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The Hunted #2.5
A Veiled Truth
A 31,000 word novella set in The Hunted world
She’s about to learn life isn’t like her controlled experiments.
Edie Brown is a lab rat, dedicated to improving the lives of her fellow Gifted. And while she saved countless Gifted soldiers with her research during the war against the Hunters, she’s haunted by the one person she hasn’t saved: her aunt. With a new pair of joint illusionists to help her, Edie’s closer than ever to a breakthrough.
But her well-ordered scientist’s life unravels when her best friend Marcus proposes a different kind of experiment — one that puts her heart at risk — and her aunt collapses, leaving Edie wondering if she’s too late to help. She’s not about to give up yet, though, not when there’s still a chance she can cure her aunt — and find the one thing she didn't even know she needed.
She’s about to learn life isn’t like her controlled experiments.
Edie Brown is a lab rat, dedicated to improving the lives of her fellow Gifted. And while she saved countless Gifted soldiers with her research during the war against the Hunters, she’s haunted by the one person she hasn’t saved: her aunt. With a new pair of joint illusionists to help her, Edie’s closer than ever to a breakthrough.
But her well-ordered scientist’s life unravels when her best friend Marcus proposes a different kind of experiment — one that puts her heart at risk — and her aunt collapses, leaving Edie wondering if she’s too late to help. She’s not about to give up yet, though, not when there’s still a chance she can cure her aunt — and find the one thing she didn't even know she needed.
137 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 14, 2015
About the author
Amanda Shofner
11 books128 followersAmanda Shofner explores the connections between family, friends, and lovers in contemporary romance. When she's not writing, you'll probably find her reading, investigating the Twin Cities with her dog Scarlet, adventuring to new restaurants, drinking coffee, or declaring, "There's a Futurama episode for that."
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June 19, 2015
My Review:
A- rating
I was lucky in that I got to be an alpha reader on this book. I've loved this Urban Fantasy world, but the sexual tension and romance heightens in this newest installment.
This book focuses on Edie and Marcus. They've been good friends for a while...yes, I love friends to lovers stories...but Marcus wants more. Edie isn't going for it. As far as she is concerned, sex messes up everything. Edie is a scientist and in her world, things are pretty black and white. She's stoic and analyzes everything to the nth degree. But Marcus...hmm, I did love him...is falling for her anyway. He sees beyond her cold, analytical persona and knows that they could be great together if she'd just give them a chance. I love how he knows her...her faults and the things he loves about her. It makes his romancing her so sweet (did you read that excerpt above?? Love it!)
In the midst of all this, Edie is trying to save the life of her beloved aunt who's been in a fugue state, but suddenly things are changing...and Edie doesn't know what that means. She's in a race to uncover the medical science of it all, but Marcus has laid out his own deadlines....and Edie is just not sure that she can fix any of the problems in time.
It's a fun and entertaining book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
You should also note that while this is listed as book #2.5 in the series, you absolutely can read this as a stand alone. There is some slight world building you may miss out on, but in this book, the romance takes center stage and I don't think you need all the back story for it to work. (Although, I did really enjoy the first two books and novella also!)
I received a complimentary copy of this book in return for an honest review.
A- rating
I was lucky in that I got to be an alpha reader on this book. I've loved this Urban Fantasy world, but the sexual tension and romance heightens in this newest installment.
This book focuses on Edie and Marcus. They've been good friends for a while...yes, I love friends to lovers stories...but Marcus wants more. Edie isn't going for it. As far as she is concerned, sex messes up everything. Edie is a scientist and in her world, things are pretty black and white. She's stoic and analyzes everything to the nth degree. But Marcus...hmm, I did love him...is falling for her anyway. He sees beyond her cold, analytical persona and knows that they could be great together if she'd just give them a chance. I love how he knows her...her faults and the things he loves about her. It makes his romancing her so sweet (did you read that excerpt above?? Love it!)
In the midst of all this, Edie is trying to save the life of her beloved aunt who's been in a fugue state, but suddenly things are changing...and Edie doesn't know what that means. She's in a race to uncover the medical science of it all, but Marcus has laid out his own deadlines....and Edie is just not sure that she can fix any of the problems in time.
It's a fun and entertaining book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
You should also note that while this is listed as book #2.5 in the series, you absolutely can read this as a stand alone. There is some slight world building you may miss out on, but in this book, the romance takes center stage and I don't think you need all the back story for it to work. (Although, I did really enjoy the first two books and novella also!)
I received a complimentary copy of this book in return for an honest review.
September 1, 2015
Oh Edie… for as smart as this girl was, she had a lot to learn. Seems that everyone around her knew that except for her.
To be fair, Edie was carrying around a lot of guilt. Unnecessary guilt. Her only focus was her work. Her research offered protection and knowledge that was invaluable, but life couldn’t always be filed neatly under X and Y… and it shouldn’t be. Beyond the walls of her carefully controlled lab, she cared for her aunt, who she desperately hoped she could cure. When Marcus gave her a change in focus, everything else she thought she knew changed with it. When her aunt’s condition took an unexpected turn, her focus switched back and narrowed even more.
I’ve liked this series from the beginning A Veiled Truth made me love it even more. Edie’s routine needed to be shaken up and Marcus was the perfect person to provide the diversion. He cared about Edie and whether she could admit it or not, she cared about him too. Her whole world was turned upside down in A Veiled Truth, but that’s not always a bad thing.
As an added bonus, the heat was turned up more than a little in A Veiled Truth. Marcus and Edie were obviously good together… very good. It just took a little bit of convincing on Marcus’ part to prove to Edie what they had was more than a diversion or an experiment.
If you haven’t read any books in the Hunted series, there’s really no reason why you can’t start here. I’m pretty sure you’ll want to learn more about this world that Amanda Shofner created once you finish. If you want to start at the beginning, the series starts with Elusive Memories. Regardless of where you decide to start, enjoy!
To be fair, Edie was carrying around a lot of guilt. Unnecessary guilt. Her only focus was her work. Her research offered protection and knowledge that was invaluable, but life couldn’t always be filed neatly under X and Y… and it shouldn’t be. Beyond the walls of her carefully controlled lab, she cared for her aunt, who she desperately hoped she could cure. When Marcus gave her a change in focus, everything else she thought she knew changed with it. When her aunt’s condition took an unexpected turn, her focus switched back and narrowed even more.
I’ve liked this series from the beginning A Veiled Truth made me love it even more. Edie’s routine needed to be shaken up and Marcus was the perfect person to provide the diversion. He cared about Edie and whether she could admit it or not, she cared about him too. Her whole world was turned upside down in A Veiled Truth, but that’s not always a bad thing.
As an added bonus, the heat was turned up more than a little in A Veiled Truth. Marcus and Edie were obviously good together… very good. It just took a little bit of convincing on Marcus’ part to prove to Edie what they had was more than a diversion or an experiment.
If you haven’t read any books in the Hunted series, there’s really no reason why you can’t start here. I’m pretty sure you’ll want to learn more about this world that Amanda Shofner created once you finish. If you want to start at the beginning, the series starts with Elusive Memories. Regardless of where you decide to start, enjoy!
November 1, 2015
Edie is brilliant, headstrong, and driven. Also stubborn and willing to bend the rules. Things are bound to happen.
A great coda to this series. Sam has Coop, Janey has Will, and Will's twin Edie has her best friend Marcus and her science lab. Edie works frantically to develop discoveries to help her beloved aunt and fellow Gifted.
This novella stands alone as well. Not only is it a part of The Hunted world, it is also a self contained romance, which was a surprise, and made it that much more fun to read.
A great coda to this series. Sam has Coop, Janey has Will, and Will's twin Edie has her best friend Marcus and her science lab. Edie works frantically to develop discoveries to help her beloved aunt and fellow Gifted.
This novella stands alone as well. Not only is it a part of The Hunted world, it is also a self contained romance, which was a surprise, and made it that much more fun to read.
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