Painted Souls

"Simply unputdownable" -Kiersten Modglin, bestselling author Impossible odds. A relentless pursuit. The brink of world domination. With her husband imprisoned in eternal purgatory, Julia O'Connor and her friends must use every tool in their arsenal to stop Salvatore della Porta from completing his plan of global supremacy through Veritism-the one veritable religion-and save millions of souls from a similar fate. Della Porta's men doggedly track the team across Europe to Asia and back to Venice, as they seek an age-old journal that will either catapult della Porta to triumph or crush him for good. To free the souls and end the madness, they must also unearth an ancient relic that can destroy the Sun Crystal-the key to our past, present, and future. In a final, desperate gambit, Julia and her band of renegades have one last chance to save her husband, liberate the imprisoned souls, and stop della Porta from gaining boundless power. Their every move is a race against destiny in this gripping, globe-spanning historical thriller. "A tour de force in modern fiction." -Gary McAvoy, bestselling author of The Magdalene Chronicles and Vatican Secret Archive Thrillers "The ultimate conspiracy thriller series." -Jayne Ann Krentz, New York Times bestselling author

A soul mate trapped in purgatory. Dangerous alliances. The quest for ultimate power. FINALIST - AMERICAN WRITING AWARDS HONORABLE MENTION - READERS' FAVORITE AWARDS BOOKSHELF AWARD NOMINEE - THE WRITERS LOUNGE After escaping Venice with their lives, Nick & Julia O'Connor have one goal: return home so they can end their nightmare vacation. But before they reach the American consulate, they're captured by Interpol and returned to Venice. Behind Nick's detention is Salvatore della Porta, the corrupt head of an ancient, enigmatic order that controls Paradise, Tintoretto's Renaissance masterpiece that's also a purgatory for thousands of souls-including Nick's soul mate from the 16th century. Della Porta believes Nick's previous life knows the location of a book lost to the ages. This mysterious manuscript will bring him world-changing power-or topple the order. As Nick's link to the past consumes him, it's up to Julia to save her husband and crush della Porta. But with friends in short supply, she must enlist Carlo Zuccaro, unaware the young artist is the order's new Painter and warden of the damned. "...a genre-bending masterwork." - David L. Robbins, New York Times bestselling author of The Devil's Waters and Isaac's Beacon "You will want to read Painter of the Damned. Period!" - Yasmin Angoe, bestselling author of Her Name is Knight "...an uncommonly intelligent, shrewd and deftly paced thriller..." - Gary McAvoy, bestselling author of The Magdalene Chronicles "A truly unique thriller blending elements of mystery, suspense and loads of action, Painter of the Damned takes readers on a journey unlike any other." - Andrew Clawson, author of The Arthurian Relic and the Harry Fox series "Impossible to predict and equally impossible to put down..." - Jane Thornley, bestselling author of The Agency of the Ancient Lost & Found historical mystery thriller series

A trip of a lifetime. A 433-year-old murder. An ancient order that will kill to silence the truth. FINALIST - AMERICAN WRITING AWARDS FINALIST - AMERICAN BOOK FEST SILVER MEDAL - HFC BOOK OF THE YEAR Nick and Julia O'Connor's trip to Venice takes a dark turn when a voice calls out from Tintoretto's Paradise, a colossal painting that hides a sinister purpose. Plunged into a labyrinth of intrigue and peril, Nick discovers an ancient religious order that wields the power to imprison souls within the artwork. For centuries, this order has doomed countless people to eternal purgatory. Bound by an inexplicable connection to a woman from the past, Nick becomes consumed with a quest for justice. His mission: defeat the order, obliterate the priceless masterpiece, and liberate the wrongly imprisoned. But the order controls more than the painting, with an ironclad grip on the city and secrets that could change the world-secrets they'll do anything to protect. The lines between past and present blur, love clashes with duty, and the fate of souls hangs in precarious balance in this riveting dual-timeline thriller perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Daniel Silva, Diana Gabaldon, or James Rollins. "Vivid narrative, world-building and edgy suspense." - Jayne Ann Krentz, New York Times best-selling author "Gripping and transportive." - EJ Mellow, bestselling author of Song of the Forever Rains and Dance of a Burning Sea "A spectacular thriller." - Avanti Centrae, international bestselling author of the VanOps series