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"A PULSE-POUNDING THRILLER THAT ANALYZES GOOD VERSUS EVIL AND QUESTIONS PREVIOUSLY SHED MORALS. After fleeing from the States when his alias is discovered, Jay Howell-also known as Clark Gable and William Clark-is now an old man wanted by the cartels. As he sets off to disappear completely in the Amazon jungle, those who survived his iron grip are in pursuit to rid the world of his evil for good. A shaman woman-believed to be the only human alive who can remove the cancer that is the sinister Card organization's influence-calls on JD Storm, Detective Monica Bonner, and Howell's daughter, Helene, to help aid in its demise. Will these enraged, former victims be successful...or will evil triumph once again? A pulse-pounding thriller, Desire's End closes the chapter on those indebted to this sinister organization in a shattering conclusion"--

"Ex-Army sniper J.D. Storm kidnaps the granddaughter of The Desire Card's head guy-in-charge--his former boss, known only as Clark Gable--in the hopes that he can lure Gable out into the open. But J.D. is quickly reminded that the illusive organization's master schemer won't stand for being toyed with. As Gable is in the throes of rebuilding his organization, he's threatened by Laurence Olivier--the sociopathic head of the Card's international office, who sees this time of weakness as an opportunity to seize control. Meanwhile, Detective Monica Bonner is assigned to the kidnapping case and finds herself in the underbelly of The Desire Card, where her obsession for justice will not only endanger her, but her loved ones as well. As these lives converge...no one is safe"--

"Harrison Stockton has lived an adult life of privilege and excess. A high-powered job on Wall Street fuels his fondness for alcohol and pills at the expense of a family he has no time for. Quite suddenly, all of his luxuries come to a crashing halt when he loses his job and-at the same time-discovers he has just months left to live. Desperate, and with seemingly nowhere else left to turn, Harrison activates his Desire Card. What follows is a gritty and gripping quest that takes him from New York City to the slums of Mumbai, where he's forced to take chances and make decisions he hoped to never face. And when his moral descent threatens his wife and children, Harrison must decide whether to save himself...at any cost...or do what's right and break his bargain with The Desire Card"--

"J.D. Storm is an ex-Army sniper, discharged after losing an eye in battle. Finally finding work at the illusive Desire Card an unsavory organization that promises 'any wish fulfilled for the right price' he heaves a sigh of relief. But when those wishes become too immoral, J.D. quickly finds out that no one reneges on the boss, a powerful and eccentric madman known only as Clark Gable because of the realistic mask he wears, without paying a hefty price. On the run, J.D. begins a white-knuckle cat-and-mouse chase that takes him northwest where he hides out with a former girlfriend and tries to scrounge up enough cash to flee the country. But with every second that passes by, Gable's other masked operatives are closing in. Soon, J.D. discovers just how widespread the organization's contacts are no longer knowing who he can trust. Rather than running, J.D. decides that his best shot is to take out the head of the snake. After all, the hunted must become the hunter if he has any hope of surviving"--

It's 1978 in New York City, and disco is prominent. As are mobsters, gritty streets, needle parks and graffiti-stained subways. Jake Barnum lives in Hell's Kitchen. He's a petty thief selling hot coats with his buddy Maggs to make ends meet and help his sick kid brother. At a Halloween party downtown, he meets a woman with a Marilyn Monroe mask who works for an organization called The Desire Card-an underground operation promising its exclusive clients "Any Wish Fulfilled for the Right Price." As Jake becomes taken with its leader, a pseudo father and sociopath at heart, he starts stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. In other words...himself. But as he dives deeper in with the Card, begins falling love with Marilyn, and sees the money rolling in, clients' wishes start becoming more and more suspect-some leading to murder.