From the author of the New York Times, USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling novel, THE EDGE OF NEVER, comes a story of passion and survival…
Sarai was only fourteen when her mother uprooted her to live in Mexico with a notorious drug lord. Over time she forgot what it was like to live a normal life, but she never let go of her hope to escape the compound where she has been held for the past nine years.
Victor is a cold-blooded assassin who, like Sarai, has known only death and violence since he was a young boy. When Victor arrives at the compound to collect details and payment for a hit, Sarai sees him as her only opportunity for escape. But things don’t go as planned and instead of finding transport back to Tucson, she finds herself free from one dangerous man and caught in the clutches of another.
While on the run, Victor strays from his primal nature as he succumbs to his conscience and resolves to help Sarai. As they grow closer, he finds himself willing to risk everything to keep her alive; even his relationship with his devoted brother and liaison, Niklas, who now like everyone else wants Sarai dead.
As Victor and Sarai slowly build a trust, the differences between them seem to lessen, and an unlikely attraction intensifies. But Victor’s brutal skills and experience may not be enough in the end to save her, as the power she unknowingly holds over him may ultimately be what gets her killed.
This is their story...
J.A. REDMERSKI’S FAVORITE QUOTES IN KILLING SARAI (in no particular order)
1. “I am discipline. Sarai is rage. I
am aware of my choices at all times. Sarai’s choices are more aware of her,
lying in wait to decide for her based on the severity of her mood with no
intention in leaving her any conscious control over it.”
– Victor Faust in Killing Sarai
I chose this quote because it is when Victor finally
realizes the severity of the damage that living in the compound for nine years
has done to Sarai. It’s a moment in the novel when that line between them
ultimately fades, revealing just how much alike they really are.
I think this quote was chosen for obvious reasons!
This quote is meaningful in the way that it’s when
Sarai, like I explained above in Victor’s quote, sees how much alike they are.
I love this quote because it shows a ‘sort of’ lighter
side to Victor. This is from a scene where Victor is gearing Sarai up for
taking on the role of a ‘rich brat’ as they go on a mission together.
This quote is the moment when Sarai questions their
feelings for one another and it’s meaningful because neither of them have ever
been in love before. They don’t know what it feels like so they may never be
sure….
INTERESTING OR NOTEWORTHY FACTS ABOUT KILLING SARAI:
·
Victor
Faust speaks seven languages fluently: German, French, Spanish, Swedish,
Hungarian, Arabic and English
·
The
book was partially inspired by my anger towards the movie Hitman when Agent 47 and Nika didn’t have a romantic relationship.
I was so distraught over that! The woman and romance lover in me decided to
take that secret love affair some of us have with deadly men and make it romantic.
·
The
other part of my inspiration for writing KILLING SARAI came from the song Father Figure by George Michael.
·
While
although Sarai didn’t get to finish school and had limited means of education
while at the compound, she is very intelligent both book-wise and street-wise.
And she is a fast learner.
·
Sarai
has spit in Izel’s food so many times she lost count.
·
Victor
and his younger brother, Niklas, are one in the same but entirely different.
They are both fiercely loyal to each other and those they love and are both
skilled killers, but Niklas is untamed and undisciplined, which creates a
constant wedge between the two.
·
Victor
has never been in love. Ever. Niklas, on the other hand, although he preaches
to Victor about avoiding relationships and how falling in love will only get
him killed, secretly loved a woman once.
·
The
woman that Niklas once loved was secretly killed by none other than Victor.
·
Sarai
pulled one of her own wisdom teeth out with a pair of pliers because she had no
way of getting dental care while in Mexico. And even though Javier would’ve
made sure she got the care, Sarai refused to tell him for fear of Izel finding
out and trying to remove the tooth for her.
·
I
molded Victor Faust’s character almost entirely from actor Michael Fassbender!
I raise the gun a little higher,
settling the barrel at the back of her head, but not touching it. I don’t want
her to be afraid before she dies and although I know she fears nothing, death
is something we all fear in our final moment even if only the smallest part of
us is conscious of it. I don’t want her to fear it at all and she can’t if she
doesn’t know that it’s happening.
“How old were you when you became what
you are?” she asks.
Caught off guard by the question and
maybe more-so by the shifting of the mood, I hesitate before answering.
“I was nine.”
She sniffles and wipes her eyes with the
hand near her cheek.
“You were very young,” she goes on. “I
guess in a way like me, you never had a chance to live a life of your choosing.
I guess maybe we aren’t really so different from each other.” She pauses. “Except
I might be more like your brother than I care to admit. He’s as angry as I am.”
I release my finger from the trigger and
slowly, so she doesn’t know, move the barrel away from the back of her head.
“It must’ve been hard growing up with
Niklas,” she says.
I set the gun back on the bed next to me
and before I know what I’m doing I’m cradling the back of her head in my hand
again.
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