H. L. Wegley in his new book, "Hide And Seek" Book One in the Pure Genius series published by Harbourlight Books brings us into the lives of Lee Brandt and Jennifer Akihara.

From the back cover: A computer security breach within a US defense contractor's firewalls leads investigators, Lee Brandt and beautiful, brilliant Jennifer Akihara, onto the cyber-turf of terrorists, where they are detected and targeted for elimination.

Lee leads them on a desperate and prayer-filled flight for survival into the mountains of the Pacific Northwest.

Will Jennifer's pursuit of truth about the conspiracy, and the deepest issues of life, lead her into the clutches of terrorists, into the arms of Lee Brandt, or into the arms of the God she deems untrustworthy?

The government has a problem. It has been infected with a Trojan virus that stole top-secret files. Lee Brandt, who writes computer programs, is given the unenviable task of finding and destroying this virus. To do so he finds an assistant, Jennifer Akihara. Now the hunt begins as the terrorists do not want them to succeed and chase them using chase them using weapons, highly technical equipment and explosives. "Hide And Seek" is a thriller as both Lee and Jennifer's lives are in great danger as they try to stay ahead of those that want them dead and still manage to stop them and the virus. On top of that it is also a romance. Mr. Wegley has given us a top-notch beginning to what looks like an excellent series. I am so glad I found this very talented author and am looking forward to his next book.

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I had a difficult time reading this book. The reason? The thought of crawling through caves really creeps me out! Yet, despite my aversion to the underground, I felt compelled to find out what was going to happen to Jennifer and Lee.

When these two brilliant people discover a cyber-terrorism plot that jeopardizes US defense systems, they are forced to flee for their lives. The author paints a vivid picture of his gorgeous, yet tough, Japanese-Hawaiian heroine and his formidable, competent hero as they dodge and outsmart the terrorists while discovering an undeniable romantic attraction.

The plot is fast-paced with a lot of suspense. Not only do Lee and Jennifer have to flee for their lives, they have consequences to face when they do reach safety due to some of the choices they have made.

The faith message is woven throughout the story as Lee introduces agnostic Jennifer to the love and power of God. Without preachiness, these characters relate to each other in a realistic manner on the issue of beliefs.

Henry Wegley brings his many years of experience in the IT industry and his studies of Christian apologetics to his novel. He has done a good job of presenting a story to the intelligent community that reflects the Christian faith while providing an enjoyable romantic thriller.

The best thing about this book? There's a whole series, so we get to enjoy even more suspenseful adventures with Jennifer and Lee!

A downloadable version of this book was provided to me with no obligation to leave anything other than an honest review.

If you like fast-paced, high-stress books? Then you just might like this action-filled adventure from H. L. Wegley.

It all begins with a Government contract to write a program for some Government needs and winds up with a Trojan virus that snatched top secret files. Lee Brandt, who writes programs for the Government, finds an assistant to try to pry out the Trojan. The problem is this assistant ties up his tongue and renders him a hopeless idiot. Yes, she's that pretty.

Jennifer Akihira is incredibly intelligent and knows this hopeless idiot probably won't be much help as she tries to eject the Trojan and find the culprit or culprits.

That's before the bad guys begin to chase them. With guns. And with highly technical equipment. And explosives.

Lee leads Jennifer into a limestone cave to try to hide from the goons, but the goons find them. Sorta.

Wow! What an exciting book. The first chapter or so had some difficult to read technical computer stuff, but if you read past it--it's only in a few paragraphs, not throughout the novel--the story really comes alive and pulls you along for a heart-stopping ride.

Hide and Seek by H.L. Wegley is a definite keeper if you love suspense with a touch of romance. :)

***I received this book from the author/publisher for the purpose of review. The above is my honest opinion.***