Synopses & Reviews
Jason Bourne meets
The Sopranos in this breathtaking adventure
Sara Jane Rispoli is a normal sixteen-year-old coping with school and a budding romance--until her parents and brother are kidnapped and she discovers her family is deeply embedded in the Chicago Outfit (aka the mob).
Now on the run from a masked assassin, rogue cops and her turncoat uncle, Sara Jane is chased and attacked at every turn, fighting back with cold fury as she searches for her family. It's a quest that takes her through concealed doors and forgotten speakeasies--a city hiding in plain sight. Though armed with a .45 and 96K in cash, an old tattered notebook might be her best defense--hidden in its pages the secret to "ultimate power." It's why she's being pursued, why her family was taken, and could be the key to saving all of their lives.
Action packed, with fresh, cinematic writing, Cold Fury is a riveting and imaginative adventure readers will devour.
Review
Praise for EMBERS and ASH:
“Goeglein keeps up his uncanny ability to channel a strong, smart, teen heroine; weave Chicagos Capone era into the twenty-first century (one scene features the mummified remains from a speakeasy execution); and create a rich supporting cast.”—Booklist
“Readers will feel nothing but empathy for Sara Jane and her family . . .”—VOYA
“Goegleins fast-paced trilogy comes to a suspenseful and thrilling close.”—School Library Journal
Review
Praise for Cold Fury: " A heroine worth cheering."—Booklist
"An engaging thriller."—VOYA
"Teens who think all the really butt-kickin literary heroines currently hang out on the fantasy shelves have not met Sara Jane Rispoli. By the end of this first adventure, shes up to her neck in her familys line of mob politics and theres no turning back—and that will suit her newly won fans just fine."—BCCB
"Fast-paced story...assassins, corrupt cops and a ward's worth of unsavory villains."—TimeOut
"A clever story."—Chicago Sun Times
Praise for Embers and Ash:
“Goeglein keeps up his uncanny ability to channel a strong, smart, teen heroine; weave Chicagos Capone era into the twenty-first century (one scene features the mummified remains from a speakeasy execution); and create a rich supporting cast.”—Booklist
“Readers will feel nothing but empathy for Sara Jane and her family . . .”—VOYA
Synopsis
Sara Jane Rispoli is on the wrong side of the Russian mob, but closer to finding her family than ever. And she's willing to do whatever it takes to finally end this terrible journey even if the price is her own life.
The very cold fury that has seen her through the worst of her troubles is now killing her; she knows the cure, but she can't sacrifice the deadly electricity until she's rescued her family. But when she finally does rescue them, it's not the happy reunion she pictured. And the torment doesn't stop there, not even when she finally discovers Ultimate Power. Only destroying the Outfit completely can end this terrible nightmare.
Old enemies return to seek vengeance, double-crosses abound, and even more mysteries are uncovered as we rocket toward an end no one saw coming.
About the Author
T.M. Goeglein (www.tmgoeglein.com) began his career as a writer of print and television ads for a host of advertising and media companies. As a screenwriter, he created both original scripts and worked as a script doctor for several production companies in Los Angeles. Follow him on Twitter at @TMGoeglein.