Six men with no memories of the past One leader with no hope for the future A man without a past
Jax woke up in a lab, his memories erased, and his mind reprogrammed to serve a mad woman’s will. After being liberated from his prison, he pledged himself to the only thing he truly knows—his team. Six men who lost everything they were. They must make certain no one else gets their hands on the drugs that stole their lives, all while hiding from every intelligence organization on the planet. The trail has led him to an unforgiving mountainside and a beautiful wilderness expert who may be his only hope of finding the truth.
A woman with a bright future
River Lee knows her way around the Colorado wilderness. She’s finally found a home in a place called Bliss after years lost in darkness. The nature guide prefers to show her clients the beauty found in the land, but she also knows the secrets the mountains hold. When she meets Jax, something about the troubled man calls to her. She agrees to lead him to the site of an abandoned government facility hidden deep in the forest. She never dreamed she was stepping into the middle of a battlefield.
A love that could heal a broken soul
Spending time with River, Jax discovers a peace he’s never known. Their passion unlocks a side of himself he didn’t even know he was missing. When an old enemy makes his first move, Jax and River find themselves fighting for their lives. But when his past is revealed, will River be caught in the crosshairs of a global conspiracy?
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EXCERPT:
“This place is beautiful,” he said when she hesitated. She nodded but didn’t move from her seat. “I love it here. I went to college in Denver, but I always missed this place. When I was younger, my dad had a house in Creede. He started the business there, but when he could, he moved us out of town. My dad was a loner, I suppose. Creede has a population of four hundred and Dad thought that was way too many people.” “I know the feeling. I lived in London for a while. That was definitely too many people.” He kept his tone even. It was odd. Now that he was here, that hunger he always felt was tempered by her fear. He’d thought he would take anything offered to him, but he couldn’t having met her. If the blonde had offered herself up, he would have turned her down. Over the two hours they’d sat in the booth, eating fried food and drinking beer, he’d figured something out. Some people were more special than others. River was special. He should be more cynical. He could hear Damon Knight telling him to be cautious, but he couldn’t make himself do it. Perhaps it was the fact that he didn’t have a long well of history to draw from and to teach him that this was likely a mistake. It didn’t feel like a mistake. “Wow. I’ve never been farther than Kansas City.” She still wasn’t moving and her voice had taken on a tremulous tone. His heart constricted, and it was surprisingly easy to not listen to his dick. His dick was pleading with him to get aggressive. His dick was trying to convince him that if he could get inside her, she would accept him. Yeah, he wasn’t going to listen to his dick. “If you’ve changed your mind, I can call my brother to pick me up. I have a phone and so does he. His number is programmed in. I don’t want to scare you. I had a good time talking to you tonight. It was one of the nicest nights I’ve had in a long time.” Ever. It was the best night ever. It was the first night he felt normal, though he wasn’t exactly sure what that word meant. Comfortable was a better one. That tight feeling in his chest had eased as he’d sat in the booth with River and Tucker and Heather. Although he’d hated lying to her. She finally turned, looking at him. Her eyes shone in the moonlight. “You mean that, don’t you?” He wanted to touch her. He’d had to force his hands not to move toward her all night long. The most he’d allowed himself was to have their hips and shoulders touch as they’d sat next to each other. He’d decided it had been a good thing he’d sat next to her because he was fairly certain he had a case of Big Tag’s crazy eyes, and she would have seen them had he sat across from her. “I do mean it. Please don’t get me wrong. I want you. I would like nothing more in the world than to take you into that cabin, lay you out, and make a feast of you. I want to kiss you and when I say that I don’t merely mean your lips. I want to put my mouth all over your body. But more than I want that, I want you to like me.” It was important somehow. He wouldn’t see her after tonight, but he couldn’t stand the idea that she was afraid of him. Everyone was afraid of him. Everyone he knew was waiting for his powder keg to blow, but he’d sworn to himself earlier in the evening that it wouldn’t blow around her. He would protect her even if it was only for one night.
REVIEW:
3.75-4 stars
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This was a good book! Memento Mori is the first book about the Lost Boys and a spin-off of the Masters & Mercenaries series. The Lost Boys are a group of men that were captured, had their memories erased and tortured at the hands of the evil doctor Hope McDonald. Because one of the boys was Theo Taggart, his brother Ian who runs McKay-Taggart Security has taken the men under his wing to try to get them back on their feet. None of them know who they were prior to being captured by Mcdonald and don't even know their names. Now, they are investigating leads to find information about their true identities. Memento Mori finds Ian and the Lost Boys in Bliss, CO following a lead that McDonald did some of her experiments at a secret lab nearby. Heading this investigation and search for the lab is Jax, one of the Lost Boys. River owns a guide service where she leads hiking and rafting adventures in Bliss. Jax has never had a relationship that he remembers, but is attracted to River as soon as he meets her. River feels a connection to him too, but has been hurt in the past and is afraid to trust anyone. McKay-Taggart hires River to help them find the secret lab, which leads to Jax spending more time with her. They fall for each other along the way and have to figure out how they can have a future together when Jax doesn't even have a past.
This book was fast paced, suspenseful and action-packed. I really liked the story and I liked both Jax and River. Jax was adorable in his cluelessness about relationships. It was nice seeing River regain her confidence lost from her past relationship and get the HEA they both deserve. There is a good bit of angst and there is not as much romance and happy times as I prefer in the first half of the book. But there is more happy times in the second half and a connection that made me believe in River and Jax's romance fully. I felt like the pacing was off a little bit. Still, I liked seeing River and Jax's relationship develop and I believed in their love. I also enjoyed seeing old faces from the M & M series and in Bliss.
This was a great start to this new series! Lots of suspense, intrigue and room to grow. I can't wait to see where Ms. Blake goes with the on-going series story arc. I also can't wait to find out more about Ezra's past relationship and if the Lost Boys ever find out their identities. I am intrigued and anxiously waiting for more from the Lost Boys!
NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she found the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome, or foursome may seem.
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