Cipher (The Shadow Ravens, #1)

by Aileen Erin

[Angie]

Cipher is an exciting, Sci-Fi, New Adult Romance set in the distant future starring a female hacker! Cipher, as the gaming community knows her, doesn't get close to people. Physically she can't because of her power to attract and dispel electricity (she's fried her fair share of computers). But she's also been on the run since she was eight years old because her uncle and the Black Helixes are after her. At birth, Cipher was marked as a Red Helix, meaning she has unstable DNA and was destined for death. She avoided that fate until she killed a man, revealing her unusual ability. Twelve years later, she's still hiding out, but someone else is looking for her.

Cipher had me hooked from the beginning! I don't think I had read about a lady hacker before, so that was a lot of fun. Cipher is looking for information on the Red Helixes in super secret government files, which might be the only way she can continue surviving or it just might get her killed. But Cipher doesn't know that she's also a Shadow Raven, part of a secret rebel group that rescues other girls marked for death. At least until a blast from the past in the form of super sexy Knight storms into her life. She saved his life as a kid, and now he's out to save hers. Neither expects to fall in love in the process.

I just really enjoyed Cipher. It's different than other Sci-Fi/Paranormal Romances I've read before. The plot is really strong as Knight attempts to bring Cipher to safety and she seeks revenge on her evil uncle. The romance never got insta-lovey or melodramatic, probably because the characters already knew each other from before. There's a ton of non-stop action, explosions, car chases, helicopter chases, and evil scientists! It's just great!

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