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Outer Banks
"Can love survive at the edge of humanity?"
It s Dillon McCallister s grim duty to track down alien-infected humans aka Haunts and quarantine them on the Outer Banks for their protection. His job disgusts him, but he continues because if he can get to them before the other hunters, at least they ll be treated with respect.
But now he has a new client with a different to get a pharmaceutical executive s daughter out of the Outer Banks, because she may hold the key to a cure.
Dr. Emery Mitchell hates what she s become, but she knows she may be the only hope for three hundred thousand detainees isolated on the North Carolina barrier islands including herself.
Dillon is the only man who seems to be able to see the woman behind the black eyes and cool skin, and as she slowly begins to trust him, she starts to see herself as he sees her. A human woman with a human heart.
Yet as society begins to unravel, the pressure is on to find a cure before the hate groups calling for eradication can no longer be drowned out.
This book contains a good man in an impossible situation, a brilliant doctor desperate to feel human again, and a few insect-like aliens for good measure."
It s Dillon McCallister s grim duty to track down alien-infected humans aka Haunts and quarantine them on the Outer Banks for their protection. His job disgusts him, but he continues because if he can get to them before the other hunters, at least they ll be treated with respect.
But now he has a new client with a different to get a pharmaceutical executive s daughter out of the Outer Banks, because she may hold the key to a cure.
Dr. Emery Mitchell hates what she s become, but she knows she may be the only hope for three hundred thousand detainees isolated on the North Carolina barrier islands including herself.
Dillon is the only man who seems to be able to see the woman behind the black eyes and cool skin, and as she slowly begins to trust him, she starts to see herself as he sees her. A human woman with a human heart.
Yet as society begins to unravel, the pressure is on to find a cure before the hate groups calling for eradication can no longer be drowned out.
This book contains a good man in an impossible situation, a brilliant doctor desperate to feel human again, and a few insect-like aliens for good measure."
- GenresDystopia
360 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 3, 2015
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April 25, 2021
In the description you would think this is a plot driven book with a tonne of action. It is not- it is a character driven novel with only a small amount of action. Alas, the story is very good and well written. I did find a couple of grammatical (missing words) errors in the book. But that happens.
You actually care about all of the characters and want to see them succeed. This could have been one of those books in which the author could have gone over board socio/political commentary/anolgies but she kept it to a minimum. They were there but she was subtle about it. I appreciated this greatly because I hate reading books like that.
You actually care about all of the characters and want to see them succeed. This could have been one of those books in which the author could have gone over board socio/political commentary/anolgies but she kept it to a minimum. They were there but she was subtle about it. I appreciated this greatly because I hate reading books like that.
September 12, 2020
I liked it. And parts I really liked. It's a delightfully well-balanced presentation of the trope-iest of trope-y space bug invaders science fiction + romance with meet cute (that's ugly) and then predictable boy meets (not quite at the moment) girl, loses girl while girl regains her girlness, and true love ensues story. The world building & fixing + medical mystery (very light Robin Cook) + ancillary characters and themes of humanity, loyalty, friendship, and family ring true. Super-fun that the Outer Banks is a key part of the setting since I know it well. Also fun coincidence - I'd just finished a light but nonfiction overview of OBX history/myths/legends so the contrast was engaging.
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