Author: nickthackerandjimheskett
An assassin with a lethal grudge and a homemade prison: can Ember escape this high-tech dungeon before it’s too late?Halfway through her six-week trial-by-combat punishment, contract killer Ember Clarke has had enough. Unfortunately for her, the newest assassin on her trail this week refuses to stop. …And when Ember wakes up handcuffed in a magnetized holding cell, she knows she’s trapped.… knows she’s trapped.Desperate to earn her freedom, Ember tries everything she can think of to escape. But the walls are impregnable, and her captor has promised to kill her by the end of the week. Can Ember find a…
He’s a paranoid lunatic with shackles in his back room. Will she join his collection, or will she destroy the chains?Ember Clarke hasn’t had a second to rest since it all started. In week three of a six-week trial by combat, the third assassin informs her he stockpiles hostages like baseball cards. And, just so Ember knows he’s serious, this deranged psycho kills one of them in front of her…… them in front of her…Even though she’s a hardened contract killer, Ember does not abide the deaths of innocents. A toxic game of cat and mouse with the kidnapper leads…
It all comes down to this. Can she survive her final challenge?Ember Clarke has been through the wringer. Her body has been beaten, bruised, shot and stabbed for five straight weeks. But the final week of her punishment will bring new challenges she never could have expected…As her world crumbles around her, Ember must scramble to protect the people she cares about the most. But with more than … most. But with more than one deadly foe stalking her, it may not be enough. She’s been tried.She’s been tested. Will she prevail? Can Ember see it through to the finish…
Bombs hidden across Denver. A race against time to defuse them. Will she die saving the city, or will she live to see it go up in smoke?Elite assassin Ember Clarke has a lot to atone for in this life. And she knows the killer after her this week has plenty to be angry about. So angry, in fact, he’s planted a bomb in Denver, and it’s set to detonate within hours.Ember scrambles to save innocent … scrambles to save innocent lives from becoming collateral damage in an assassins’ war. But the biggest shock of all comes when Ember learns…
A ruthless peddler of poison is closing in. How long can she evade the inevitable?Elite assassin Ember Clarke never thought she would have to stare death in the face. In week two of a six-week trial by combat, she’s working hard to keep her head above water. But the hitman after her this week changes everything by poisoning Ember’s crew solely to get to her.Devastated by these senseless killings, … her.Devastated by these senseless killings, Ember strikes out to find the vicious murderer. But a technicality in the rules keeps the poisoner’s identity secret. Can Ember uncover the identity of…
The Denver Assassins Club has one rule for its members: Step out of line and you become the next target.Ember Clarke is a nimble killer-for-hire. She only accepts jobs to snuff out dirtbags who deserve it, like the serial rapist currently in her crosshairs; the latest of her contracts. But when a rival Club hitman shows up to steal the contract — and put a knife in her back — she has no choice … and put a knife in her back — she has no choice but to add another stiff to her body count.But she quickly learns that…
After stumbling upon a grisly crime scene, volunteer park ranger Ben is pulled into a far-reaching conspiracy — and a twisted, high-stakes game where winning or losing means the difference between life and death…