Strays of Rio

Lisa Kerry witnesses a private death squad attack street kids close to her bookstore. When the police take no action, she vows to purge Rio of the ruthless killers. To keep him out of the line of fire, she must quell her affection for the one man cut out to exorcise the demons of her past. Drawing strength and rage from the abuse she suffered as a young girl in a juvenile detention center, Lisa closes in on her marks. Unable to get to the rich and powerful leader of the recreational killers, she enlists the older brother of one of her street urchin friends-a drug lord. Lisa's pursuit of justice spirals into a violent struggle to survive, for herself, her young charges, and the man she loves.

Strays of Rio won Global Ebook Bronze Award:

"You can tell this author did her research. The depiction of the plight of the street children in Brazil, how race plays a role, corrupt officials, drug lords are woven into a well layed out plot. Care is taken to give all the characters a two dimensional personality. From the protectiveness of the drug lord for his little brother, the care the street children have for one another, to the new Captain determined to clean up corruption in the police dept and the drug trade. A real page turner and thoroughly enjoyable read." - Global Ebook Awards Judge