John Serafinko

A few years have gone by for Joey Boteri since retiring from his career as a hitman for a notorious organized crime family. Just as he is coming to terms with the reality of his new life he is thrown back into his past.A kidnapping is about to take place. An innocent family is being tormented by a sinister business mogul driven by nothing but greed.Joey Boteri's mission is simple. He must prevent the kidnapping and protect his charge for as long as possible. But he was never trained to baby sit.What follows next becomes a battle of sinner against sinner. There is only one question. Which of the two evils will be left standing?

Doctor Thomas Blake, an ex-Navy SEAL medic, is doing his best to deal with civilian life as he works ridiculous hours at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego. Balancing the busy schedule, as well as Susan, a new love interest, is difficult enough, but when combined with fighting ghosts of his past, Blake's life is becoming too much to bear.At the same time, Commander Raul Cortez has planned a heist. A collection of jewels is on display at the San Diego Museum of Natural History, gems that he believes were stolen from his ancestors. He will stop at nothing to possess them.When the heist goes wrong, sending the madman and his team of mercenaries to a hospital, they take the staff and patients hostage. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Blake, the one man that stands in their way must make every decision count, and they're all critical