Lost in You

Lexi Blake's Masters and Mercenaries: The Forgotten series is winning big with me. Not only is each book a look into the 'after' for each of the Lost Boys, men that have been rescued from the clutches of Dr. Hope McDonald, but there is romance and suspense galore, plus the very Lexi stamp on each one that makes them all fantastic. Robert McLellan and Ariel Adisa have a deep connection, one that Robert is afraid to explore, and Ari can't wait to pursue. Burdened by the things he was forced to do while under Dr. McDonald's control, and unable to remember his life before, Robert wants to protect Ari by keeping her at a distance. Ari, though, is definitely more than able to hold her own, with a past that has made her the strong woman that she is. When the two are paired to go on a mission to Munich, facts about Robert and the other Lost Boys become known, and the foundation is laid for more revelation as the series continues to unfold. Like all of Lexi's books, LOST IN YOU is a sort of team event, in that, not only is the focus on the main characters, but on all of those that support them, as well, giving readers the opportunity to get to know everyone. This is a big help for me personally, because there are just so many of them, and this keeps everything fresh for me. This book can be read as a standalone, but it truly does help to have read the original series, as well as previous books in this one, to understand what's what. That being said, LOST IN YOU, like the rest of Lexi's books, is non-stop action and suspense, with plenty of romance and serious steam to boot. 4.5 stars for this one...I can't wait to see what's coming next for the team.

: 4.25 stars--LOST IN YOU is the third instalment in Lexi Blake’s contemporary, adult MASTERS AND MERCENARIES: THE FORGOTTEN erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on six former military soldiers (Jax, Dante, Sasha, Tucker, Owen and Robert) whose minds and lives were eradicated and erasedby a secret, military experiment. This is team leader Robert McClellan, and psychologist Ariel Adisa’s story line. The Forgotten is a spin-off from the author’s Masters and Mercenaries series where the characters were first introduced and played an important role throughout. NOTE: If you have not read Lexi Blake’s original Masters and Mercenaries series, their may be some confusion as it pertains to the Lost Boys and their backstory. WARNING: There are some BDSM scenes as well as Dom/sub sexual scenarios. SOME BACKGROUND: Several months earlier, the mercenaries from the McKay-Taggart Black Ops group rescued, from an unauthorized military lab, run by Dr. Hope McDonald, six men they labelled the ‘Lost Boys’. With their memories wiped clean, no ID, and no traceable DNA, the Lost Boys were essentially ‘new born’ soldiers trained to kill and destroy. The Forgotten are their stories. Told from several third person perspectives including Robert and Ariel LOST IN YOU continues to follow the search for the truth. As the resident psychologist struggling to bring back the memories of the men known as the ‘lost boys’, Dr. Ariel Adisa finds herself falling for one of their own but Robert McClellan battles between head and heart knowing his nightmares and night time PTSD are a threat to everyone including the woman with whom he has fallen in love. As the team of ‘Lost Boys’ and the members of McKay-Taggart continue to search for a mole in the group, Dr. Ariel Adisa begins to do some investigating of her own. What ensues is the building Dom/sub and romantic relationship between Ariel and Robert, and the fall-out as betrayal, vengeance and loss threaten to destroy them all. Robert McClellan’s memories are few and far between but at times he falters between the present and the past. Falling in love with Dr. Ariel Adisa was never something he had considered but their first introduction brought about thoughts for a future, if only in his heart. Dr. Ariel Adisa keeps hidden a past that once revealed may destroy the trust she had developed with the men under her care. Reaching out to the people she once knew meant the possibility of opening doors that were meant to remain closed. The relationship between Ariel and Robert is one of immediate attraction but Robert struggles with PTSD, flashbacks and the trauma of amnesia and the destruction of his previous life. Trying to protect the woman he loves, Robert struggles to keep his distance but our heroine needs to be dominated and Robert is the man for the job. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense with scenes of bondage, discipline and D/s scenarios. There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including all of the ‘Lost Boys’ aka the Forgotten: Jax and River: Owen and Rebecca: Dante, Sasha, and Tucker as well as Big Tag; Theo Taggart, Ezra Fain and Kim ‘Solo’ Solomon. The requisite evil has many faces including the continuing struggles with Levi Green. Once again, the numerous names and nicknames given to the story line characters can, at times, be confusing and overwhelming. LOST IN YOU is a story of betrayal, vengeance, secrets and lies. The premise is heart breaking, intriguing and suspenseful; the characters are broken, colorful and lost; the romance is seductive and captivating. Lives will be threatened and lost; friendships forged with be destroyed in an instant.

Such a great book. Still a bit too much talk about how everyone is processing their memory loss but the scenes between Ariel and Robert are HOT and when the book starts rolling, it starts ROLLING! Some u expected twists kept it VERY interesting right to the end.