TITLE: Reactivated: Oz
AUTHOR: Charissa Gracyk
SERIES: Project Phoenix
SERIES ORDER: 1
PUBLISHED: 10/15/2021
GENRE: Romantic Suspense
RATING: 5/5
BLURB:
“Project Phoenix…Find Oz…”
Those were the last words her brother Jonah said when he died in her arms. Convinced that he was murdered, Navy Intel Officer Allegra Steele learns that “Oz” is her brother’s former Navy SEAL teammate, Jack “Oz” Cullen.
When Allegra asks for Jack’s help, she doesn’t expect the undeniable electricity that sparks between them. And, Jack, still trying to adjust to civilian life, knows he should stay away from the intelligent beauty.
Swept up in adventure and each other, they uncover a sinister evil called Project Phoenix, an experiment that gave each SEAL on Jack's team a super power. When Jack’s ability suddenly resurfaces, he can hear other people’s thoughts—and, Allegra’s steamy internal dialogue makes this super sexy soldier sweat.
“That had put what her brother did into perspective. He and his team infiltrated hellish places and neutralized the bad guys. She had so much damn respect for these men. In her eyes, they were fearless and the biggest group of badasses around.”
MY REVIEW:
I’m not sure why I was hesitant on reading this book/series, but at the urging of some of my reader friends, I moved this book to the forefront of my TBR and read it. I was immediately hooked from the beginning!
This book reminded me of the movie/series Jason Bourne, but with more steaminess. Jack Cullen was the lieutenant of a retired Navy SEAL team. After learning of the death of a former comrade and teammate, Jonah, he attends his funeral where he meets Jonah’s sister Allegra. Allegra tells him that Jonah asked her to find him and give him the name, “Project Phoenix”. It is around this time that Jack starts experiencing sudden headaches and the ability to hear people’s thoughts. When Allegra reveals that Jonah was experiencing symptoms like that before he died, it sets Jack, Allegra, and the remaining members of Jack’s team on an action-packed adventure to find answers.
Jack and Allegra’s chemistry jumped out at me from the very first page, and I loved watching their relationship develop throughout the book. I loved the team’s dynamic between Jack and his comrades, especially Dom and Mark. I loved that when they weren’t working to figure out who was behind Project Phoenix, they were busting each other’s balls! It was a nice break from the intensity of their investigation. I can’t wait to read more of this series and not only find out more about the team and who they’re paired up with, but also about Project Phoenix.
I find it interesting and funny that I work with (though I’ve never me them) someone who shares the name of one of the characters, and one of my niece’s shares the same first name (including the spelling) of another character in the book!