I received an eARC of this book via Lady Amber's Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of this review.

Trouble in Mind by Donna Frelick was an interesting read….to the say the least! It combined all my favorite elements into one book: epic science fiction, multiple character points of view, steamy romance, and amazing world-building. FBI Agent Alana Matheson is at a loss when trying to find the missing/kidnapped Asia and Jack Robertson. Her only lead is the husband who was beaten and left for dead and a private investigator Gabriel Cruz who is more than he seems. Racing to find the missing wife and son, Alana finds everything she’s ever known tested against the truths she uncovers.

I really liked Alana, or Lana as she prefers. She’s snarky, hardcore, and driven. She will find the missing Robertsons, it’s a matter of when not if. That is the way she thinks and I got to love her for it. She follows her gut intuition which gets her in trouble time and time again. And this time she follows her gut by listening to the PI the husband brought in, Gabriel Cruz. He’s in an enigma to her and she can’t decide whether to trust him or ditch him, but he’s her best lead on the case.

Gabriel Cruz *swoon* Gabriel is definitely more than he appears. The first time he appears in the book he is on another planet, extracting a guy from a bad situation. He is part-human, part-Thrane, and he is one of the sons of the deceased and feared Kylan Dar. He fights his killer instinct at every turn, instead choosing to uses his psi powers for good, helping the Interstellar Rescue, an uprising protecting and freeing the slaves in the Consortium.

The plot of this story is focused on finding Asia and Jack, who were taken by men in ski masks while enjoying a day at the park as a family. There are no leads, nothing to go on, except for what is hidden in Ethan Robertson’s mind. With Gabriel’s psi talents he is able to uncover what happened and now he’s on the hunt, but he has to play nice with local law enforcer Alana Matheson. The plot centers on them, their battle of wits and the attraction that is growing between them. Between that and the other plot threads, it makes for a fast-paced read!

Overall I enjoyed the book. I want to note though that I have not read the first book in the series [b:Unchained Memory|24383922|Unchained Memory (Interstellar Rescue #1)|Donna S. Frelick|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1420775967s/24383922.jpg|43967388] and while it isn’t required I do think it would clarify some of the questions that I had as I was reading. There were plot holes, I thought, but in reality these were probably explained in the first book so I won’t note them here. If you enjoy epic science fiction with a lot of romance, I highly suggest you grab a copy of this book!