[DIAL Chronicles 01] • Red Mist Falling

'Killing someone wasn't meant to be this hard'.

Zana is stunningly beautiful. And she is being closely watched by a secret department of MI6 codenamed DIAL, who are aware she and her six male companions have blended themselves into London life for a reason that can't be too good for the citizens of the capital.

But after months of observation they are still no nearer to knowing what terrorist atrocity she is planning. Someone has to go undercover, gain her trust and discover the truth. They know just the person. She has the right credentials. Despite her tough upbringing she looks like butter wouldn’t melt, and has an air of sophistication that belies her true self. And she doesn't do long-term relationships. Or relationships of any length. It was a safe bet she wouldn't get emotionally involved.

Madeline deWinter works for MI6. Very few people know that, even fewer admit to knowing it. Her specialist profession doesn't officially exist; she is a mere shadow to those who wield the power.

Madeline nullifies people for a living. She likes that word… nullifies. It says a lot more than 'kills' or 'assassinates' ever could. It gives her job a sense of style, a kind of mysterious importance. She's ideally suited to the work - she doesn't have a heart, or a soul.

The harsh reality of growing up on one of the toughest streets in East London, followed by a spell in army intelligence in Afghanistan, got rid of most of what resembled compassion; and after watching her father fall apart over his love for a woman, she'd decided at an early age trivial emotions and pointless feelings just got in the way of real life.

When DIAL approached her, first off she said no - undercover work wasn't her thing. It was too much like hard work, too many things to think about. Then they gave her the details of the woman she was being asked to get to know.

For a reason she couldn’t understand, she made a life-changing U-turn and said yes. A decision she would come to regret as the days passed and her world and her emotions spiralled out of control. But it wasn't until the final curtain began to close and all hell broke loose, that she eventually saw Zana’s true colours.

And discovered the one certainty of life with a heart was that sooner or later it would get shattered into tiny pieces.

Red Mist Falling contains several scenes of an erotic nature. Over 18's only please!

**Look out for the sequel to this book. ‘Red Mist: Homecoming’ continues the epic story, and will be published later this year.