Everybody Burns

Enhanced World, Book 6

By: Victoria Sue

Narrated by: Iggy Toma

Eli was only seven years old when he had been given to monsters.

Sixteen years later he finally gets the chance for revenge, and with his enhanced abilities changing, nothing and no one is going to stop him, especially a new partner who seems to see right through the black holes in his soul.

Agent Daniel Connelly left Washington trying to keep his sanity, but the images of the innocent victims are still haunting him and knows the horror in Eli's eyes is exactly what he is trying to forget.

Everybody Burns is a story about two men falling in love. Except one doesn't think he is capable of it...and the other doesn't think he deserves it.

©2020 Victoria Sue (P)2020 Tantor

Book 6 in this paranormal series

I've read this author before but not this series. This is a paranormal series and this is book 6. I haven't read any of the others books. I listened to the audio book. This book was Daniel, a FBI Special Agent in a special unit and enhanced Eli. Great story and world created, but many of the previous characters mentioned so audio was confusing. Daniel has amazing patience and won Eli over. One narrator, and I can't wait to read the others from this series.

Great story!

Daniel and Eli’s relationship isn’t your typical romance but is stronger and more touching because of the differences. I’m not fond of the new narrator but it’s always tough changing in the middle of a series.

Career Change for Gregory

honestly, the man seems to have a knack for matchmaking, he's four for four in the span of a year, dude has a VERY promising career as a professional matchmaker lol.

but really, I just wanna take Eli and feed him and hug him and protect him. poor baby 😢

Wonderful Story and Outstanding Narration

What a wonderful story in one of my favorite series! And the narration by Iggy Toma was outstanding.

Eli was abused, sexually and physically, from age 5 by his foster father in a foster system who failed him. One of the enhanced, he now wants nothing more than to kill that man and to go far away where he know no one so he can be left alone. He can no longer perform sexually but feels no one would want him anyway. Daniel is one of the "human" team members, newly transferred from DC, where he left his own set of nightmares and misery behind him.

Partnered together, the two begin a very slow burn dance of attraction and denial as they navigate their destiny and work to bring Eli's former foster parent to justice.

I won't say more about the story but I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed both the underlying criminal element and the not-so-subtle romantic attraction. Both characters were deserving of love and both finally found their way to what I hope is their HEA. Iggy Toma's voices were varied and distinct. Very easy to listen to. Highly recommended audio.

Finally got to Eli...

He's been part of every book but you didn't know him well. Author did a great job of teasing us with just enough information about this reclusive, quiet, intense team member.
Maybe too good. My only issue was that the Eli I've had snippets of didn't turn out to be as "big" as the teasing made him. Oh, he was interesting and disturbed and had huge issues. But in his own book, he came across like all the other members of the team, another tortured soul.