SHATTERED
LOST #3
Cynthia Eden
Releasing Oct 27th, 2015
Avon Books
In New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden's latest novel featuring the Last Option Search Team (LOST), one agent is forced to face her past as she uncovers secrets about the man who may be the key to her future.
Jax Fontaine doesn't claim to be a good guy, but he's loyal to his own code and brutally honest about what he wants. He and Sarah may be worlds apart, but when they're skin to skin, nothing matters but the heat between them.
And when a deranged killer targets Sarah, Jax will do whatever it takes to keep her safe.
Review Time:
WOW! What can I say about this sexy and riveting suspense novel? SHATTERED is book #3 of the Lost series and my favorite of this wonderful dark and edgy series.
The tension between Jax Fontaine and Sarah Jacobs started in the previous book, TWISTED. Jax is a bad boy, and exudes sex and power. And he wants the aloof Sarah. Both of them have survived horrific childhoods. He taunts her, teases her, and "gets" her, not only in bed. He sees the pain in her eyes and feels a kindred spirit, one that he wants to protect, so he asks her to convince those at LOST to take his case, because he is lost, too. Danger lies ahead for both of them on the mean streets of New Orleans.
This story is non-stop action with many twists and turns. First, Sarah is attacked at her hotel. Things aren't going to good for Jax either. He has to rely on the eyes and ears of those he knows to help him keep Sarah safe as well as to help rescue a missing young woman.
Cynthia Eden has written a fast paced multi-layered story that is dark, creepy and edgy. It leaves you wondering about the difference between mental illness or just plain evil in this world. I can't wait for the next book TORN, which will be out until next spring. SHATTERED is definitely a must read!
EXCERPT:
“No judgment,” he
murmured. “There’s no anger in your eyes, no rage or disgust at me for being a
cold bastard. No pity for the kid I was who got beaten in a dirty alley and
left to die.”
“Don’t be too sure
you understand what I feel.”
“Why not? I
actually think I understand you very,
very well.”
Sarah backed up a
step.
A faint smile
curved his lips. “It was there from the first time I saw you. That instant
connection. Doesn’t happen often. Actually, it’s never happened to me before. I
looked up, saw you, and thought—”
Sarah pretty much
ran for the door.
But he caught her.
His hands wrapped around her and Jax pulled her back against his body. His hold
wasn’t hard or rough. Oddly, it was infinitely tender.
“Do you know what I
saw when I looked in your eyes?” he whispered into her ear.
Sarah shook her
head.
“You were hurting.
Trying to hide your pain, but I could still see it. I looked at you and
thought—I never want her to hurt again.”
Tears stung her
eyes. “You don’t know me. Or what I’ve done.” Jax thought his past was bad? It
was nothing compared to hers. She still had nightmares that had her waking in
the night, choking for breath, and begging for help.
Help that hadn’t
come. Not in time.
“Tell me why you
came to see me tonight, Sarah.”
She sucked in a
quick breath and decided to go with the truth. “Because I didn’t want to lie in
bed and be afraid. Because I didn’t want to think about the past or the
future.” Because she’d felt that insane connection between them, too.
The first time
she’d seen him, she’d looked into his eyes and thought—
He can handle all my darkness. He won’t ever
be afraid of what I tell him.
Because his gaze
had told her that he’d already looked into hell … and hadn’t given a damn about
the demons there.
He turned her in
his arms. She made herself look up and into his eyes. He was so warm and strong
against her. And he made her … want. Yearn for things that she’d denied herself
for so very long.
Because she hadn’t
wanted anyone to get close. She hadn’t trusted anyone with all her secrets.
She didn’t trust
him, either. She’d be a fool to do that. But—she did want him. And every
instinct Sarah possessed screamed at her that Jax Fontaine could give her the
sensual oblivion she craved.
A few hours to forget. A few hours to just
pretend that I’m not the freak in the room. The monster that everyone else
fears.
“What do you want
from me?” Jax asked her.
Just a night. She’d be leaving New Orleans Atlanta
Just him.
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Award-winning author Cynthia Eden writes dark tales of paranormal
romance and romantic suspense. She is a New York Times, USA Today, Digital Book
World, and IndieReader best-seller. Cynthia is also a three-time finalist for
the prestigious RITA® award. Since she began writing full-time in 2005, Cynthia
has written over fifty novels and novellas.
Cynthia lives along the Alabama Gulf Coast. She loves romance novels, horror
movies, and chocolate. Her favorite hobbies including hiking in the mountains
(searching for waterfalls) and spelunking.
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