His Soldier Boy — Lyra Books

Once the States were United in freedom, now, after a bloody second civil war, they are united in tyranny…Yet where there is tyranny, there is also rebellion. The rebels contact Dodger, a streetwise punk who's been trained as a sniper from childhood. He jumps at the chance to seek revenge against the government that murdered his family. The Rebellion also calls on Gin, a genetically engineered super-soldier who has slipped his shackles and escaped the dubious hospitality of the government's labs. He was created purely for combat and knows of no other way to exist. Though forced to be partners, Dodger and Gin take an immediate disliking to each other. Yet with each mission they complete, uncontrollable attraction grows between them. In a world where death is a constant companion, how can love possibly survive? They both dream of a day when they will no longer have to fight but know that they have no place in a peaceful world. How can love blossom between a man who's lost everyone he's ever loved and an emotionless soldier who doesn't even understand what love is?