“Gripping and adrenaline-charged.” – Publishers Weekly
She risked everything inside the darkest recesses of his mind.
“Absolutely riveting.” — Philadelphia Inquirer
He survived a mysterious mission more horrible than the mind can imagine; only she can break through the trauma and get him to talk. But if she succeeds, they both may not survive.
Dr. Sara West knows only that her high-security military patient goes by the name “Joe,” that he’s in a catatonic state and can only repeat the code words, “I wept,” and that his post-traumatic stress disorder is a result of his last mission as a Shadow Watcher—a spy who spies on other spies. Her brother-in-law was also a Shadow Watcher. He committed suicide in the same sinister military facility where Joe, and other military men like him, are now in treatment. Sara wants to learn what caused her sister’s unshakable husband to kill himself and, in the process, to heal Joe, a compelling man who wins her love. But the secrets inside him reveal a shocking truth. One she isn’t sure they can overcome.
Vicki Hinze is the award-winning author of 30 novels, 4 nonfiction books and hundreds of articles, published in as many as sixty-three countries. She is recognized by Who’s Who in the World as an author and as an educator. For more information, please visit her website at www.vickihinze.com.
She risked everything inside the darkest recesses of his mind.
“Absolutely riveting.” — Philadelphia Inquirer
He survived a mysterious mission more horrible than the mind can imagine; only she can break through the trauma and get him to talk. But if she succeeds, they both may not survive.
Dr. Sara West knows only that her high-security military patient goes by the name “Joe,” that he’s in a catatonic state and can only repeat the code words, “I wept,” and that his post-traumatic stress disorder is a result of his last mission as a Shadow Watcher—a spy who spies on other spies. Her brother-in-law was also a Shadow Watcher. He committed suicide in the same sinister military facility where Joe, and other military men like him, are now in treatment. Sara wants to learn what caused her sister’s unshakable husband to kill himself and, in the process, to heal Joe, a compelling man who wins her love. But the secrets inside him reveal a shocking truth. One she isn’t sure they can overcome.
Vicki Hinze is the award-winning author of 30 novels, 4 nonfiction books and hundreds of articles, published in as many as sixty-three countries. She is recognized by Who’s Who in the World as an author and as an educator. For more information, please visit her website at www.vickihinze.com.
My Thoughts:
This an intriguing book. Sara West's specialty is working with PTSD patients. When she is recruited by a man who runs the unit her late brother in law worked for, she doesn't want to do it. She doesn't trust him but he gives her no choice. She is to bring back one of his men to sanity or he will be terminated. Sara is under no illusions that she is safe and just hopes she learns exactly what happened to her brother-in-law. Joe is the patient she immediately realizes is her priority but the more she learns, the more twisted it becomes.
I liked Sara fine. She was manipulated into taking an assignment that is very likely going to cost her her freedom or her life. There is so much wrong with the facility and the people running it that it is mind-boggling. Joe, I felt so bad for, but loved how his character grew and changed. The head nurse was a great. I just had trouble getting into the book and connecting with the characters. The story line flowed well and it wasn't bad, it just wasn't for me.
It was a 3/5 for me.
Thank you to the author/publisher for the review copy of this book. I received this book in exchange for an honest review and the opinions stated above are 100% mine.
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