Asylum (Smith)

The world has disintegrated. Civilization has collapsed. Chaos is the new normal. But I, Lacy Monroe, intend to survive. My lover Jace and I can't escape my corrupt uncle, Senator Thomas Monroe. He captures and separates us, forcing us to work for him. He sends me to Mexico City to secure an army to overthrow what remains of the US government. He sends Jace on a suicide mission to conquer New Mexico, the only remaining free state in the Southwest. I was captured. Beaten. Groomed for a sex-trafficking ring. But my brother is looking for me... Jace plays a dangerous cat-and-mouse game, pretending to help my uncle while secretly sabotaging him. But if his deception is discovered... I want to become the Ascendant, the one who risks it all and defeats my uncle, then finds some measure of peace. But time is running out for us and this treacherous world we now inhabit. Don't miss this thrilling sequel to Susy Smith's acclaimed debut novel, Asylum, the perfect "next-read" for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent. "Susy Smith 's latest beautifully written novel book picks right back up where readers were left wanting more in Asylum. This page-turner keeps you engaged until the end and cheering for Lacy and Jace to find their way back to each other....This story has action, romance, and suspense that all readers will love." -Shelley Levisay, author of Love Isn't Always the Answer "In Susy Smith's second dystopian thriller, a pair of courageous lovers fight to save each other from an evil U.S. Senator on a power trip. Fast-paced, entertaining, and tense." --Marcia Preston, Mary Higgins Clark-Award-winning author of The Spiderling

Seven players. Two sisters. A bid for revenge.Seven months after the Big Crash, Lacy Monroe never dreamed she'd find herself embroiled in a dangerous quest to assassinate the powerful drug lord and sex trafficker who'd kidnapped her. After being rescued from the treacherous Nieto, whom her uncle, Thomas Monroe, conspired with to help overthrow the US government, she thought her life would settle into a new normal. One she could spend with the love of her life, Jace Cooper. One devoid of chaos and violence. She was wrong.Soon after the confrontation with Thomas Monroe and Jace's narrow escape from the sadistic hands of Dr. Widdowson, Lacy finds herself on the run again. Someone is watching her, hunting her. But why? AJ is determined to find whoever is responsible for Willow's kidnapping and make them suffer. His attraction to sweet Willow complicates everything-he won't hurt someone who has already suffered so much pain. Willow's sisters devise a way to put an end to Nieto. They draw everyone into their plan-a plan that will send them back into the path of the man who nearly destroyed their lives.Seven players. Two sisters seeking revenge. Will the assassination of Manuel Nieto be worth the price they have to pay? Find out in the thrilling conclusion to the Asylum Trilogy.