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The Remnants #2
Intrusion
Nanotechnologist Dr. Audra McCain has spent years hiding behind her research, shielding herself from hurt much like the dynamic armor prototype she’s worked so hard to build. When she is framed for its theft, she suddenly finds herself on the run with a man whose talent lies in hacking through the toughest of defenses.
Ever since a shattered knee ended his career in the Special Forces, Cameron Scott has felt like an intruder in his own life. Hiding his discontent behind a need-to-win mentality, he earns his living testing security systems by breaking them. When Nanodyne hires him to evaluate their system, Cam discovers someone has already breached the company at the highest level.
As Audra and Cam play cat and mouse with a ruthless thief out to use the prototype for his own sinister cause, they’ll have to break rules, violate security, and fight their growing attraction. But when love makes an unauthorized attack, Cam realizes he may have finally found the one firewall he can’t Audra’s heart.
Ever since a shattered knee ended his career in the Special Forces, Cameron Scott has felt like an intruder in his own life. Hiding his discontent behind a need-to-win mentality, he earns his living testing security systems by breaking them. When Nanodyne hires him to evaluate their system, Cam discovers someone has already breached the company at the highest level.
As Audra and Cam play cat and mouse with a ruthless thief out to use the prototype for his own sinister cause, they’ll have to break rules, violate security, and fight their growing attraction. But when love makes an unauthorized attack, Cam realizes he may have finally found the one firewall he can’t Audra’s heart.
- GenresRomanceMystery Thriller
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First published October 1, 2011
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About the author
Cynthia Justlin
5 books20 followersCynthia is a former Romance Writers of America Golden Heart® Finalist in Romantic Suspense. She started out writing contemporary romance, but when all her plots began to turn dastardly, she decided to stop fighting the urge to throw explosions, dead bodies, and evil villains into her books.
With her B.S. in the chemical sciences and her love of the periodic table (yes, she’s a geek and proud of it!) she finally found the perfect potent mix of love and danger to put into her stories.
With her B.S. in the chemical sciences and her love of the periodic table (yes, she’s a geek and proud of it!) she finally found the perfect potent mix of love and danger to put into her stories.
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December 9, 2011
With Intrusion author Cynthia Justlin cements her position into my list of favorite authors for the romantic suspense genre. Ever since I read Her Own Best Enemy I have had my eye out for Cameron Scott’s story and receiving a request for review by Cynthia Justlin for his story just made it that much sweeter.
With his bummed up knee and shattered self confidence, all 33 year old Cameron Scott (Cam) wants is to prove that he is on top of his game. A former Communications Sergeant in Special Forces, Cameron had never met a code he couldn’t break with a little patience and a good dose of ingenuity. When Cameron tries to take on an expedition to prove that the existing security at the Nanodyne Technologies is not an impenetrable one, he lands himself in more trouble than he ever foresees.
30 year old Dr. Audra McCain is the brains behind a top secret project at Nanodyne Technologies that entails the creation of a body armor suite that could mean the end to heavy casualties in war zones. But when the armor during its final stages gets stolen and by a quirky twist of fate both Cam and Audra tops the list if suspects, there is only one thing left for them to do while dodging the law and the one man whose entire being is focused on getting to the armor. That is to put their heads together and come up with who had stolen the armor in the first place.
Cynthia Justlin has a way with creating broken characters, let them make huge mistakes along the way to test their worthiness to each other and in the end the happily ever after that comes remains to be that much sweeter. For me, both Cameron and Audra proved to be such characters who needed a little bit of faith and a whole lot of love to light up their lives so that they could achieve their own sweet little happily ever after.
When it comes to Cameron, he is the guy who hides behind a veneer of charm and lazy humor behind which lies a tortured soul that blames himself for the way he let down his team back in Afghanistan. Having never forgiven himself for his impulsiveness that had brought all sorts of shit raining down on the team with his just getting away with a bummed knee doesn’t sit well with Cameron. Even then, he is a guy that hasn’t lost all hope or faith in humankind, and in Audra he sees the woman he is meant to be with for the rest of his life.
Audra is another story altogether. She suffers from abandonment issues, has emotional scars left over from being shuffled over from one foster home to the other when growing up. And she hides behind her work, keeping to herself and never letting herself get attached to anyone until Cameron shows up in her life making her feel the tingles of wanting through the fog of nothingness and emptiness that surrounds her heart.
When Cameron and Audra are pitted together, it is Cameron who hopes for a future with Audra, this switch of opposites unlike the norm a refreshing one. Though I had envisioned Cameron to be a more forceful hero, his brand of standing up for what he wants, that streak of impulsiveness that years in the military hadn’t curbed out him and the way he falls for Audra flaws and all was exactly what Audra needed in order to embrace the truth that Cameron means so much more to her than just a night of passion between two people.
I loved how Cynthia brings all elements of the story together, going as far as to create a villain for whom everything doesn’t go according to plan either. His plans are thwarted from the start making him that much more impulsive and dangerous to contend with. And since its always the norm for villains to have everything going for them, especially at the beginning of the story, this was such a refreshing change.
Cynthia ties up the fast paced action and adventure aspect of the story together with heat of the toe curling variety, one which she delivers upon very well. Cameron and Audra’s undeniable need for one another makes for heady reading and I loved every minute of the sensual haze within which they lose themselves in.
Recommended for fans of action based romantic suspense with a hero who just makes your heart go pitter patter and a heroine who definitely needs a dose of exactly that.
Rating=4.5/5
Original review posted on MBR's Realm of Romance
My quotes included below!
With his bummed up knee and shattered self confidence, all 33 year old Cameron Scott (Cam) wants is to prove that he is on top of his game. A former Communications Sergeant in Special Forces, Cameron had never met a code he couldn’t break with a little patience and a good dose of ingenuity. When Cameron tries to take on an expedition to prove that the existing security at the Nanodyne Technologies is not an impenetrable one, he lands himself in more trouble than he ever foresees.
30 year old Dr. Audra McCain is the brains behind a top secret project at Nanodyne Technologies that entails the creation of a body armor suite that could mean the end to heavy casualties in war zones. But when the armor during its final stages gets stolen and by a quirky twist of fate both Cam and Audra tops the list if suspects, there is only one thing left for them to do while dodging the law and the one man whose entire being is focused on getting to the armor. That is to put their heads together and come up with who had stolen the armor in the first place.
Cynthia Justlin has a way with creating broken characters, let them make huge mistakes along the way to test their worthiness to each other and in the end the happily ever after that comes remains to be that much sweeter. For me, both Cameron and Audra proved to be such characters who needed a little bit of faith and a whole lot of love to light up their lives so that they could achieve their own sweet little happily ever after.
When it comes to Cameron, he is the guy who hides behind a veneer of charm and lazy humor behind which lies a tortured soul that blames himself for the way he let down his team back in Afghanistan. Having never forgiven himself for his impulsiveness that had brought all sorts of shit raining down on the team with his just getting away with a bummed knee doesn’t sit well with Cameron. Even then, he is a guy that hasn’t lost all hope or faith in humankind, and in Audra he sees the woman he is meant to be with for the rest of his life.
Audra is another story altogether. She suffers from abandonment issues, has emotional scars left over from being shuffled over from one foster home to the other when growing up. And she hides behind her work, keeping to herself and never letting herself get attached to anyone until Cameron shows up in her life making her feel the tingles of wanting through the fog of nothingness and emptiness that surrounds her heart.
When Cameron and Audra are pitted together, it is Cameron who hopes for a future with Audra, this switch of opposites unlike the norm a refreshing one. Though I had envisioned Cameron to be a more forceful hero, his brand of standing up for what he wants, that streak of impulsiveness that years in the military hadn’t curbed out him and the way he falls for Audra flaws and all was exactly what Audra needed in order to embrace the truth that Cameron means so much more to her than just a night of passion between two people.
I loved how Cynthia brings all elements of the story together, going as far as to create a villain for whom everything doesn’t go according to plan either. His plans are thwarted from the start making him that much more impulsive and dangerous to contend with. And since its always the norm for villains to have everything going for them, especially at the beginning of the story, this was such a refreshing change.
Cynthia ties up the fast paced action and adventure aspect of the story together with heat of the toe curling variety, one which she delivers upon very well. Cameron and Audra’s undeniable need for one another makes for heady reading and I loved every minute of the sensual haze within which they lose themselves in.
Recommended for fans of action based romantic suspense with a hero who just makes your heart go pitter patter and a heroine who definitely needs a dose of exactly that.
Rating=4.5/5
Original review posted on MBR's Realm of Romance
My quotes included below!
July 18, 2012
So…I *might* have read the entire book in a day.
Not just read, really. Devoured. Forsook eating (okay, put off eating, but read while I ate–same thing, right?). Took my Nook to the bathroom (sorry, TMI). Forgot to take the dogs out.
Yes. Intrusion is that good.
The book begins with Cameron Scott breaking into Nanodyne, a company that specializes in nanotechnology. We learn quickly that, while charming and full of bravado, Cam has a dark secret behind a nagging knee injury that flares at the worst possible times. His quick in-and-out testing of Nanodyne’s security system quickly goes south when he breaks into Dr. Audra McCain’s office. He catches a security guard downloading info from Audra’s computer and taking finger prints from her coffee mug and strands of hair from her hairbrush. Not long after the guard leaves, insomniac Audra enters, ready to put the finishing touches on an armor prototype that could save thousands of soldiers’ lives. When she and Cam meet for the first time, there’s an undeniable chemistry that sizzles between the two and hounds them for the rest of the book.
But when the prototype ends up missing, Audra is arrested. A quick diversion and abduction later, and she’s back with Cam, where she eventually realizes she belongs.
I. Love. This. Book. It quickly put me in the mind of movies like Mission Impossible and GoldenEye (of course, that could be due to the various mentions of Serbia), which is completely the opposite of a bad thing, as those are two of my all-time favorite movies. Both Cam and Audra are terrifically flawed–he being a perfectionist brought up by a hard-ass father, and she being abandoned at a young age. The two are wonderfully believable and so is their romance. It’s not forced. Instead, it’s a tug-of-war between a man who wants nothing more than to be loved and a woman who would rather be eaten up by acid from the inside out than ever trust, let alone love, another human being. Their romance is organic and not cliched. Yes, there’s the undeniable lust and attraction in the beginning, but Cam wants more than Audra’s body; he wants a heart she’s unwilling to give.
The other reason I love this book is that there are explosions and danger and espionage and betrayal and unexpected double crossings and all the things I enjoy in my action-packed movies and books. Cam is two parts Bruce Willis with one part puppy dog and a sprinkle of Johnny Storm (from the Fantastic Four movies) thrown in for good measure. Audra reminds me a LOT of Natalya Simonova from GoldenEye. She’s not at all cut out for this kind of work, but dammit, she’s spunky and she gives it her best. And best of all, the villain isn’t A) clear-cut or B) cardboard. He has a POV as well, and the reader gets insight into his motives. In all honesty, if the book were rewritten from Ivan’s POV, he’d be a hell of an anti-hero.
The formatting in my edition was a little wonky, though, which made dialogue a challenge to read. Other than that, though, I’m hard-pressed to find a criticism for this book. What can I say? I’m a sucker for broken men.
If you’re looking for a well-written, thoughtful book filled with Hollywood-style thrill, fabulous tension, and rounded characters, this is for you. Even if you’re not, you should still check this one out.
Not just read, really. Devoured. Forsook eating (okay, put off eating, but read while I ate–same thing, right?). Took my Nook to the bathroom (sorry, TMI). Forgot to take the dogs out.
Yes. Intrusion is that good.
The book begins with Cameron Scott breaking into Nanodyne, a company that specializes in nanotechnology. We learn quickly that, while charming and full of bravado, Cam has a dark secret behind a nagging knee injury that flares at the worst possible times. His quick in-and-out testing of Nanodyne’s security system quickly goes south when he breaks into Dr. Audra McCain’s office. He catches a security guard downloading info from Audra’s computer and taking finger prints from her coffee mug and strands of hair from her hairbrush. Not long after the guard leaves, insomniac Audra enters, ready to put the finishing touches on an armor prototype that could save thousands of soldiers’ lives. When she and Cam meet for the first time, there’s an undeniable chemistry that sizzles between the two and hounds them for the rest of the book.
But when the prototype ends up missing, Audra is arrested. A quick diversion and abduction later, and she’s back with Cam, where she eventually realizes she belongs.
I. Love. This. Book. It quickly put me in the mind of movies like Mission Impossible and GoldenEye (of course, that could be due to the various mentions of Serbia), which is completely the opposite of a bad thing, as those are two of my all-time favorite movies. Both Cam and Audra are terrifically flawed–he being a perfectionist brought up by a hard-ass father, and she being abandoned at a young age. The two are wonderfully believable and so is their romance. It’s not forced. Instead, it’s a tug-of-war between a man who wants nothing more than to be loved and a woman who would rather be eaten up by acid from the inside out than ever trust, let alone love, another human being. Their romance is organic and not cliched. Yes, there’s the undeniable lust and attraction in the beginning, but Cam wants more than Audra’s body; he wants a heart she’s unwilling to give.
The other reason I love this book is that there are explosions and danger and espionage and betrayal and unexpected double crossings and all the things I enjoy in my action-packed movies and books. Cam is two parts Bruce Willis with one part puppy dog and a sprinkle of Johnny Storm (from the Fantastic Four movies) thrown in for good measure. Audra reminds me a LOT of Natalya Simonova from GoldenEye. She’s not at all cut out for this kind of work, but dammit, she’s spunky and she gives it her best. And best of all, the villain isn’t A) clear-cut or B) cardboard. He has a POV as well, and the reader gets insight into his motives. In all honesty, if the book were rewritten from Ivan’s POV, he’d be a hell of an anti-hero.
The formatting in my edition was a little wonky, though, which made dialogue a challenge to read. Other than that, though, I’m hard-pressed to find a criticism for this book. What can I say? I’m a sucker for broken men.
If you’re looking for a well-written, thoughtful book filled with Hollywood-style thrill, fabulous tension, and rounded characters, this is for you. Even if you’re not, you should still check this one out.
February 15, 2012
Cynthia did it again! Packed with action and scorching romantic encounters, this book delivers! Anxiously awaiting Cynthia's next work.
April 1, 2012
Wow... this is her best so far. Unless you count the others then they are all great. Sexy lady, sexy writer.
August 27, 2012
WOW I LOVE every one of your books, reading the last one and have enjoyed every one of them, CANNOT wait for the next one. GOOD JOB !! THUMBS UP, everybody MUST read them, thanks
Glenda
Glenda
June 12, 2012
Couldn't get into the story. It was very broken
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