Lie Close To Me

Cynthia Eden

Mar 2018 · Lazarus Rising Book 5 · Hocus Pocus Publishing, Inc.

About this ebook

He’s Lazarus, and so is she. What happens when their worlds collide?

He’s hunting her. Maddox Kane has one goal—track Luna Ashton. He’s the best hunter on his team, finely honed and designed by Uncle Sam to be an unstoppable killing machine. He’s a super solider—faster, stronger, and deadlier than anyone else. Maddox keeps his emotions under careful lock and key because he can’t afford to feel. Feeling is too dangerous, and the attraction Maddox feels for Luna is positively lethal.

Luna has no memory of being in the labs with Maddox. She doesn’t remember the connection they shared when they were trapped in hell. She doesn’t remember escaping the facility. She doesn’t remember him. So when Maddox hunts her down, she’s terrified of him…and of the strange psychic and sensual connection they seem to share.  Surely she shouldn’t want him so much?

Luna is different from the other Lazarus subjects, and Maddox isn’t the only one hunting her. She’s a dangerous threat to Project Lazarus, and Luna isn’t going to be allowed to just slip away from the U.S. government…or from the other super soldiers who are also desperate to find her. Every Lazarus subject has incredible psychic gifts. Some Lazarus subjects can make people see their worst fears, some can control minds…but Luna’s gift—she can show people their memories. Luna has the ability to restore memories to all of the other Lazarus subjects, yet she can’t see her own past.

And if you can’t see your past…then you never know what danger is coming, what killer is standing right next to you, touching you, lying to you…not until it is too late.

 

Author’s Note: All of the Lazarus Rising stories are stand-alone books. A blend of dark romantic suspense and sexy paranormal romance, LIE CLOSE TO ME is the longest Lazarus Rising book to date—coming in at over 70,000 words. 

Ratings and reviews

Each book in this series just gets better and better and this one is by far my favorite! As a part of the Lazarus project, Luna becomes aware that the powers in control are planning to terminate her. Using her psychic link she sends a message to Maddox, another subject in the program. When she awakens in a deserted hospital she is lost and confused. She doesn’t trust the man that appears and kidnaps her. He’s saying the right things but she’s not sure whether to believe him or not. Luna was an amazing heroine. She is strong and talented but broken due to her circumstances. Maddox has one goal and that is to protect her at all cost. As this story unwinds there are many twists and turns and lots of action as more is revealed about the project. I was thrilled to learn what Luna’s special talent was and to consider all the possible ramifications of it. This is going to open up a whole new avenue for the series. I loved this couple so much as they struggle to stay together while battling unseen and unknown villains. It’s a dangerous place to be when you can’t even trust yourself or your body. This author has one wild imagination and I couldn’t be more thankful for it! Fast paced and well written, it is filled with plenty of drama, lots of heart stopping action, wonderful secondary characters and enough steam and chemistry that you’ll need a fan nearby. While this is a series and it’s best to read from the beginning, I feel that they could be read as a standalone. This author tends to give enough background to cover anything you might have missed previously. Just the way I like my series to be! I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Dual POV Safe – some om drama but not what you would typically expect; I consider this a safe read No apparent triggers

Lie Close To Me has the Lazarus Rising series rising to the top of my favorites chart. The captivating characters just keep getting better and even sexier as the story continues and I love the way Cynthia Eden portrayed the hero and the heroine in this one, it made for one interesting twist in the story line that added to the intrigue and thrills. Luna and Maddox may just turn out to be my favorite couple in the series as well, there sizzling chemistry leapt off the pages and made it easy for me to picture them as a couple because they just fit together. The story was full of angst that draw readers in and has them empathizing with all the problems that this couple are facing while the depth of feeling that this couple has for each other made me sigh with ‘wow’ feelings. The suspense throughout the story just keeps on building and pulled me in the direction it wanted me go as it kept me turning the pages to find out what would happen next and which bad guy would turn out to be the really bad guy. Cynthia Eden just has a gift for adding little events that add to the tension of a story and makes readers hold their breath with suspense and anticipation, she also makes her stories come together in such a way that I can picture it all happening and it is completely believable which makes me really excited when the good guys get their hard earned happily ever after and of course I can’t wait for the next book in the Lazarus Rising series or at least I’m hoping there is more to come.

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About the author

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 eighty novels and novellas.