Long Lost

Incredible suspense story with a captivating romance that had me on the edge of my seat. Tucker is one of the Lost Boys but Roni knows him as Steven and he left her 3 years ago when she thought they were starting a new relationship. She has a lot of anger toward him since she ended up a single mother that lost her sister shortly after he left and then she was told he died. Finding out he is alive and goes by the name of Tucker is a shock but Roni is tough and for her daughter, she realizes she needs to know what happened to him. She is still trying to solve the mystery of her sister’s death and maybe there is a connection. Tucker has endured incredible torture while being a guinea pig for mind altering drugs which have wiped out all his memories. But when he sees Roni, she is vision that haunts him in his dreams and brings him peace. In their quest to unravel what Dr. Hope McDonald had done to them, he holds the key if they can restore his memories. This is not an easy feat especially with several governments wanting the answers and everyone playing their own games to ensure they come out with the vital information. I love how this crew of men have created a unique and strong family that will do whatever it takes to save each other. Their ability to embrace Roni and her daughter is wonderful which also is instrumental in a successful resolution. But can Roni forgive Tucker? Will they find that love after the time apart? I loved finding out as my heart pounded through all the crazy twists and turns to the bitter end.

5 Star Review of Long Lost (Masters and Mercenaries: The Forgotten #4) by Lexi Blake I have been waiting not so patiently for Tucker aka Steven Reasor’s story which is the fourth book in the series. Although you could read as a stand alone, I do feel that you would get more enjoyment if you were to read these books in order, which is what I personally would recommend, but that is just my opinion. Tucker is part of a group of 6 men who were rescued by McKay Taggart, and now travel the world searching for their true identities since their memories were stolen by experimental drug testing. Each man reacts in varying ways, and for Tucker the realization that he may have assisted in stealing their memories before he had his own taken, almost destroys him. There were times that Tucker nearly broke my heart, he lives with the guilt that has almost destroyed him and the knowledge that people have died because of his actions. Needing to make amends, he goes in search of answers which brings him back to Veronica “Roni” Croft. Roni knew from the start that Steven would mean trouble for her, although I highly doubt she realized just what danger and complications he would bring into her life. She has been in hiding since Steven disappeared. Now he has he returned as Tucker, she knows that she will do everything she can to get the men the answers they so desperately seek. Long Lost is a fast paced story filled with suspense, danger, intrigue one that had me on the edge of my seat. Lexi Blake wove a well written story that had be fully invested from the first chapter to the last.

This book brought the tears, the happy, joyous, everything is coming together tears. The sweetest and the kindest of the lost boys finally gets his HEA, and Tucker needs this so much. He feels deep, he loves loyally, he hurts sensitively. And while none of those seem to go together as descriptors, they completely apply to Tucker. Veronica has been in his mind all along, he didn’t know it at the time, but one look and he knew. Roni has been through so much, and her emotions are all over the place as well. Bad things happen, and happened, to them, but in the end, they figure it out. It really is simple for them, they love each other, and whatever comes their way, they will work it out because they love each other This story, this book in the series, ends, for the lost boys, on a closure. The driving force, the reason for digging and driving and trying, is almost all done. Our Lost Boys, the Lads, the Puppies, the experiments, the strong and steadfast and brave men, who had lost so much, sacrificed everything, get their new lives back, and the tears flowed then, as they are now as I write this, in happiness for them. Now, it still has a whole great big thing that needs to be resolved, and does anyone else feel like we have hated, just down right hated, Levi Green forever, and will have a huge party when he’s put in his place? When it happens, drinks at my place!