Redemption

Carrie Overton is in deep trouble. All she wanted to do was escape her alcoholic and drug-addicted mother and leave the memory of the son she gave up for adoption behind. Carrie's opportunity for freedom comes at a high price when she leaves home with Travis Montgomery, a man, twenty years her senior. A man who harbors an awful secret connected to her past.After a botched robbery in which Travis forces her to help him steal two million dollars from a drug lord, leaving two people dead, Carrie decides to add a third victim to her list. Blinded by her thirst for freedom and determined not to live life looking over her shoulder, she pulls the trigger again and Travis is left lying on the floor. Eager to start over, Carrie takes the stolen money and travels to the small mountain town of Laurel, Pennsylvania where she lies about her past and relaxes into her new life.Before long, Carrie's lies are piling up in Laurel, and her past is about to catch up to her. Travis has survived the shooting, and he is determined to find Carrie and reveal the secret he's been keeping from her. But neither of them is aware of a bigger threat about to bear down on them.Nicholas D'Angelo is at the top of his profession. Known as a ghost, a contract killer for one of the biggest drug lords in Miami, his assignment is simple. Find the people, who stole the two million dollars, recover the money and eliminate them. Nick has never let outside distractions get in the way of a job until now. Inexplicably drawn to Carrie he begins breaking all the rules planting the two of them directly in the path of his drug lord boss.Before long, Carrie must make a life-threatening choice. Trust the hitman who vows to disobey his orders and protect her. Or stay in Laurel and face the drug lord determined to end her life. Either one might kill her.Redemption is a fast-paced, high stakes, page-turning story to keep you on the edge of your seat. Nominated for Georgia Author of the Year!Stephanie grew up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Gerritsen Beach. Her love of writing began with Saturday trips with her mother to the small local library where children would gather to hear a story read by the local Librarian. After the story ended, Stephanie would pick out a book to take home and read. Throughout her teen and young adult years, Stephanie's desire to write a novel of her own always simmered in the background. But it was not until years later after a career in Patient Accounting and a stint as a Licensed Realtor that her dreams of becoming a writer flourished with a move to the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. It was there that her first novel, Redemption was born. Drawn to thriller and suspense novels, she is dedicated to giving her readers fast-paced, high-stakes, page-turning stories that keep you on the edge of your seat and are full of surprising twists. She resides at her lake home in Villa Rica, Georgia with her husband and two cats. She is delighted to have been nominated for Georgia Author of the Year for Redemption. Stephanie's second novel, Retribution is the thrilling sequel to Redemption followed by Reckoning, the final book in the Sicario Files Trilogy. Her latest novel Mobbed Up was released in 2023 and she is hard at work on the sequel. You can find her online at wwwstephaniebaldi2com. Or follow her on Facebook and Twitter at sbauthor7. The Sicario Files Trilogy follows the journey of a hired killer and those who are hunting him. Nicholas D'Angelo is a ghost, a hired killer at the top of his profession, working for Ricardo Santiago, a ruthless drug lord. Nick's loyalty is tested when he comes face to face with Carrie Overton, the woman who stole two million dollars from his drug lord boss and Nick's heart. But Ricardo wants his money, and he wants Carrie dead. On the run, and with his past catching up to him, Nick is determined to keep Carrie safe from those trying to kill them. Readers asked for it and Retribution has arrived! The sequel to Redemption, nomin