After the fi rst client, Juanita felt herself begin to
unplug from reality. She tried the cocaine as a means
to cope. It was, after all, why their captors furnished it.
Before coming here, Juanita had never experimented
with drugs. Not even a cigarette. But after the fi rst
night with the fi rst man, after realizing just what kind
of nightmare she had fallen into, the cocaine quickly
became a trusted friend. The only one she had left, it
seemed. When she was suddenly thrown in a world
where the only reason she was allowed to live was to
please others with her body, drugs became a potent
grace.
Jack Hardin’s fi ction provides an escape from the
everyday, “Want to travel to Southwest Florida, stick
your toes in the warm sand, and breathe in the
tangy scent of the ocean? Maybe life hasn't afforded
you the opportunity or the grandkids would rather
go to Six Flags. I can relate ... I have fi ve kids of my
own! While I can't personally get you to Southwest
Florida, I can transport you to an intriguing world
fi lled with delightful characters whose lives are fi lled
with mystery, love, loss, and adrenaline.”
Hardin has written fi ve novels and 3 shorter
novellas in the Ellie O’Conner series. He is currently
working on the 6th installment, Lonely Coast, which
will be out this fall.
Jack Hardin currently lives in Arlington, TX, with
his stunning wife and fi ve kids. He grew up in an
Army family and spent half his childhood living in
Germany, traveling all over Europe prior to the fall
of the Iron Curtain. He holds a 2nd degree black
belt in Taekwondo, is profi cient with bo staff and
nunchucks, and has taught women's self-defense.
You'll fi nd Jack's books to be in the same vein as
Wayne Stinnett, Dawn Lee McKenna, and Randy
Wayne White. In other words ... dig in ... you're
about to be seriously entertained.
Books 1through 4 in the Pine Island Coast
Suspense Series form one larger story arc, with
everything tied up in Book 4. Books 5+ will all be
standalone installments.
Connect with him: jack@jackhardinauthor.com or
on Facebook: facebook.com/JackHardinAuthor/
Jonathan Herbert is an award-winning writer who grew up in
Englewood. His novels, Banyan Street & Silver King, have won
multiple literary awards, including recognition from the Paris
Book Festival. You can follow him on Twitter @herbertnovels or
online at herbertnovels.com.
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