Hunted by a ruthless cartel boss, Kate Jones finds herself deep in the Yucatan determined to turn and fight the evil that pursues her.
She was a dangerous man's lover…now she's his dangerous enemy.
For Kate Jones, being on the run from her former lover—the vicious leader of a Mexican drug cartel—was never going to be easy. But with a new identity, a new lover, and a new life in Arizona, she was beginning to believe she'd made it through the worst.
Then, in an act of twisted revenge, Kate's kidnapped and imprisoned by her deadly enemy, his intention to force her to pay back the money she stole before he kills her.
Fate intervenes and she finds herself working against the cartels deep in the Yucatan with a group of off-the-grid commandos. From peaceful northern Arizona to the steamy jungles of Mexico, Kate Jones must decide for herself if she'll continue to run...
...or turn and fight the evil that pursues her.
Excerpt
THE STENCH OF DECAY ROSE from the unforgiving mattress as I shifted to a sitting position. My breath caught as sharp pain lanced through my body from the effort. I ran my hands over my torso, checking for injuries.
Good, no blood.
The watery gray light from a high window covered in metal bars illuminated the block walls that formed my prison. Musty air gave way to a whiff of mold and mildew, reminding me of an old flooded cellar. The thugs who brought me here had masks over their faces and smelled of stale cerveza and garlic, a familiar and unwelcome aroma.
Judging by what I saw in the short trip from the cargo van to the hulking concrete building, I was somewhere in the tropics. Dieffenbachia and philodendron grew in wild profusion while aggressive vines climbed stately royal palms, choking the life out of them. The air oozed damp.
How the hell did you wind up here, Kate? Abduction wasn't an entirely foreign event in my life, it's just that it hadn't happened in a while.
Groggy from drugs and a vomit-inducing flight tied up in the back of a Cessna, pictures of a woman with short, blonde hair and familiar green eyes skated through my mind. Tired and disoriented, I couldn't catch and hold the images to remember her name.
That didn't stop the incipient panic sliding up my throat.
Footsteps broke through the fog in my brain and a curious cockroach I'd been watching disappeared through a hole in the bricks. I wished I could make myself that small and follow it, but it appeared my fairy godmother had taken the day off.
Not that she would have been much help. Hell, if changing my name, address, daily routines, and hair color didn't make me disappear, then nothing would.
The sound of a key springing the lock echoed through the room. The door's hinges creaked and I tensed, waiting to see who or what would emerge, working to combat the fear slithering up my spine. I tried to take a deep breath but couldn't.
Hyperventilating is annoying that way.
Sunlight blazed into the room as the silhouette of a man stepped through the doorway.
“Vamanos.”
The word came out as a deep grunt and matched the man who uttered it. Short and stocky with a deep scowl and no neck, his suave demeanor told me he probably wasn't the resort director.
Although, the AK-47 in his hands might have been the clincher.
Professional Reviews
Kate in the Steamy Jungle
Berkom turns up the heat again. The Mexican cartel has been looking to sweat the truth out of Kate for a while now; but she's pretty sure she's finally safe.
Right.
Kate jumps from the frying pan of Arizona to the muggy sauna of the Mexican rain forest, where she finds men even hotter than the steaming jungle.
Hot for her. Hot to use her. Hot to torture her. Hot to kill her.
Do yourself a favor: pour an ice-cold margarita, and curl up in the shade with Kate's latest adventure. Wait; make it a pitcher. You're gonna be there a while...this one is not letting go until the very end.
Kate Jones' story continues here, as old enemies and new friends populate a breathtaking new setting. Should you start with this book? You could, but you might not get the full impact of the conflict that ramps up here to an explosive finale. I highly recommend you start with the Kate Jones Thriller boxed set, eight books for $3.99 is a steal--so criminal, you'll be in the perfect mindset to unravel the whole mind-blowing story line.
Exciting, Fast Moving Story!
This is my first book by D.V. Berkom but it sure won't be my last ! I enjoyed the story from the very first page to the very last page. Having lived in the tropics for many years, although not in the jungles of the Yucatan, I can say that the author really got it right ~ the insects, the frogs, the mosquitoes, the birds, the humidity, the unrelenting heat ! I've vacationed in Cancun several times and driven through areas where there were stones that looked like they might be part of an ancient Mayan ruin covered in vegetation. So the setting worked well for me because I could feel the heat, hear the sounds, and visualize the ruins. The characters are well drawn and realistic. Kate is a great character, a strong woman who made a incredibly bad choice at a young age, as many young women do. The prevalence of drug cartels, kidnapping and human trafficking in Mexico is at a fevered pitch and this book presents it well. I highly recommend this book to readers who like fast moving, intriguing stories.
You WIll Not Be Able To Put This Book Down!
Yucatan Dead will grab your interest from the very beginning and will not let you go. Fast-paced and full of action this installment of the Kate Jones series will keep you turning the pages. You do not have to read the other Kate Jones books to read this one. If you are looking for a book that keeps you on the edge of your seat, this is it!
This was the first book I read from this author...I enjoyed this book so much that I plan on purchasing additional books in the Kate Jones series by D.V. Berkom.
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