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UnderCut
When you are loved, you have everything to lose...
Lily Masters was born with a deformity that shaped her life. When she, white and rural-raised, and Cam Taylor, a biracial army medic and literary professor who left his work under a cloud of suspicion, meet, fall in love, and get engaged, Lily decides it's time to take control of her body in order to feel whole. She schedules plastic reconstructive surgery in Texas and leaves Cam and her nephew Kenny, also of mixed heritage, who they're planning to adopt, back home in Wisconsin to wait. The nightmare begins when Cam can't get a response about Lily's condition from the hospital and both his friend Matt the newspaper editor and his sister Georgia send him a horrifying news story about murder and mayhem at the Southern Shore Medical Center in Houston where Lily is supposedly under the knife. But whose knife? A terrifying ring of human organ black marketers harvest organs from unwilling victims to meet the demand for transplants as the procedures become less risky and the race to create engineered organs fails. In Lily's case, she's not only the victim of black marketers, she's a target for revenge. The international terrorist family, the Limms, want payback for the loss of a favored son when Lily helped expose their international sex-trafficking operation. Her plastic surgery was the only success when she wakes without kidneys. You'll never see the face of your lover again, Old Man Limm promises. And your body will slowly rot in its own poison. As their friends and family gather around them, Cam and Lily wonder about their future together and whether being whole is a solitary or communal endeavor.
Lily Masters was born with a deformity that shaped her life. When she, white and rural-raised, and Cam Taylor, a biracial army medic and literary professor who left his work under a cloud of suspicion, meet, fall in love, and get engaged, Lily decides it's time to take control of her body in order to feel whole. She schedules plastic reconstructive surgery in Texas and leaves Cam and her nephew Kenny, also of mixed heritage, who they're planning to adopt, back home in Wisconsin to wait. The nightmare begins when Cam can't get a response about Lily's condition from the hospital and both his friend Matt the newspaper editor and his sister Georgia send him a horrifying news story about murder and mayhem at the Southern Shore Medical Center in Houston where Lily is supposedly under the knife. But whose knife? A terrifying ring of human organ black marketers harvest organs from unwilling victims to meet the demand for transplants as the procedures become less risky and the race to create engineered organs fails. In Lily's case, she's not only the victim of black marketers, she's a target for revenge. The international terrorist family, the Limms, want payback for the loss of a favored son when Lily helped expose their international sex-trafficking operation. Her plastic surgery was the only success when she wakes without kidneys. You'll never see the face of your lover again, Old Man Limm promises. And your body will slowly rot in its own poison. As their friends and family gather around them, Cam and Lily wonder about their future together and whether being whole is a solitary or communal endeavor.
308 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 12, 2020
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September 19, 2020
Lisa Lickel’s latest novel, Undercut, is a nail biter. Tension and conflict from the first to the last page. Undercut shows Lickel’s genre range. She can write anything: mystery, romance, women’s fiction, science fiction, and now thriller. Undercut is a continuation of Lily and Cam’s story that begins in Understory. The book can stand alone (but I suggest you read both). Although the subject of organ donation is central to the story and therefore involves surgery, it is gently handled and well researched. Lisa Lickel’s books appeal to readers of Christian fiction, but she’s never heavy handed. Anyone will enjoy this read.
September 24, 2020
Love drama, action grounded in contemporary issues, and sympathetic characters? Undercut has them all. You’ll steal time to sneak away and read so you can find out the fates of victim Lily, her fiancé Cam, and the child they hope will be theirs, the ten-year-old Kenny. Well researched with twists that will have you guessing until the climax, Undercut is sure to engage your imagination. And after finishing, you might just sign up and join me as an organ donor.
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January 15, 2021
I don't read a lot of romantic suspense, but I liked this book very much. The story definitely had a lot of twists and turns and the characters were very likable and identifiable. It was interesting to experience the story from both Lily and Cam's point of view. The story also gave some insights into the horrifying world of human trafficking and organ donation. Highly recommended for romantic suspense lovers.
May 6, 2021
I always learn a lot when I read Lisa's well-researched books. This time I learned all the ins and outs of Organ donation--legal and, regretfully, illegal. Intrigue and strong relationships are the main features. After the nail-biting parts, the ending left me happy and content. You rock, Lisa!
September 24, 2020
Well, it's my book...
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