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Touching Darkness

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Nicholas Branden has the ability to find lost things and people and because of this he is brought in to work on a government program that can help save lives. At least that is what he was told. Leader of the secret program, Darkwell, is hiding something and it is making Nicholas feel uneasy. Not until he is approached by the Rogues, enemies of Darkwell, does he start to ask questions and investigate further. Which include the circumstances around his father's death.

His inquires land him on the wrong side of Darkwell's wrath and he is now teaming up with those he thought were his enemies, and he isn't alone. Olivia, Darkwell's assistant, is a good girl who follows the rules. That is until Nicholas has her questioning everything she has been taught and has her feeling desire for the man that has her on the run from deadly enemies.


I was not sure about Nicholas at first. In Out of the Darkness he came off as someone who wouldn't really go the distance to find out the truth like the others. But he surprised me and I liked his character. Like the other Offsprings, he wants to know the truth surrounding his father's death and it all leads back to Darkwell. I liked his ability and his level headiness was a nice break for Lucas, who might lose it any minute and Eric's overbearing attitude. One think I didn't like was how he try's to distance himself from those who care about him. He doesn't give them the option just makes that decision for them. I didn't really care for Olivia. It felt like she wanted to stay blind and hide her head in the sand instead of facing the truth head on. It made her come off as a bit naive. In the end she does make the right choice but I felt like she waited too long to make what was an obvious choice.

I was happy to see my favorite Eric is still his sarcastic, brash, aggressive self. I've said it before, but I really can't wait for his book. Lucky for me his book is next. A character I'm not sure I should admit to liking is Sayre Andrus, who is brought in to be Darkwell's puppet but he has an agenda of his own. There are no redeeming qualities about this made, he really is just evil. I don't know if I would go as far as calling him my favorite character but he is one of the best written in the series. He comes off as so vile that you actually despise him and the man is fictional! One of my favorite quotes from the book comes from him.

"Maybe you better outline what, exactly, they consider strange. I don't want to get blown away 'cause I scratched my ass"

Touching Darkness continues an already interesting and addictive story. The Offspring's fight gets dangerous but with new allies they take one step closer to finding out the truth but also run into more questions. I'm excited for the new twists and characters and look forward to the next installment in the series.

Nicholas Braden has a special talent. He can locate people and things that no one else can. His work with the Bone Finder organization has captured the attention of a secret government project headed by an immoral man, who wants to control individuals with special abilities and use them as weapons. Nicholas decides to join this covert operation believing he will be finding kidnap victims and saving the world from terrorists. The longer he's with the organization the more questions arise about the veracity of the work. There's one thing that plagues his mind more than all his questions, and that's his bosses stunning assistant.

Olivia believes she's serving God and country. She has been schooled on the rights and wrongs of covert life. Do as you are told, never doubt your leader. Don't get involved with your co-workers or heaven forbid anyone beneath you. Olivia has never had problems following the rules before but a recently acquired employee has turned Olivia's world upside down. Nicholas makes her want more, all the things she cannot have.

Will Olivia obey the laws set before her or follow her heart? What happens when Nicholas asks one question too many? Can they escape the clutches of this evil organization before it's too late?

Touching Darkness takes you into the dark, often scary, and unpredictable world of the Offspring. The Offspring are individuals that were born with psychic abilities making them very powerful. This also makes them highly sought after. People are coming out of the woodwork all the time to capture or kill them. This rogue group has become a family to be reckoned with. Their goals are simple protect the family and eliminate the enemy. Will this family ever be able to accept two former enemy agents into their midst?

Touching Darkness is a love story at its core but it is also about independence. Olivia is a character that has followed the rules her entire life, but when she meets Nicholas she begins questioning what these rules have actually done for her. This was my favorite part about Touching Darkness. Watching Olivia discover her individual identity is beautiful. She is very reserved at the beginning but becomes this fiery woman to be reckoned with. I think she put it best when she told Nicholas "You woke up this Tiger inside me, and now you're going to make her purr." That is possibly one of my favorite lines ever because it totally represents her character and what her man has brought to her life. She went from taking demands to making them! Nicholas and Olivia are extremely sensual. They tempt and tease each other throughout, it is so hot. This is the third book in the series but I do not feel like it is necessary to have read the previous titles to enjoy Touching Darkness. Touching Darkness is a sexy paranormal thriller with guts. Jaime Rush has created likable characters that grab your attention and leave you wanting more.

Miranda
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

i ordered this book because it's a part of a series. i just loved the book. i got in a very timely manner.

Though not my favorite paranormal series, with the Offspring I'm always guaranteed a good, entertaining read. I enjoyed this one more than the last. Though I wondered how Nicholas would turn out as a hero, I was pleasantly surprised. I particularly liked Olivia - though working for the "bad guys", she was led to believe that the work they were doing was for the good of the country. She definitely finds out otherwise! Nicholas and Olivia had great chemistry. Hope the next story is just as good.

I LOVE Jamie Rush. This is the 3rd book in the series and I love the characters. You get a feel for them and you want answers too. This 3rd book was as good as the first two. Waiting impatiently for more.

I bought Touching Darkness on the foolish assumption that Janet Evanovich wouldnt casually endorse a book she didnt TRULY love. I was so so so so wrong.
Touching Darkness is a boring, unnesesarrily convulited yawnfest. I felt NOTHING for any of the characters. This book kind of reminded me of Christine Feehan's ghost walker novels... only terrible.
Nicholas Braden is this dude with psychic talent and can 'remote view' other people and find stuff. He is recruited by the cliched bad guy, the subtly named CIA boss, Darkwell. Naturally Darkwell is an evil madman who abuses his power and position against the misunderstood psychics who fight against him (the rogues). Nicholas ofcourse joins the Rogues who are equally as annoying and stupid as the badguys. The only real tension in this novel is the possibility that Nick is going to die very soon as he saw in a potentially psychic dream or something. Can't really remember the exact circumstances that guided nicholas to believe he was going to die soon but yeah... that's kind of interesting. Kind of wish it came true really.
Nicholas's love interest is Olivia who is an silly, spineless little twit. There is one scene which is supposed to illustrate Livvy finding some attitude when she bakes an array of beautiful, complicated cakes which she carefully ices and then destroys with a hammer, tossing the murdered cakes into the bin and starting again. That sort of thing didnt make me think Livvy was interesting and complicated, it made me think WHAT AN IDIOT and what a waste!
Speaking of Waste, don't buy this book. Rent it from the library.
I feel like a b*tch but this book really didnt do it for me. At all.

I've really enjoyed all of the "Offspring" books. I'm looking forward to the next!