Lost in You (Masters and Mercenaries: The Forgotten #3) by Lexi Blake-Review & Excerpt Tour
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 6, 2019
Robert McClellan was forced to serve as a soldier in a war he didn’t understand. Liberated by McKay-Taggart, he struggles every day to reclaim the life he lost and do right by the men he calls his brothers, The Lost Boys. Only one thing is more important – Ariel Adisa. The gorgeous psychologist has plagued his dreams since the day they met. Even as their mission pushes him to his limits, he can’t stop thinking about taking his shot at finding a life beyond all this with her.
Ariel Adisa is a force to be reckoned with. Her performance in Toronto proved she’s more than just a brilliant mind, but Robert still acts as if she is a wilting flower who needs his protection. Joining him on the mission to Munich should be the perfect opportunity to test their skills and cement their relationship. She and Robert are an excellent match. But when a stunning secret from Robert’s past is revealed, their world is turned upside down and nothing will ever be the same again.
While they chase dark secrets across Europe, Robert and Ariel realize that the only thing worse than not knowing who you are could be discovering who you used to be.
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REVIEW:LOST IN YOU is the third instalment in Lexi Blake’s contemporary, adult MASTERS AND MERCENARIES: THE FORGOTTEN erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on six former military soldiers (Jax, Dante, Sasha, Tucker, Owen and Robert) whose minds and lives were eradicated and erased by a secret, military experiment. This is team leader Robert McClellan, and psychologist Ariel Adisa’s story line. The Forgotten is a spin-off from the author’s Masters and Mercenaries series where the characters were first introduced and played an important role throughout.
NOTE: If you have not read Lexi Blake’s original Masters and Mercenaries series, their may be some confusion as it pertains to the Lost Boys and their backstory.
WARNING: There are some BDSM scenes as well as Dom/sub sexual scenarios.
SOME BACKGROUND: Several months earlier, the mercenaries from the McKay-Taggart Black Ops group rescued, from an unauthorized military lab, run by Dr. Hope McDonald, six men they labelled the ‘Lost Boys’. With their memories wiped clean, no ID, and no traceable DNA, the Lost Boys were essentially ‘new born’ soldiers trained to kill and destroy. The Forgotten are their stories.
Told from several third person perspectives including Robert and Ariel LOST IN YOU continues to follow the search for the truth. As the resident psychologist struggling to bring back the memories of the men known as the ‘lost boys’, Dr. Ariel Adisa finds herself falling for one of their own but Robert McClellan battles between head and heart knowing his nightmares and night time PTSD are a threat to everyone including the woman with whom he has fallen in love. As the team of ‘Lost Boys’ and the members of McKay-Taggart continue to search for a mole in the group, Dr. Ariel Adisa begins to do some investigating of her own. What ensues is the building Dom/sub and romantic relationship between Ariel and Robert, and the fall-out as betrayal, vengeance and loss threaten to destroy them all.
Robert McClellan’s memories are few and far between but at times he falters between the present and the past. Falling in love with Dr. Ariel Adisa was never something he had considered but their first introduction brought about thoughts for a future, if only in his heart. Dr. Ariel Adisa keeps hidden a past that once revealed may destroy the trust she had developed with the men under her care. Reaching out to the people she once knew meant the possibility of opening doors that were meant to remain closed.
The relationship between Ariel and Robert is one of immediate attraction but Robert struggles with PTSD, flashbacks and the trauma of amnesia and the destruction of his previous life. Trying to protect the woman he loves, Robert struggles to keep his distance but our heroine needs to be dominated and Robert is the man for the job. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense with scenes of bondage, discipline and D/s scenarios.
There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including all of the ‘Lost Boys’ aka the Forgotten: Jax and River: Owen and Rebecca: Dante, Sasha, and Tucker as well as Big Tag; Theo Taggart, Ezra Fain and Kim ‘Solo’ Solomon. The requisite evil has many faces including the continuing struggles with Levi Green. Once again, the numerous names and nicknames given to the story line characters can, at times, be confusing and overwhelming.
LOST IN YOU is a story of betrayal, vengeance, secrets and lies. The premise is heart breaking, intriguing and suspenseful; the characters are broken, colorful and lost; the romance is seductive and captivating. Lives will be threatened and lost; friendships forged with be destroyed in an instant.
Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Memento Mori
Lost and Found
Lost in You
Copy supplied for review
Reviewed by Sandy
There was something dark in Dante that always gave him pause.
Dante turned without a word and disappeared behind the doors where he would likely drink himself to sleep. It seemed to be the way he and Sasha operated.
But he wasn’t thinking about that tonight. Tomorrow would be soon enough to sit everyone down and talk about the problems they were having. He would get Jax on the phone. He wasn’t leaving him out because he was in London.
“Are you all right?” Ariel had stopped beside him. “Is Dante giving you trouble?”
He was glad she’d been upstairs when they’d gone on their rant. “I think the pressure is starting to get to him. But we can talk about that tomorrow. I think after we get back to London we should have a big group meeting and get some things out in the open.”
“They think Damon and Ian are keeping things from them?”
No. He did not want to go there. He stopped in the middle of the hall and got into her personal space. She backed up against the wall and he loomed over her. It was time to move from reality to a place where they might be able to play out a few fantasies, if she was ready. “No work talk. If you want to go to sleep, I’ll kiss you now and see you in the morning. Tucker and I are in the room next to you. If you need anything I’ll be there. If you aren’t tired and you want to talk some more, we can go down to the bar and have another glass of wine with the full knowledge we don’t have to go any further than that. I’m more than willing to sit up talking to you all night long.”
She tilted her head up to him. “And if I want to go to bed but not to sleep?”
His heart rate ticked up, blood starting to thrum through his system as he invaded further, brushing his chest against hers. He reached for her wrists and gently brought them up and over her head, pinning her to the wall. “Then we need to make a few things clear.”
She took a deep breath, her lips curling up as though she liked the way he smelled. “Me sub, you Dom. Got it.”
He leaned over. “Hey, I’m trying to make sure I take care of you the way you like to be taken care of. I’ve watched you play. I don’t think your play partners realized how much you like being dominated. I think they view you as a woman who enjoys a spanking from time to time. They don’t get how much you need to know your partner is thinking about how to handle you. They don’t understand that you need to stop thinking. You need a place where you obey your partner.”
“In their defense, I had no interest in sex with any of them. I was looking for a spanking, some physical play that wouldn’t lead to real intimacy. You watched me?”
“I always watch you,” he admitted. “It’s why my brothers insist I’m your stalker. I watch you because I can’t not watch you when you’re in a room. If I thought for a second that it made you uncomfortable, I would make myself stop, but I think you like it.”
She watched him, too, and not in a way that made him think she was wary of him. It had always been there between them—the crackle and fire of sexual chemistry.
“You’re going to be a talky one, aren’t you?” she asked.
And she was going to be a brat.
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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Thanks for the review and excerpt, looks great.
Great review, Sandy. Looks like a exciting story line.
Another wonderful review and excerpt
Great review, Sandy. Sounds like a wonderful read.
Wonderful review thanks Sandy
Terrific review, Sandy. Love the looks of this story.
Wonderful review and great excerpt, thanks Sandy
Great review, Sandy. Looks like a great story line.
Fantastic review, and excerpt, thanks
wonderful review, sandy. thanks.