Showing results by narrator "Melissa Sternenberg" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Zak Chambers is a disillusioned hired gun who longs for a connection with life beyond her sat-phone and assignments she can't share with anyone. Her boss lines up a cushy escort job to Africa to give her time to refocus. But the country she loved as a child holds memories she isn't ready to face.

Hiding out in another country, she believes she's finally escaped the Organization and has a chance at a normal life. Maybe, this time she can finally start over and leave her violent past behind. But unbeknownst to her, someone close to her has a connection to her past. And when he finds out what she's done and the people she's killed in the name of justice, he won't stop until she pays.

Sure, I turned down my $9.6m football contract to join the Teams, but I'll never tell you the real reason why. The media has anointed me a selfless, patriotic American hero. But it isn't that deep - I just want some action - a one-night stand with a San Diego coed. I cross paths with Miss San Diego again halfway across the world in Afghanistan. I gaze into her beautiful blue eyes and give her my word that she's safe with me. And my word is my bond. Then she is kidnapped.

Hope Jones left North Carolina in the rearview mirror. She'd kept a low profile, refused to watch the news and focused on surviving. Healing. But when people start getting sick due to tainted meat in a grocery store, Hope can no longer pretend she's normal. As she tracks down those responsible, she uncovers a conspiracy, angering powerful people who will stop at nothing to protect their interests.

Katherine Hope Jones is a seemingly normal woman with a well-paying job. The horror of her childhood carefully hidden away. But after she witnesses an act of animal cruelty, her tightly constructed world comes crashing down as past and present collide.