Hellish
Haven
L.K.
Below
Genre: Dystopian Romance
Publisher: Kensington Publishing
Corp.,
Lyrical Press Imprint
Date of Publication: November 17,
2014
ISBN: 9781616506254
ASIN: B00NJ0VL6A
Number of pages: 72
Word Count: 33,718
Cover Artist: Renee Rocco
Book Description:
Two lives. Two realities. But only
one truth.
The Senator reigns all-powerful in
a manifested picture-perfect world. No worries. No wars. Only the unspoken
threat of oblivion if you step a toe out of line. On the other side of the
divide, the rebels face a debilitating war against an invulnerable robotic
army. Every day is a struggle to earn back their freedoms. Freedom to feel.
Freedom of speech. Freedom of thought.
Sergeant Grant Baker is pivotal to
the war effort. But ever since his wife’s abduction, he’s been walking around
in as much of a daze as the Senator’s brainwashed citizens. Then Eva
reappears—without memories of him or their son. And he’s willing to do anything
to keep her. Even if it means jeopardizing the war.
Eva doesn’t know which side to
believe. Her predictable life as a single nurse, or the man claiming to be her
husband. All she knows is she needs to discover how to end the war, quickly. If
she doesn’t choose sides soon, she may lose the man—and the life—she never knew
she wanted.
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Excerpt:
Acting as vanguard
for the injured squad, Grant turned a corner and froze. A hulky man carried a
limp woman over his shoulder.
Grant
automatically reached for his gun. Even if they weren’t yet across the divide,
he couldn’t stand idle as a man accosted a woman. Or worse. He aimed the rifle
at the criminal. “Set her down nice and easy.”
The man froze. He
glanced over one meaty shoulder, his unshaven mouth set in a scowl.
“Set her down, or
I’ll shoot.”
A gold tooth
flashed as the criminal grinned. He hurled the small woman at Grant and dashed
for the slim space between two buildings.
Grant moved
without thinking. His gun clattered to the ground as he lunged forward to catch
the woman before she split her head open on the sidewalk. He grunted as he
caught her with her weight against his bruised forearms. He shot a flickering
glance her way. A riot of brown curls obscured her face. He set her gently on
the ground.
He dashed for the
opening the shady figure had disappeared into, but saw no sight of the man. The
delinquent was long gone.
Ashland panted as
he jogged to Grant’s side. “What happened?”
If Grant never
heard that question again, it would be too soon. He shook his head wearily.
“Mugging, I guess.”
“They still have
those here? I thought the Senator brought an end to violence.” Ashland drew
sarcastic quotes in the air as he spoke.
Grant didn’t
bother to answer. He turned to the woman and where his squad was now gathered.
A horrified private glanced from the woman to Grant and back again. “What do
you want us to do with her…sir?”
If they left her,
the Senator’s people might find her and stick her back in the pen with the rest
of their brainwashed sheep. Then again, that same goon might double back to
continue what he started.
He crossed to the
woman and crouched to lift her into his arms. Her tangled hair fell away from
her face. He nearly dropped her. “Eva?”
Frantically, he
pressed his ear to her chest. Her breathing was shallow, but her heartbeat
steady and strong. He clutched her tighter. He couldn’t believe it.
He’d found his wife.
My Review:
I enjoyed this short dystopian romance with its unique storyline. Grant is fighting to save human freedom and lost his wife in the fight....not killed but captured. He has hope that one day she will be returned to him and their son. His wish is granted but Eva doesn't remember anything, the war or her husband and son. I found myself drawn into this interesting tale with its great mix of romance, action and suspense. Eva is a strong woman who slowly relearns about her life and her strengths. Grant is a fighter who refuses to give up on either his freedom or his family. My only complaint about this book was the abrupt ending which left me wondering what would happen to Grant and his family. ~Booklover Sue
About
the Author:
L.K. Below wrote Hellish Haven to
bring her love of Orwell’s classic 1984 into the modern day…or near future, as
it turns out.
She reads as obsessively as she
writes and likes to Tweet about both at @LBelowtheauthor.
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