Retribution

Almost six long years have passed since Carmela Santiago witnessed the hitman, she loved, assassinate her father. Now she is ready to exact her plan of revenge against him and the people he loves. Carmela will stop at nothing to tear Nick's family apart.Running her father's drug smuggling empire, she will use every resource at her disposal, including money, sex, the men in her life, and her very own cold-blooded Sicario, to help her carry out her deeds.Nicholas D'Angelo, the contract killer, once employed by Carmela's father has his family safely tucked away in a compound in Tuscany, Italy. Many times, he has regretted his decision to let Carmela live.Forced by the government to return to the United States and resume the life of a killer, Nick knows will put his family in jeopardy. Carmela Santiago has the means to destroy him and all those he holds dear.With the stakes rising higher, she is determined to win. Nick will use everything at his disposal to stop her. 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, nominated for a Georgia Author of the Year award, is here! Lovers of thrillers and suspense get ready to buckle up for a fast-paced story with edge-of-your-seat twists and turns. Retribution continues the saga of a hitman and his family trying to outrun their past. Reckoning the last book in the series completes the horrific journey of Nicholas D' Angelo as he battles to save his family one last time!