THUNDER GAME is the twentieth instalment in Christine Feehan’s contemporary, adult GHOSTWALKERS paranormal, romance series focusing on an elite group of enhanced men and women known as the GhostWalkers (GW). These ‘super soldiers’ were once part of an unauthorized government experiment performed by Dr. Peter Whitney. The original GhostWalkers struggled without a female anchor, a female whose genetic and enhanced powers were often in tandem with the men involved. This is Diego Campos, and Leila Fenton’s story line. THUNDER GAME can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Leila & Diego) THUNDER GAME follows Team Four GW Diego Campos as he returns to his home in the Appalachian Mountains where he reconsiders the direction of his life. Sensing other enhanced soldiers nearby, Diego will find himself in a firefight and rescue of the woman with whom he will fall in love. Leila Fenton had been a prisoner and a test subject of General Phil Chariot, but her younger sister Bridget was struggling with the abuse performed by Dr. Peter Whitney. Desperate to save her sister, Leila left a part of herself behind in Chariot’s compound, taking refuge with a great uncle in the Appalachian Mountains but our couple will find themselves defending against several enhanced teams of soldiers, many of whom were battling the enhancements themselves.

The world building follows the rapidly building relationship between Diego and Leila as our couple must defend themselves against the enhanced soldiers sent to destroy their lives. One of Diego’s abilities is revealed, something with which he struggles to come to terms in the face of emotional and physical abuse as a child. A powerful GhostWalker, Diego’s low sense of self-esteem is the antithesis of the usually confident super soldier.

The relationship between Diego and Leila begins as a rescue but one of immediate attraction. Although the author has altered and revised some of the enhancements and ‘fated mate’ qualities as the series develops, Diego knows Leila is the woman that calls to his heart. And similarly to his brother Ruben Campo’s story line LIGHTNING GAME, there is little to no focus on the sexual needs and wants of our story line hero. There is one-lone, tepid $ex scene, only warranting a few sentences in the story.

There is another large ensemble cast of enterprising, familiar, supernatural and powerful secondary and supporting characters including several members of Diego’s GhostWalkers Team Four who are determined to protect their brother: Ezekiel (Bellisia), Mordichai and Malichai Fortunes, Colonel Joe Spagnola, Gino Mazzo (Zara), Wyatt and Pepper Fontenot, and everybody’s favorite grandmother Nonny Fontenot: Logan Maxwell (Team Two), and Trap Dawkins, whom the author seeks to remind the reader at every opportunity of Dawkins neurodiversity, in the face of the negativity and backlash of Trap’s book VIPER GAME. We are introduced to General Phil Chariot, another career military officer determined to create his own team of super soldiers; Leila’s sister Bridget, and their great uncle Luther. The requisite evil has many faces

THUNDER GAME is a partly introspective look at one man’s struggle with his life and the choices he has made; a story of power and control, betrayal and action, family and friendships, relationships and love . The premise is inviting and edgy; the characters are animated and dynamic; the romance is limited but passionate.

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THUNDER GAME is the 20th book in Christine Feehan’s contemporary, adult GHOSTWALKERS paranormal, romance series.This is Diego Campos & Leila Fenton’s story line.THUNDER GAME is a partly introspective look at one man’s struggle with his life and the choices he has made; a story of power & control, betrayal & action, family & friendships, relationships & love . The premise is inviting & edgy; the characters are animated & dynamic; the romance is limited but passionate.


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I've never read a book by this author, or any supernatural romance, so I wasn't sure what I would think of it. But I surprised myself by how much I enjoyed it! And the romance aspect was actually the part I loved the least.

As I was reading it, I felt like it was giving off X-Men and Marvel vibes and that was the part I loved the most!

The GhostWalkers are elite soldiers whose natural psychic abilities were enhanced in a lab. Unlike other factions of enhanced soldiers, they live by a moral honor code and they are all brothers. When one of them, Diego, heads to his home in the Appalachian mountains with the intention of ending his life, he comes upon a fight he wasn't expecting. When he uses his healing abilities to save Leila, a woman warrior, from death, he instantly falls in love, and he immediately forgets his original plan. But she is in grave danger because she escaped the barracks she was being kept in by military command, and they want her back. But Diego has no intention of letting her go.

I was so intrigued by both the natural capabilities of the GhostWalkers and the enhancements they were given. As I learned more about why and how that came to be, I was more and more drawn into the story. There were fight scenes that were gorier than what I usually read, but it didn’t bother me. I found myself flying through pages to see what was going to happen.

Diego and his tragic childhood were devastating, and seeing him fall in love with Leila was sweet, if a little too insta-love for me. The bonds he had with his found family were one of my favorite parts of the story, second only to the bond he has with his actual brother. The things they have been through together were horrifying and the fact that they both continue to be good and honorable men made me tear up in places. i enjoyed Leila as well, but felt line I didn't connect with her as much as I did with Diego.

I'm definitely going to look into reading more books from this series!

Thunder Game is the 20th book in the Ghostwalker series by Christine Feehan. It is an explosive installment with nonstop action from the very first pages. I love the camaraderie and sense of family that is evident between team four and the new friends and family they have made throughout the series.
Malachi, Ruben, and all the rest ride in to help Diego and support him and show how they love and accept him with all of his flaws and welcome Leila into the family during very tumultuous times. As usual, they show why the ghostwalkers are the best of the best.
I do feel like there should have been a trigger warning at the beginning of the book and maybe there will be in the published version, but there was not in the ARC that I read. That situation I think requires a trigger warning happens in the first three chapters so readers please be aware because your emotional health matters.

For not knowing or doing poetry Diego sure made me swoon. Love the fierceness of Warrior Woman and the family that all Ghost Walkers become. Having all the teams making appearances just brought joy. I hurt for Diego and Rubins youth as well as Leila and Bridgets after the loss of their parents. This book just hit all the bases for me. Suspense, romance, family, evil, good and steam where it was needed. Thunder Game reached out and plucked me into the story on page one and did not let go till the end. Thank you for the advanced copy. I freely share my honest thoughts and opinions. #ThunderGame #GhostWalker #ChristineFeehan #Berkley #NetGalley

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This SciFi Military Romance series is known for its edge of seat action scenes and strong male and female main characters… Thunder Game, Diego and Leila’s Story and the parts the GhostWalkers teams play do not disappoint here! Christine Feehan also brings alive the subjects of childhood abuse and traumas and the affects they have on people, facing isolation and depression.

Throughout the action packed part of the storyline, all emotions are felt and connections built to these main characters. A story that wonderfully immerses you in the journey of our main characters to their own Happily ever after…

Follow them coming together… Two loyal people determined to survive and sacrifice to protect others. Coming to realize that someone else truly sees them, others can truly care for them, just the way they are, with all they carry. See themselves as individuals, a couple, Family, in a new light… and find hope-love in a future.

Diego has come home to die, he's had enough of life and goes to the one place he knows his brother will find him and carry out his last wishes. Diego is a Ghostwalker- an enhanced and experimented on soldier who thinks he's not as good as his brother. Ghostwalkers are men who had volunteered to be enhanced psychically so they would be more use to their country. But Dr. Peter Whitney also performed experimental gene coding on them without their consent or knowledge. And because of his connection and the government who wanted his enhanced soldiers, he was pretty much untouchable and continues to experiment on people. Diego and his teammates are more like family to each other and will help each other out.

Before Diego can get to his cabin, a bunch of soldiers come for his elderly neighbor who is an ex Ghostwalker. But he's not alone, his two nieces are with him and one gets kidnapped while the other gets hurt. Diego has to trust Leila and show her some of his psychic gifts that no one else knows about in order to save her life.

Leila is a surprise because he's never had such a reaction to a woman before and he feels a pull towards her. Once they have both rested and she is healing and feeling better they want to go after her sister but more soldiers show up. Diego and Leila work together to take them out and keep each other safe. But when Diego's brother finds out what's going on and finds out some secrets that Diego has been keeping, the rest of the Ghostwalker team make their way to them to help out.

Diego and Leila's romance was a slow burn because neither of them had ever felt anything like the instant attraction they felt for each other. They let themselves get to know the other as they grew closer and tried to find a way to rescue her loved ones from Whitney before he could experiment on them more. There was so much action in this book, so much fighting so we get to see Leila and Diego in action.

I really liked that the rest of the Ghostwalker team shows up and we get to see how his teammates, the characters from past books and their families are doing. I really loved that. It's nice to see how characters from previous books that you really liked are doing. This is the 20th book in Christine Feehan's Ghostwalker series and I can completely recommend this book as well as this series. But I would read the books in order to understand what has been happening and how it all started. This was a great addition to the series and I am looking forward to reading more.

Disclosure: I was given an e-ARC of this book via NetGalley but all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Review: THUNDER GAME by Christine Feehan https://bit.ly/4cXVQmi
Publication Date: 5/6/2025
Genre Paranormal Romance
Reviewed by Reading in Pajamas/ Donna
Rated 3.5 Stars

One thing you can always count on in the Ghostwalker series is uniqueness. All the enhanced characters have their own powers, quirks, and limitations. That makes each book interesting to the overall storyline flowing through all the books.

This book started out quickly with danger and battle, enabling warriors, Diego and Leila to meet. Quite a bit of time was spent developing their relationship and enhancing their mutual respect. I liked how they slowly helped to heal each other. Not just in body, but mentally as well. Their banter and rapport was fun and added a bit of lightness to the situation.

My problem with this installment is that the healing and downtime drug out too long. Granted it helped to cement their relationship, but as a book, it slowed it down repeatedly. The ending was a bit anticlimactic as well. ( I’m not sure why it was written like that.) I did love when the rest of the Ghostwalkers showed up with their teasing and camaraderie. I enjoy a group dynamic like that.

*Review copy provided by Penguin in exchange for an honest review.


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In Thunder Game by Christine Feehan, Diego is back home in the Applachian mts. where he runs into trouble. Every Ghostwalker book starts with the tattoo and oath that they take. The men and women are usually psychically and physically enhanced, some willing and some not willing in a lab in the hopes to make a supersoldier. He helps Leila escape from a bad situation and protects her while she heals. Both feel inadequate, but there is inta attraction and as always an HEA.

Feehan goes back to Team 4 in her new book Thunder Game. You go home with Diego as he does not think that his brother needs him any longer. On his way up the mountain he runs into trouble and finds Leila and her sister under attack. This is a great book with ups and downs and the bonds that the character create with each other. As always you catch up with the other members of the team but also with some of the other Teams members. Will be recommending this book.

I couldn’t get enough of this book. The chemistry between Diego and Leila is intense and undeniable. As they navigate their shared dangers, the emotional bond between them deepens. The world-building is as rich as ever, with Feehan’s signature mix of action, supernatural elements, and steamy romance. Diego and Leila’s journey is not just about survival, it’s about healing, finding love in the most unexpected places, and discovering a light in the darkness.