Fractured Steel (Imperfect Metal)

By T.J. Loveless

Warning: Filled with realistic scenes of violence and the consequences, and likely to take the reader on an emotional roller coaster. Read at your own risk. Karen Barnes's life is simple, just the way she likes it, surrounded by horses and the mountains of Laramie, Wyoming. She is well aware the longing for adventure can lead to blood and death, a hard lesson taught during her one, and only, tour in Iraq almost a decade ago. A stranger approaches Karen about boarding a famous horse foaled in her stables, making her instincts go on high alert. She knows for a fact the stallion's owner would never sell Five Alarm, the US Reining champion worth a hefty ten million dollars. In ten minutes the stranger confirms her worst fears, launching her into weeks of torment at the hands of her kidnappers. Armed with a spine of steel, she escapes, but the ordeal is far from over. It was a cover up for espionage. Trusted contacts join the fray, and in the end, pay for their loyalty by dying for her safety. Others aren't so trustworthy, and as the truth is brought to light, she is betrayed yet again. Safety and freedom come with their own emotional shackles. She had the courage to fight the battle, but can she live with the aftermath of the carnage, or survive the fractures to her mind?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511815248
• ISBN13: 9781511815246
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"