A Cold Fury Novel Series

In this heart-pounding conclusion to the thrilling Embers & Ash series, Sara Jane Rispoli battles the Russian mob as she prepares herself to make the ultimate sacrifice to end this nightmare once and for all.

“Goeglein keeps up his uncanny ability to channel a strong, smart, teen heroine.”—Booklist

“Goeglein’s fast-paced trilogy comes to a suspenseful and thrilling close.”—School Library Journal

My name is Sara Jane Rispoli. I’m closer to finding my family than I’ve ever been. But now, the cold fury that saved me is killing me. I can’t sacrifice the electricity until I’ve rescued my parents and little brother, but even then, the torment won’t end. Not until the Outfit is completely destroyed.

I’m ready to do whatever it takes to end this—even if the price is my own life. . . .

Sara Jane Rispoli is still searching for her missing family, but instead of fighting off a turncoat uncle and crooked cops, this time she finds herself on the run from creepy beings with red, pulsing eyes and pale white skin chasing her through the streets in ice cream trucks; they can only be described as Ice Cream Creatures. They’re terrifying and hell bent on killing her, but they’re also a link to her family, a clue to where they might be and who has them. While she battles these new pursuers, she’s also discovering more about her own cold fury and more about the Chicago Outfit, how the past misdeeds–old murders and vendettas–might just be connected to her present and the disappearance of her family. But connecting the dots is tough and time-consuming and may finally be the undoing of her relationship with the handsome Max–who’s now her boyfriend. But for his own safety, Sara Jane may have to end this relationship before it even really starts. Her pursuers who’ve shown her her mother’s amputated finger and the head of the Chicago Outfit who’s just whistled her in for a sit-down make a romance unthinkable. The only thing that matters is finding her family and keeping everyone she loves alive.

In the first book of this suspenseful series, a sixteen-year-old’s life takes a dark turn when her parents and brother are kidnapped, revealing her family’s deep involvement with the Chicago mob.

“Engaging, including action sequences that are forthright and expeditious.”—School Library Journal

“A white-knuckle read.”—Gregg Olsen, New York Times bestselling author

Sara Jane Rispoli has just turned sixteen, but so far, it’s anything but sweet. She’d planned to spend this birthday at the spring dance with the handsome Max Kissberg, not being chased and attacked by a masked assassin, dirty cops, and a turncoat uncle. She certainly didn’t plan on discovering that her family is deeply embedded in the Chicago Outfit (aka the Mob) or to come home and find them gone.

Now on the run but determined to find her family, Sara Jane fights back with a flame burning in her gut—a deadly cold fury. Though also armed with a .45 and a briefcase full of cash, an old tattered notebook may be her best defense. It holds the key to “Ultimate Power.” It’s why she’s being pursued, it’s why her family was taken away, and it could be the key to saving her life.