First published 2024
Someone has stolen blood samples from Natasha Romanoff and James "Bucky" Barnes. The thief now holds the key to recreating the formula that transformed both operatives into superhuman weapons in Soviet laboratories. Natasha, the assassin who became Black Widow, must partner with Bucky, the Winter Soldier, to track down their enemy before the stolen genetic material can be used to create new super soldiers. Their pursuit forces them to confront their shared past as test subjects in Russia's Red Room, where scientists genetically altered them and brutal conditioning shaped them into living weapons. The hunt becomes personal as memories of their laboratory origins surface. Both carry scars from their time as unwilling participants in Soviet experiments. Now they race against time to stop someone from replicating the process that gave them enhanced abilities but cost them their humanity.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, action, espionage
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Russia, Soviet Union
Period: 20th Century, 21st Century
209 pages · Kindle Edition · Open Road Media
Content warnings: violence