Science Fiction/ Science Fiction Romance
From Goodreads:
The
Central Galactic Concordance has been stable for two centuries, but trouble is
brewing. A pandemic is affecting hundreds of civilized planets, and someone is
stealing the vaccine...
Brilliant
investigator Luka Foxe's hidden mental talent is out of control, making him
barely able to function in the aftermath of violence, and the body count is
rising. The convoluted trail leads to a corrupt pharma industry and the
possibility of an illegal, planet-sized laboratory. In the face of increasing
threats, he must rely on an enigmatic, lethal woman he just met, but she has
deep secrets of her own.
Mairwen
Morganthur hides extraordinary skills under the guise of a dull night-shift
guard. The last thing she wants is to provide personal security for a hot-shot
investigator, or to be plunged into a murky case involving sabotage, treachery,
and the military covert operations division that would love to discover she’s
still alive.
Two more lives in a rising death
count won’t bother their enemies one bit. Their only hope for survival lies in
revealing their dark secrets and learning to trust one another.
My expectations were low when I
started Overload Flux. It did not
take me long to realize how wrong those expectations were. Overload Flux is a riveting adventure
that brings two very interesting characters together with unexpected results.
Luka Foxe reached too low on a case
and now cannot turn his talent off.
Mairwen Morganthur is living as low key a life as she can after escaping
from the Citizen Protection Service.
When Mairwen is assigned as security to Luka things begin to happen.
I loved both Luka and Mairwen. Mairwen is still struggling to learn how
to live in the outside world. Luka
is struggling with his talent. It
is a surprise to both when Mairwen serves as a calming agent to Lukas. That
fact makes Luka want to keep Mairwen near. It does take some persuasion on Luka’s part to make that
happen.
The story is a mystery set in a
Science Fiction environment. As
the book progresses romance develops between Luka and Mairwen. It is skillfully woven into the plot and
just becomes one more element in this very well-written book. Luka and Mairwen solve
the mystery but the last chapter let’s we the readers know that there is a much
bigger problem than could destroy everything. The Ayorinn Forecast played a part in Overload Flux even
though we did not learn of it until the very last chapter.
I am hoping for future books set in
the Central Galactic Concordance Universe.
Chavanch Press published Overload Flux by Carol Van Natta in 2014.
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