She escaped the fire--but not the effects of the burn.
Janeal has long felt trapped in her father's Gypsy culture. Then one night a powerful man named Salazar Sanso promises her the life she longs for--if she will help recover a vast sum of money tied to her father.
When the plan implodes, Sanso and his men attack the gypsy settlement and burn it to the ground. During the blaze, Janeal is faced with a staggering choice.
The impact of that moment changes her forever.
As her past rises from the ashes, Janeal faces a new life-or-death choice. And this time, escape is not an option.
The past Janeal thought had burned away is rising from the ashes.
Years ago, the Gypsy Kumpania where Janeal Mikkado lived was attacked by outsiders. With her best friend about to be consumed by a fire, Janeal had two options: try to save her friend––at serious risk to her own life––or disappear with the million dollars that she had just discovered...
But the past is quickly coming back to haunt her. Both the best friend and the boyfriend that she was sure were dead have reappeared in her life, as has someone who knows about the money. There's a debt to be paid for the money she found, but there's an even greater debt she must face––and if the chaff isn't burned from her own heart, it will consume her.
The authors follow up Kiss (2009) with another dark thriller. Janeal Mikkado was forced to make a difficult decision: risk her own life to save her best friend, or leave her friend to burn to death and run off with a million dollars. She chose the wrong path, and now her own life is in jeopardy, as she is pursued not just by the money’s rightful owner but also by elements of her past that she thought were dead. Like Kiss, this novel features a solidly constructed plot, well-designed characters, and, peeking out from the darkness, a message of hope and spiritual redemption. As a solo writer, Dekker has a devoted following, especially among readers of inspirational fiction, and his fans will eagerly embrace this book, which showcases his ability to balance story with character and to keep the reader on the edge of his or her seat. --David Pitt
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She escaped the fire--but not the effects of the burn.
Janeal has long felt trapped in her father's Gypsy culture. Then one night a powerful man named Salazar Sanso promises her the life she longs for--if she will help recover a vast sum of money tied to her father.
When the plan implodes, Sanso and his men attack the gypsy settlement and burn it to the ground. During the blaze, Janeal is faced with a staggering choice.
The impact of that moment changes her forever.
As her past rises from the ashes, Janeal faces a new life-or-death choice. And this time, escape is not an option.
The past Janeal thought had burned away is rising from the ashes.
Years ago, the Gypsy Kumpania where Janeal Mikkado lived was attacked by outsiders. With her best friend about to be consumed by a fire, Janeal had two options: try to save her friend––at serious risk to her own life––or disappear with the million dollars that she had just discovered...
But the past is quickly coming back to haunt her. Both the best friend and the boyfriend that she was sure were dead have reappeared in her life, as has someone who knows about the money. There's a debt to be paid for the money she found, but there's an even greater debt she must face––and if the chaff isn't burned from her own heart, it will consume her.
From Publishers Weekly
Dekker and Healy follow their collaboration in Kiss with another odyssey into the paranormal that transports readers into another dimension and returns them head spinning, never to see their own world in quite the same way. Two young friends are propelled out of their Gypsy clan when shady characters burn their kumpania (community). The girls lose family and friends in the fire and grow up separated from each other and the boy they both loved. One is faced with an impossible choice that haunts her until the girls meet 15 years later, where a reality-bender twist is revealed. Readers who enjoy allegorical stories that are rooted in the Bible will find dozens of connections, some force-fed (He was the Jesus to Janeal's Judas) and others unorthodox but mind-zinging ( 'Who can imagine what God and Satan discuss? Certainly Job had no idea God was gambling with his life.' ) Christian fiction lovers who enjoy romantic interest, frantic chases by sinister figures of biblical proportions, suspense, and the old-fashioned joy of suspending disbelief will find this new dynamic writing duo, once a writer-editor combo, fiery hot. (Jan.)
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From Booklist
The authors follow up Kiss (2009) with another dark thriller. Janeal Mikkado was forced to make a difficult decision: risk her own life to save her best friend, or leave her friend to burn to death and run off with a million dollars. She chose the wrong path, and now her own life is in jeopardy, as she is pursued not just by the money’s rightful owner but also by elements of her past that she thought were dead. Like Kiss, this novel features a solidly constructed plot, well-designed characters, and, peeking out from the darkness, a message of hope and spiritual redemption. As a solo writer, Dekker has a devoted following, especially among readers of inspirational fiction, and his fans will eagerly embrace this book, which showcases his ability to balance story with character and to keep the reader on the edge of his or her seat. --David Pitt