Rogue

by Steve Soderquist

Newlyweds, Chris and Lexi run for their lives from a deadly crime boss until they remember who they really are—two government-created killing machines. The tables turn and they become the ones from whom to run. When the government discovers the couple remembers who they are, more like them are sent to destroy them. However, those in charge neglected to factor in the most important lesson this couple learned on their own...

Love supersedes science.

315 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 18, 2015

Reviews

[Stefan Vucak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chris and Lexi Denton lived what appeared to be unassuming normal lives. He was a financial broker, and she a dance instructor. Their happiness was shattered when Chris found that one of his clients was actually a drug lord for a Colombian cartel. The only way to take him down was to provide the authorities with proof, which Chris obtained by copying incriminating computer files. With hitmen after them, their lives shattered, Chris and Lexi fled, determined to find a way to expose the cartel. When confronted by hitmen, the event triggered an awakening and hidden memories of what they really were – fighting machines developed by the government’s Lz Project to create soldiers without emotion or feeling, controlled by an imbedded chip. Removing their chips, Jack – Chris remembering his real name – and Lexi now had a more important mission: take out the Lz Project and free all the other ‘units’ held at the secret facility. But first, they had to take care of the drug lord. Disposing of that minor irritant using their newly discovered abilities, they recruited three other units sent to kill them, explained their objective, and together, they stormed the Lz facility, which did not lead to a satisfactory conclusion, at least not for the government.

With ‘Rogue’, Steve Soderquist and Laura Ranger give readers an interesting and familiar scenario: governments seeking to eliminate the human element in soldiers, giving the military the ability to conduct warfare at an objective level. However, the human element and the strength of love cannot be removed that easily, as Chris/Jack and Lexi demonstrated. This setting has been explored in many movies, including ‘RoboCop’ and ‘Universal Soldier’ with Claude Van Damme. ‘Rogue’ does not provide new insights or moral judgments, and does not require readers to expend too much intellectual thought. What this book does give is a well written, fast-paced, action-packed story, sympathy for Lexi and Jack’s predicament, and a desire to see the bad guys running the Lz Project suitably dealt with. The books offers a degree of emotional satisfaction, provided readers are prepared to overlook numerous plot inconsistencies, content to immerse themselves in a very readable adventure.

[Carol Burgess-Hobbs · Rating 5 out of 5]

I could tell alot of hard work went into writing this book. This was a must read. The characters brought out the inner strength I had within myself.