when Hicks was a child and it ripped my heart open. What a terrible thing for anybody to go through. I can’t seem to figure Whitney out. One minute she’s tough and the next she’s the damsel in distress. Great story regardless. This is an amazing action-packed, smokin’ hot romance with very large, very sexy, ex-military men full of muscles AND brains. I love that the whole team is involved in the story line.
Mayhem’s Hero #3
This fabulous book features Diggs and Audra. He’s always lived with a sense of inadequacy. Youngest and less accomplished, or so they were led to believe, than his six brothers. Less talent than the other members on his team. My heart broke for him because none of it was true. Audra only wanted to figure out and bring to justice her brothers killer. She’s feisty and perfect for Diggs. I wasn’t sure how the Trigger situation was going to work out. It looks promising but I guess we’ll see in future books.
The Quantum thread has me on the edge of my seat waiting to see how it unfolds.
I volunteered to read and review Operation Mayhem boxset .I love these stories . There full of tough hot alpha men , action packed , suspenseful and smoking romance . These stories keep you on the edge of your seat . A must read . I highly recommend reading this boxset.
This collection will give you a bang for your buck. Each story is a standalone, but read together, you will be even more involved with the characters. My favorites in this set are Mayhem’s Desire and Mayhem’s Hero.
Mayhem’s Desire- In this one, Ms Cross gives us a story that literally keeps you on the edge of your seat.
This story belongs to Hicks and Whitney’s story. These are two individuals whose childhood was not only heartbreaking, but also has molded them as adults.
A story that is full of action, bad guys, alpha hunky guys, suspense, and lots of twists and turns. And at the end, will these two find their HEA?
So, prepare yourselves for a rollercoaster ride .
Mayhem’s Hero – As with the other books, this series centers around military men who volunteered to be part of Project Mayhem. A project that is not only top secret project , but also one that enhances the abilities of these men. But not everything is as it seems.
In this story we have Diggs and Audra. Diggs is still trying to find himself after all the secrecy and Audra is trying to find out what really happened to her brother, also a military man, now dead. She receives an incriminating message and now her goal is to save her brother’s K-9 dog , Trigger. But nothing is easy or simple. She will need the help of Diggs to accomplish her goal. All while not really wanting to deal with another military man.
A story filled with bad guys, a hunky good guy, a feisty woman, danger, secrets, a dog, and maybe love.
I received an ARC copy . The opinions expressed are solely my own.
This series is action packed with alpha men and strong women. These first three books in the series have great stories as well as great writing. The soldiers DNA have been modified to be extreme soldiers, so there is an element of the paranormal in it. Reaper, Hicks and Digg’s stories will keep you on the edge of your seat and you won’t want to put them down! So glad to see them all bundled together!