Her Cyborg (Bound by Her #1) by Nellie C. Lind

A free paperback copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.

Can't find Mr. Right? Why not create him? MedAct is the company that can make all your dreams come true! Just give them a call and let them create the perfect man for you. But remember, you can never give him up. It will kill him, literally. 

Loneliness and failed relationships made Phoebe want a cyborg of her own. With him, she would never be heartbroken again. When she turned to the medical and scientific company MedAct, she never expected to become one of the few people who passed their tests to be able to apply for a cyborg. 

Now, months later, his creation is complete, and they are about to come face to face for the very first time. The day she has waited for has finally arrived, and it is about to change everything.

 Is there any life for cyborgs after the death of their beloved one and after the bound is broken?Is the bound between humans and cyborgs actually real? Or is it just a way to control cyborgs?

What if "true feelings" are actually forced, programmed?Can cyborgs have any feelings? Can cyborgs be trusted at all ?

This was a new domain to me, my first book about cyborgs.The concept of the story was pretty neat and the  little love story between Shade and Phoebe was enjoyable. We also get enough details about other characters, bad characters included. 

Easy to read but the author was too repetitive , explaining on and on and on about the bound, how important it is and what role MedAct plays in all this. And I also hated the " owning" term.

Other than this was a good start for a series.

At the end of the book there was an additional short novella Tempted Cyborg (Bound By Her  #1.5).

The short story of Hunter, one of Nightmare's soldiers, we find out what happens to him after MedAct captures him . Also we get a little glimpse at his past and how he ended up as a Fighter.

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Lantern by Chess Desalls

Five days before Halloween, all sixteen-year-old Tori has on her mind is vacationing with her family and scoring lots of candy. Her grandmother’s estate, with its Gothic spires and trails that lead out to the woods, holds an unexpected secret: a lantern that lights up for Tori and nobody else. Certain that it’s a ghost or a prank, she investigates further and discovers a mysterious life that shines in the darkness.

 This charming and romantic tale was a breath of fresh air. Sixteen-year-old Tori adores Halloween and she can hardly wait to get her costume ready for this year's trick-or-treat. But until the spooky night, there is time for a short vacation so Tory, her little brother and her parents are paying a visit to her grandmother. Grandma lives on a big spooky ranch close to the forest and this makes it even more enjoyable for our girl. One night she wanders around the woods and sees a light deep into the woods so she decides to investigate. Who could have lit the lantern in the middle of he forest and for what reasons?

Grandma knows all about the old lantern and so does Tori's father but what they don't know is that the lantern is magic : a tiny boy lives inside it. Tori soon learns that the boy's name is Jared and he is from another realm .He doesn't remember how he got inside the lantern , his last memory was while he was working in the workshop building lanterns and now he seems to be captive in one of them.

Tori is determined to free Jared from his trap..

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The Righteous and the Wicked by Derik Cavignano

A free copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.

When Jacob Hanley discovers that the withered old man who died in his arms is really only thirty years old, the mystery of how he aged so quickly draws Jacob into the heart of a sinister plot.

The founder of Symbios Innovations, Hans Streisser, has dedicated his life to the relentless pursuit of knowledge. Known by his followers as the Great Elder, he walks a blurred line between genius and madness and has graced his subjects with the most extraordinary discovery in the history of science. But he'll do anything to keep his discovery a secret, including the use of murderous henchmen like Vic Cappetti.

As Jacob's curiosity lures him deeper into a dangerous web, he learns the truth behind the Great Elder's plans and finds himself caught in a life or death struggle that could very well lead to the extinction of mankind.

Oh, wow! I definitely devoured this book ! It's impossible not to like a good book with complex characters and a well developed plot , lots of twists and turns and lots of mystery and suspense in it.

I would definitely recommend it to those who love thrillers with a hint of  SF and supernatural / paranormal, a little bit of romance here and there.

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