The USA is a
mess, and Adam Waters’ CIA contact is late to a meet. The man shows up late,
fatally wounded, and announces that the Reformation has begun. With bombs and
missiles rewriting American history, Adam starts up the train and speeds back
to the Phoenix District, near NYC, where he works undercover as the District
Runner and as a rising star in security.
Andi, a
geneticist who is forcefully encamped within the Phoenix District, is appalled
at the role she’s thrust into within the settlement. After her last attempt to
escape, the ruthless leader had her beaten to within an inch of her life. He
exiled her to a farm within the district to heal out of sight and to
reconsider. Her body is slow to heal, her mind even slower, but somehow she
holds it together for her young daughter.
Fortunately for
Andi, she’s not disposable. Her brilliant genetic insights are solving problems
that have been on the table for years. With each solution, her standing rises
in the community, elevating her to The Matchmaker, a position she despises.
Trapped, her only solution is to survive and protect her daughter.
What a great
read! Each scene fed eagerly into the next, like a freight train gathering speed.
Twists and cliffhangers abound. I admired Andi’s passion, guilt, and humanity,
while at the same time admiring Adam’s warrior toughness and surprising
tenderness toward her. This is a guarantee. Andi and Adam’s story will keep you
turning the pages.
Maggie Toussaint
and Rigel Carson for Muddy Rose Reviews
