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The Johnson Family #6
Brilliant Captive
Brilliant scientist Dr. Emma Blackstone is lured from her self-imposed isolation by the promise of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with NASA - but as soon as she relocates to the Sunshine State, Emma finds herself studying her handsome new co-worker almost as intently as the cutting-edge genome project they're working on together.
Dr. Theodore "Teddy" Johnson is the opposite of every nerdy cliche - a tattooed, Harley-riding genius savant who prefers worn jeans and work boots to a stuffy white coat. More than that, he's the first man Emma's ever met who understands what it was like growing up with a mind like hers.
For Teddy, genome sequencing is child's play compared to unlocking the enigma of Emma's heart. Layer by layer, he begins peeling back the barriers built up over a lifetime of isolation and anxiety - the result of Emma's terrifying childhood growing up in a sinister 'school for the gifted.' However, just as Teddy begins to forge the first real connection of Emma's life, the gut-wrenching past she thought she'd escaped suddenly comes back to haunt her.
Pursued by sinister shadows from her childhood, Emma and Teddy are forced to flee for their lives - escaping to Maine, and the beautiful splendor of Teddy's family home in Harmony.
There, the brilliant Dr. Blackstone continues to make discoveries - only they're not the kind you'd uncover in her lab. Instead, Emma discovers just how quickly and deeply you can fall in love with both a person, and a place.
But if she's ever going to have a future with Teddy Johnson - or embrace the peace and beauty of Harmony - Emma's going to have to face her past first.
It's just more difficult to risk it all when - for the first time in Emma's life - she's actually got something to lose.
With Brilliant Captive, author Holly J. Martin adds a brand-new, stand-alone installment to her popular Johnson Family series - a fast-flowing, deeply emotional love story that seamlessly weaves together heart-warming romance with pulse-racing suspense.
Dr. Theodore "Teddy" Johnson is the opposite of every nerdy cliche - a tattooed, Harley-riding genius savant who prefers worn jeans and work boots to a stuffy white coat. More than that, he's the first man Emma's ever met who understands what it was like growing up with a mind like hers.
For Teddy, genome sequencing is child's play compared to unlocking the enigma of Emma's heart. Layer by layer, he begins peeling back the barriers built up over a lifetime of isolation and anxiety - the result of Emma's terrifying childhood growing up in a sinister 'school for the gifted.' However, just as Teddy begins to forge the first real connection of Emma's life, the gut-wrenching past she thought she'd escaped suddenly comes back to haunt her.
Pursued by sinister shadows from her childhood, Emma and Teddy are forced to flee for their lives - escaping to Maine, and the beautiful splendor of Teddy's family home in Harmony.
There, the brilliant Dr. Blackstone continues to make discoveries - only they're not the kind you'd uncover in her lab. Instead, Emma discovers just how quickly and deeply you can fall in love with both a person, and a place.
But if she's ever going to have a future with Teddy Johnson - or embrace the peace and beauty of Harmony - Emma's going to have to face her past first.
It's just more difficult to risk it all when - for the first time in Emma's life - she's actually got something to lose.
With Brilliant Captive, author Holly J. Martin adds a brand-new, stand-alone installment to her popular Johnson Family series - a fast-flowing, deeply emotional love story that seamlessly weaves together heart-warming romance with pulse-racing suspense.
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Published May 1, 2021
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Holly J. Martin
22 books39 followersHolly J. Martin’s mother always told her she was in love with love. And guess what, she was right! After all, what is more exciting than a crush? When Holly isn’t writing steamy, crush-worthy romance novels, she can be found running (she has several marathons under her belt), reading steamy romances (of course), enjoying a glass of wine with her husband (always her favorite crush), or binging on Netflix.
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September 14, 2021
3.5 stars rounded up.
June 12, 2022
Read on Radish. Incredible story of Emma and Teddy! Highly recommend this series to anyone looking for well crafted characters, fabulous stories, and love at the end of the day.
October 3, 2021
Teddy and Emma
Teddy works for NASA and interviews Emma to work with him. They are both on the genius level and are socially stunted. But Emma has been abused and is still hunted by her abusers. They slowly fall in love, and Teddy tries to protect her.
Teddy works for NASA and interviews Emma to work with him. They are both on the genius level and are socially stunted. But Emma has been abused and is still hunted by her abusers. They slowly fall in love, and Teddy tries to protect her.
October 2, 2021
Great book
November 24, 2021
It's always fun to winning books and getting to read something different. I've been having a year of ups and downs on my reading. This book changed it up and it was a good book.
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