by Kelly Cozy
BOOK DESCRIPTION
Anonymous. That was Jennifer's life. But when she survived a
domestic terrorist attack and her last-minute escape became the iconic image of
the event, that life was over. Wanting only to disappear and become just another
face in the crowd, she cashed in on her unwanted fame and moved to a small town,
hidden away and safe.
Retired. That was Sean's life. A former covert operative - the kind the government denies exists - he'd been pushed unwillingly into a life of suburban peace and quiet. But his retirement ended when he saw Jennifer's rescue; from then on he only wanted to find those responsible for the attack, even if it meant turning rogue.
Retired. That was Sean's life. A former covert operative - the kind the government denies exists - he'd been pushed unwillingly into a life of suburban peace and quiet. But his retirement ended when he saw Jennifer's rescue; from then on he only wanted to find those responsible for the attack, even if it meant turning rogue.
What Jennifer and Sean will both
find is that nothing goes to plan, and their paths will cross in a way neither
could have foreseen.
AUTHOR BIO
She lives in California with her husband, son, and cats. When she's not writing or reading, she enjoys cooking, watching movies, and attending nerdy conventions.
Kelly is currently at work on her next novel; she hopes you enjoy reading her books as much as she enjoys writing them.
REVIEWS
5.0 out of 5 stars Take
a chance March 11, 2013
By Karen
Girard
Format:Kindle
Edition
When something tragic happens, you remember where you were
when you found out. If you're the survivor of a tragedy, however, you want to
forget. But you can't not remember -- where you were, what you did, what you
didn't do, what you wish you'd done, who survived, who didn't.
In Ashes, Cozy deftly tells the story of Sean Kincaid, a retired black ops agent who watches a federal building in LA collapse from a bomb planted by a domestic terrorist group. Though he's seen people die -- many of them by his own hand -- he's entranced by the one who survives, Jennifer Thompson, the last person to escape the collapsing building. Inspired by Jennifer and maimed by a life spent in killing for dubious causes, he decides to bring the murders to justice in a way only a trained killer could.
Jennifer can't understand why she survived. On the terrible day of the bombing, it's tiny chances, accidents of fate, that change her life forever, and she can't stop thinking of the friends who didn't survive. She leaves behind everything she's ever known to start a new life in a sleepy border town, where her new friends seem to have no idea what had happened in her old life. Jennifer finds an uneasy peace, until the unexpected opportunity for revenge -- and the impossibility of conventional justice -- force both survivor and ex-assassin to confront the ghosts that haunt them.
Ashes is a rare combination of sensitively drawn characters dealing complex moral questions, set in a well-paced narrative that devotes the just the right amount of time to grief, healing, and kick-ass action. (Or should that be "kick-ash"?) It's a must-read, even better than The Day After Yesterday.
In Ashes, Cozy deftly tells the story of Sean Kincaid, a retired black ops agent who watches a federal building in LA collapse from a bomb planted by a domestic terrorist group. Though he's seen people die -- many of them by his own hand -- he's entranced by the one who survives, Jennifer Thompson, the last person to escape the collapsing building. Inspired by Jennifer and maimed by a life spent in killing for dubious causes, he decides to bring the murders to justice in a way only a trained killer could.
Jennifer can't understand why she survived. On the terrible day of the bombing, it's tiny chances, accidents of fate, that change her life forever, and she can't stop thinking of the friends who didn't survive. She leaves behind everything she's ever known to start a new life in a sleepy border town, where her new friends seem to have no idea what had happened in her old life. Jennifer finds an uneasy peace, until the unexpected opportunity for revenge -- and the impossibility of conventional justice -- force both survivor and ex-assassin to confront the ghosts that haunt them.
Ashes is a rare combination of sensitively drawn characters dealing complex moral questions, set in a well-paced narrative that devotes the just the right amount of time to grief, healing, and kick-ass action. (Or should that be "kick-ash"?) It's a must-read, even better than The Day After Yesterday.
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