Title: Second Sight
Series: Away From Keyboard #4
Genre: Military Romantic Suspense
Release Date: March 12, 2019
Mountain, barely alive. His captors took more than his sight. They took his
humanity.Six years later, he’s carved out an existence back in Boston. One dependent on
routines. On walking the same path. Day after day. Through shadows and pain.Second Sight is his only refuge. The most elite investigative and security firm
in the country—built out of the rubble of his former life—gives him purpose in
a world he can no longer see. A world where he always feels out of place.Dax thought he’d buried the past. But some ghosts don’t stay dead. And some
wounds are forever.Evianna Archer’s life makes sense. A brilliant coder, she’s poised to be the
next darling of the tech world—heading up a project that will redefine home
security. Until one moment changes everything.Her life in chaos, she turns to Second Sight, where the unlikeliest of men
becomes her guide. Dax is everything she shouldn’t want, shouldn’t need,
shouldn’t trust. But she’s drawn to him, even if his darkness threatens to
consume them both.When they uncover a shocking secret, Dax must make a choice. Stay broken? Or
risk his heart—and his life—for the one woman who can see past his scars and
into his soul.—
Second Sight is a slow burn military romantic thriller. All books in the Away
From Keyboard Series are standalone romances featuring a different couple, but
past couples and characters play active roles in future books.
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Years Ago
The flutter of air moving a corner of the shroud. My toes—if I wiggle them. Not
that I’ve tried recently. The infection will take my leg soon. Or my life.
Escaped. Hours ago. Killed at least four on his way out. We were supposed to go
together. But I can’t walk. He set my broken femur two weeks ago. One of the
few times they let us stay in the same cell. But what should have been a minor
burn festered, and now my whole leg is swollen and hot to the touch. At least
they don’t tie me up anymore.
who’s coming. The canvas is ripped away, and I blink rapidly, the dim lights of
the hall searing my eyes after so long in the dark.
In and out. Focus.
around my torso, my hips, and my ankles.
This is new.
blood, the metallic flavor turning my stomach. His smile worries me. As does the glint in his eyes. “Would you like some water?” This issome sort of trick. Say yes, and they’ll waterboard me. I grind my teeth together, glaring at him, but in my current state, I doubt it’s very effective.
open my mouth. A pill lands at the back of my throat, followed by half a bottle
of water, and unprepared, I swallow before I can stop myself.
night.”
escape route, and I promise you, he will not be harmed when we find him. We
will treat his wounds and send him to hospital.”
the water they forced down my throat.
look…concerned. “What I have to do, Dash…you will not heal from this.”
but I’m so far gone, so weak, in so much pain death would be a welcome relief.
“That’s not…my…fucking…name. Whatever you’re…gonna do…just get it…over
with.” Behind Kahlid, two of his lackeys pull on thick, rubber gloves, and my stomach churns. Not the blowtorch. Or a belt. Or even a metal rod. This…has to be something
I grunt. “You’ll never…find him.”
back down. I don’t know how long it’s been since they blinded me. Kahlid told
me I screamed for half a day. Then he broke the last two fingers on my left
hand when I still wouldn’t talk. The one time they dragged me out of this cell
since, my whole world was a muted sea of dull, washed out colors and agony
every time I forced my swollen eyes open.
fingers. I can’t. They’ve taken everything. Dax Holloway doesn’t exist anymore.
Hell killed him. I don’t know when it happened. Every beating. Every scar.
Every time they threw me in that goddamned hole. Left me there until I was out
of my mind with hunger.
gone. Safe. Or dead. Forcing myself to sit up, I grab the tray and fling it against the bars. That’ll earn me another beating. More broken bones. I don’t give a shit.
but I won’t make it easy for them.
“Here.”
me. “Who—?”
Sampson. SEAL Team Eight on a joint op with ODA. Can you—”
He made it.
brightens as the heat of a flashlight paints my face.
up from down, I can’t orient myself, and nausea crawls up from my stomach when
he starts hustling down the hall.
air smells like heaven, and then West orders everyone to fall back. Somewhere
below me, I hear raspy, rattling breathing.
arm with his. To my right, he cocks his pistol.
Ryker snorts. “On second thought…don’t.”
ground under our feet, I start to sob. We might be going home, but I’ll never
see Boston again.
and shifters inhabit one of them, military men and women fill another, with
sexy Doms and strong subs carving out the final slice of her literary universe.
She admits to eleven novels (though there are at least five unfinished drafts
on her desk right now), all while working a full-time job, running
half-marathons, and catering to the every whim of her three cats. Despite this
whirlwind, she still finds time to binge watch Doctor Who all of the Netflix
Marvel shows, and most recently, The Handmaid’s Tale. Oh, and she hopes to one
day be able to say that she plays the guitar. Right now, she mostly tortures
the strings until they make noise.
[I received a digital arc for an honest review]
Second Sight is the next standalone in Patricia D. Eddy’s Away From Keyboard series. A high adrenaline, emotion packed ride you don’t want to miss!
Dax survived being a prisoner of war and came out of it blind and with a lot of scars both on the surface and inside. Evianna is leading a major tech project and has spent her life proving herself as a woman in her field. After she has to let one of her employee’s go she finds herself in needs of protection and turns to Dax‘s business Second Sight for help. Evianna‘s situation and escalates and finds herself under Dax‘s watch. Dax already has the odds stacked against himself with his inability to see but throw his instant connection with Evianna into the mix, and he’s job gets even harder. She quickly becomes more than just a client and helps him heal old wounds. But when Evianna‘s life is at risk will what he sees as his weakness’ stop him from saving her.
From the first page this book grabs your attention and doesn’t let you go. The story line is interesting and fast paced. I loved Dax so much, he was beautifully broken and my heart hurt for him. He was constantly internally struggling but on the outside remained strong and in control. He may have been blind but he was still leathal and could kick a**. Evianna was a sweetheart who complicated his characters perfectly. She didn’t put up with his attitude, quickly adapted to his ways and showed him that he was so much more than his scars. Evianna quickly broke down his walls in their connection was beautiful. The sex scenes in the novel were steamy and passionate and not over done.
Second Sight by Patricia D. Eddy and the previous books in the Away From The Keyboard series, are perfect for fans of suspense romance readers! I can’t wait for more releases in this intense series.
“I need him. All of him. He’s the only guide I have through the chaos, and now … after tonight… he’s the only one I want.“
“She’s beautiful. Strong. Capable. Brave. And she loves me. Blind, scarred, with nightmares, anger issues, and a complete inability to ask for help when I need it.“
4.5/5 ⭐