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The Trouble with Memories
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Lieutenant Lucy Borasco has her phase pistol ready and her ex-boyfriend in her sights. She has every intention of making him pay for choosing his career over her. But she hadn’t factored in a Martian sneak invasion, Cal’s incessant need to save the universe, or the risk of permanent damage to her complexion. Getting Cal back will cost her more than she thinks, leaving her changed forever.
Captain California Sykes’ memories are gone, his career is in ruins, and his ex-girlfriend nearly kills him with a kiss. Can he overcome the Martian invasion, save the rest of the team and win Lucy back again in the process? Or will his seat-of-the-pants plans and the canned fish rations cost him everything he holds dear, including his sanity?
Lieutenant Lucy Borasco has her phase pistol ready and her ex-boyfriend in her sights. She has every intention of making him pay for choosing his career over her. But she hadn’t factored in a Martian sneak invasion, Cal’s incessant need to save the universe, or the risk of permanent damage to her complexion. Getting Cal back will cost her more than she thinks, leaving her changed forever.
Captain California Sykes’ memories are gone, his career is in ruins, and his ex-girlfriend nearly kills him with a kiss. Can he overcome the Martian invasion, save the rest of the team and win Lucy back again in the process? Or will his seat-of-the-pants plans and the canned fish rations cost him everything he holds dear, including his sanity?
89 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 14, 2014
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January 18, 2014
The Trouble with Memories was a touching and creative sci-fi romance. I didn't see the end coming at all!
Lucy and Captain Sykes make a great couple! I'm not usually a big sci-fi fan, but Eva made the sci-fi elements easy to understand. After Captain Sykes returned from his Mars Mission he was a different man. Lucy thought he just wasn't interested in her any more; she did not realize he didn't even remember her.
Captain Sykes can control ships with his mind thanks to his new implant. No longer fully human he struggles to break free from the grips of a mad scientist. When his memories come flooding back to him he realizes he needs Lucy by his side again, but will clearing his name and bringing the scientist to justice cost them their relationship?
I was excited to see this is the start of a series. I can't wait for book 2!
Lucy and Captain Sykes make a great couple! I'm not usually a big sci-fi fan, but Eva made the sci-fi elements easy to understand. After Captain Sykes returned from his Mars Mission he was a different man. Lucy thought he just wasn't interested in her any more; she did not realize he didn't even remember her.
Captain Sykes can control ships with his mind thanks to his new implant. No longer fully human he struggles to break free from the grips of a mad scientist. When his memories come flooding back to him he realizes he needs Lucy by his side again, but will clearing his name and bringing the scientist to justice cost them their relationship?
I was excited to see this is the start of a series. I can't wait for book 2!
March 6, 2014
As a sci-fi fan I was impressed by the punch Eva LeFoy packed in less than a hundred pages with this first book in her Martian Mating series. From start to finish the action accelerates to a jaw dropping ending which offers big implications for the next installment. In between all the action is political intrigue, a love affair that never dies, a nefarious plan from a long dead race, and a few steamy scenes to make your heart race and keep you fully immersed in the story.
Cal was always dedicated to being a pilot until the day he met Lucy left him torn between his two loves. Believing a secret and cutting edge mission to be the highlight of his career, he and other pilots allowed themselves to have implants put in and AI technology implemented that took him away from Lucy and changed his life forever. The technology invaded his brain and led him to actions branding him a traitor with the results leaving him with lost memories and a lost love. I ached for Cal and everything he went through. He's a strong man left with a body he can't understand. With cyborg implants and blackouts that leave his body acting on its own he's not even sure Lucy wants him back but he'll do whatever necessary to get her back, including putting his life on the line.
Lucy is a strong-willed woman who's capable of going toe to toe with Cal and winning but she soon tires of being chosen last. When Cal came back a changed man she fought to bring his memories back and was willing to stand by his side to help him regain his heart and soul.....and her love. She was no shrinking violet as she jumped right into the action to fight alongside him and I admired her strength and loyalty despite all the evidence piling up against Cal. Her life changes dramatically in a life or death incident that happens late in the story which was a clever twist to the story that opened up a whole new can of worms.
With its compelling main couple and brief glimpses of enticingly mysterious secondary characters I was kept completely immersed in this story from start to finish. Ms. LeFoy crafted an exciting and clever storyline full of unexpected twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat. From political intrigue to the subtle sensuality permeating the scenes between Cal and Lucy to the nefarious plan from an extinct culture, I was impressed by Ms. LeFoy's vividly depicted sci-fi story and can't wait for the next installment in this series after being left with such an entertainingly over-the-top (in a good way) ending.
Cal was always dedicated to being a pilot until the day he met Lucy left him torn between his two loves. Believing a secret and cutting edge mission to be the highlight of his career, he and other pilots allowed themselves to have implants put in and AI technology implemented that took him away from Lucy and changed his life forever. The technology invaded his brain and led him to actions branding him a traitor with the results leaving him with lost memories and a lost love. I ached for Cal and everything he went through. He's a strong man left with a body he can't understand. With cyborg implants and blackouts that leave his body acting on its own he's not even sure Lucy wants him back but he'll do whatever necessary to get her back, including putting his life on the line.
Lucy is a strong-willed woman who's capable of going toe to toe with Cal and winning but she soon tires of being chosen last. When Cal came back a changed man she fought to bring his memories back and was willing to stand by his side to help him regain his heart and soul.....and her love. She was no shrinking violet as she jumped right into the action to fight alongside him and I admired her strength and loyalty despite all the evidence piling up against Cal. Her life changes dramatically in a life or death incident that happens late in the story which was a clever twist to the story that opened up a whole new can of worms.
With its compelling main couple and brief glimpses of enticingly mysterious secondary characters I was kept completely immersed in this story from start to finish. Ms. LeFoy crafted an exciting and clever storyline full of unexpected twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat. From political intrigue to the subtle sensuality permeating the scenes between Cal and Lucy to the nefarious plan from an extinct culture, I was impressed by Ms. LeFoy's vividly depicted sci-fi story and can't wait for the next installment in this series after being left with such an entertainingly over-the-top (in a good way) ending.
May 26, 2014
I read this book in the middle of the night a couple months ago when I couldn't sleep and was searching for a distraction. I found it in this interesting, futuristic book featuring a man who lost his memory (and nearly his life) on his last mission and has no idea why or what happened. Before that he was involved with a woman on the base he was stationed on but he has no clue about her or their life until the day she approaches him and finally lets her temper blast him because HE ACTS LIKE SHE DOESN'T EXIST THE ASS!
Once Lucy fully realizes the depth of his memory loss and his scarring, physical and mental, she knows that her plans are changing and she is stuck with him. She had no idea all the adventure it would entail or how they would end up together in the end but she knew that she wasn't letting him go that easy. As for Cal, even if he can't remember the last mission or why/how it got so amazingly screwed up he knows he has to do something about the next mission - because it is going to go just as bad for his team as it did for him. Being the hero-type, there is no way he could ever do less or be less than he is.
The adventures these two have are interesting and amusing and the revelations that Cal uncovers rock their world and this story. I really enjoyed the byplay between the characters - all the characters - and the romance aspect was well done with just enough heat to keep me happy.
When I look back at the timing of reading this book, I think this book was the one that made me decide to explore the genre of Sci-Fi Romanace (SFR) more thoroughly and I am so very very glad for that. I have read some fantastic books since and have many many more waiting for me to discover!
Once Lucy fully realizes the depth of his memory loss and his scarring, physical and mental, she knows that her plans are changing and she is stuck with him. She had no idea all the adventure it would entail or how they would end up together in the end but she knew that she wasn't letting him go that easy. As for Cal, even if he can't remember the last mission or why/how it got so amazingly screwed up he knows he has to do something about the next mission - because it is going to go just as bad for his team as it did for him. Being the hero-type, there is no way he could ever do less or be less than he is.
The adventures these two have are interesting and amusing and the revelations that Cal uncovers rock their world and this story. I really enjoyed the byplay between the characters - all the characters - and the romance aspect was well done with just enough heat to keep me happy.
When I look back at the timing of reading this book, I think this book was the one that made me decide to explore the genre of Sci-Fi Romanace (SFR) more thoroughly and I am so very very glad for that. I have read some fantastic books since and have many many more waiting for me to discover!
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