Project Eve [Hardcover]

Lauren Bach (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2005

Everthing has a price...especially perfection. To dig up the truth behind the mysterious death of a senator's daughter, private investigator Rachel Anderson is going back to school. Passing herself off as a transfer student at the small, prestigious college the troubled girl last attended - funded by the powerful Shepherd's Cross Ministry - Rachel finds the secluded campus almost too idyllic, and the girls invited to participate in the "Eve's Circle" honors group too perfect. Too feminine. Too obedient. Not only obedient - completely submissive. Before long she realizes that some of the female students recruited to Sherpherd's Cross have been abdusted and brainwashed, not as the perfect wives Rachel imagined, but the perfect partners for men whose appetites are dark and sexual. But putting an end to the shocking operation requires more than just a cover - and it means trusting the brooding Elijah Trent, a CIA operative also working thecampus from the inside. Together, they plan to expose the ministry's unspeakable secret, a crime which reaches outside U.S. borders and into the realm of pure evil.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 319 pages
• Publisher: Zebra Books/Kensington Publishing Corp.; Book Club (BCE/BOMC) edition (2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739454676
• ISBN-13: 978-0739454671
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Lauren Bach has published four novels:

LONE RIDER, ISBN-13: 978-0446611145
Hachette Book Group USA (formerly Warner Books)
Released November 2001

SLOW HANDS, ISBN-13: 978-0446611152
Hachette Book Group USA (formerly Warner Books)
Released August 2002

PURE DYNAMITE, ISBN-13: 978-0821776315
Kensington Books/Zebra
Released October 2004

PROJECT EVE, ISBN-13: 978-0821776322
Kensington Books/Zebra
Released June 2005

More recently, she has published as CATE NOBLE. Her Cate Noble releases include:

DEAD RIGHT, ISBN-13: 978-0821776339
Kensington Books/Zebra
Released February 2009

DEADLY SEDUCTION, ISBN-13: 978-1420101713
Kensington Books/Zebra
Released February 2010

DEADLY GAMES, ISBN-13: 978-1420101720
Kensington Books/Zebra
Scheduled for February 2011

For more information, check out her website at www.CateNoble.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dynamite, June 15, 2005

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Jennifer Banker "Avid reader" (Il United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Project Eve (Paperback)

I have kept up with Lauren Bach sience I found her first book, Lone Rider, I think it was. Each book after has been a little better, then a little more. The patern continues in Project Eve. The plot seems cooky at first, brainwashing, but the way its brought into the story, well, it has the right spin and falls into the believable catagory. The way it is put out there to the reader is something that could happen today. So, there the girls being brain washed (for things I am not going to tell you), who are in turn used for sadistic purposes and some of the profits are supporting terrorists, all possibly based out of a church.
The father of one of the students at the churches college hires a private investigator, Rachel, to discover what happened to his daughter who dies in a suspicious accident. The ball starts to roll. The CIA get involved and everybody wants something for nothing. Old flame, CIA agent Elijah enters the pic and from then on its explosive. Rachel and Elijah have a past that does not leave happy memories. The tension between these two comes off the page. Many other factors are thrown in like Rachels brother and the game that Rachel has to play with Dwight. And who is Dwight, good or bad? The church, banks, overseas missions, the Pastor. Who did what? Who knows about what and how much of it is really connected.
I have to say that it is better then I thought it would be. I knew it would be ok, but I was entertained cover to cover. I do recomend this book. It had a little of everything in it, so lots fo people can enjoy it. I liked it and will keep my eye out for the next new release.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alpha Males You Can't Help But Love!!!, June 19, 2005

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Kristi Ahlers (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Project Eve (Paperback)

Ms. Bach creates some of romances "hottest, and sexiest" alpha males there are. She has done it again with her latest effort, and fans of romantic suspense will come away fully satisfied with this read!

Rachel Anderson is a P.I. who has her own demons and loss' but still manages to do what she can for those looking for answers. Her latest case though is far from simple, and her gut instinct is to turn it down and head in the opposite direction. That is until the CIA contacts her and changes her mind. Now she must go undercover in order to sort out the murder and potential scandle of a senator. Not a problem...that is until Elijah Trent enters into the picture. Elijah and Rachel have a past...it's as complicated as they each are. Will they be able to work together in order to stop a crime syndicate and their blackmarket videos' or will the past get in the way?

Elijah is one of my favorite hero's that Ms. Bach has created. He is perfect for Rachel, and Ms. Bach has defly created the beginning of a new story featuring Rachel's thought dead brother. There are enough twists and turns in this story to keep the reader firmly engaged without insulting their intelligence. If you are a fan of romantic supsense than I highly suggest that you add Ms. Back to your "must read authors" list. She is an author that will be going great places if she contiunes at the rate that she has established!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than ever Bach, June 13, 2005

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Angela Wilson "I love books & DVDs!" (Midwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Project Eve (Paperback)

Bach's latest in her series of intense, romantic suspense line is action packed with sharp dialog, endless clues and interesting characters that make you want to know more. The hero and heroine, Elijah and Rachel, have a loving and painful past with each other. When they are thrown together during a covert government investigation, passion explodes. The characters are likeable and Bach leaves the reader wanting to know more about secondary characters like Rachel's PI boss, her missing brother and a rogue CIA agent. You also want to know more about Elijah's large family - and I wonder which of Elijah's sisters will fit with these characters.