Ctrl + Z: Shadow Dynasty Series

by Lesley Floyd

For fans of The Rook and an urban fantasy spy thriller about an assassin who finds out who she really works for.

Zoey is the best agent DNP has ever produced. She has trained for this life since she was a child. She is rebellious, but she is lethal, and the Director has spent years shaping her into his most valuable asset.

Then he sends her on a high-level mission, and she learns the truth. DNP is a cover. The Director is not what he seems. He answers to the Board, a hidden power known as the Shadow Dynasty.

Everything Zoey has done, she has done for them.

Now she has to choose. She can stay the weapon they built. Or she can undo her life’s work and turn on the people who made her, knowing they will never let her walk away.

If you love strong heroines, secret organizations, and nonstop action, start the Shadow Dynasty series today.

334 pages, Paperback

Published March 14, 2022

About the author

Lesley Floyd, an attorney who has grown bored with only writing in Latin phrases and statutory citations, is an avid reader of all genres. Though she still practices law, she decided to put her years of writing experience into fiction and has created the Shadow Dynasty world. When not working, reading, writing, or painting, Lesley spends her time just outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband and their beautiful daughter, Evelyn.

Reviews

[Zoi Gauna · Rating 5 out of 5]

What do you do when your whole existence is a lie and the one person you thought you could trust wants your total and absolute surrender? You fight back, of course.

Zoey is the best asset in her agency, even though her rebellious nature gets her into a lot of trouble back in headquarters. She never thought of leaving the agency until an undercover mission makes her begin to question the very agency she belongs to, as well as question how much she can really trust her boss and mentor. Questions regarding the humanity of her organization and if the Board are actually monsters. When events happen to make her realize that soulless nightmares really do control her organization, she must use everything within herself to fight to escape the only place that's ever felt like home.

So, I don't typically like the "spy/assassin/government agent doing missions" sort of story, but this one really got me interested. It was a bit slow at first, but then I got invested in Zoey and whether she escapes the monsters wanting to control her or if she succumbs to them. I am very interested to see how the next instalment in the series goes!