A.T.O.N.

by Lindsay Anne Kendal

Almost from birth, she has been trained to kill. To feel nothing. To be a ghost.

He is a detective. Ex-military. In charge of keeping peace on the streets of Chrysler.

Together with his team, Declan vows to take down the family known as The Toledo’s. One of the largest and most notorious crime families in the world... and the same people he believes are responsible for his parents’ deaths. His team will stop at nothing, leave no stone unturned, and if needed, break every rule in the book to see that justice is served.

When The Toledo’s send their best people to take down Declan and his team, only one person can ensure their survival. She, alone, has the skills they will need to secure victory. Hiding in the shadows, she watches - protecting Declan and fulfilling a promise. Leaving him clueless as to who his guardian angel may be. After an almost fatal attack on the team, she reveals her identity.

Declan will learn what connects them and why she has been watching him. Secrets will be exposed, blood will be spilled, passions will rise… and Declan will unlock a side of her she never knew existed.

330 pages, Paperback

First published January 26, 2016

About the author

I have lived in Droylsden, Manchester, all my life. I live with my parents, my younger sister, Cheryl, and her little girl, Faith.

I never knew what I wanted to do with my life until I began writing. This is my dream. I get most of my inspiration from music. I’ll sit listening to it and suddenly I’m no longer in the room. My stories play like movies in my mind, then I go and write them down.

I'm a very dark person. I love anything spooky, supernatural, or unexplainable, and so that’s the genre I want to write in for the rest of my life.
I work as a freelance graphic artist. I have created covers for my own novels, self published authors, World Castle Publications and Sizzler Editions. I will also be creating the covers for Empire Voices audiobooks.

Scary films are a true love of mine, although I find it very hard to find one these days that actually frightens me. My favourite story of all time is Bram Stoker's, Dracula. The movie is equally as amazing.

I have had a love of photography from being a child. I have literally thousands of photographs which I have taken over the years. Now, I have a professional DSLR camera and I'm looking to do photography as well as my graphics as a sideline project.

I have a blog site and website where you can find out more information. Please visit me at either...

http://lindsayannekendal.blogspot.com/

or

http://www.lindsay-anne-kendal.com/

Reviews

[Sharon l Aldcroft · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received an ARC of this book off the author, in exchange for an honest review.
For those of you who know her normal genre, be prepared for something very different from author Lindsay Anne Kendal. As with all of her books, she drags you into the story so you want to finish the chapter. But next thing you know, you're 3 or 4 chapters further, with no desire to stop!!!

While reading this book, I could feel myself being sucked in, as if I were watching it all happen. There were times I wanted to shout at the characters, to tell Declan what was going on, who was helping them in their time of need. Times you want to know who she is and what she said doing it all for, but also times, after finding out, you want to hit her for not getting to Declan quick enough, or not helping him out first. (But I don't think I would want to get involved with K-you might, but not me). As with all books by this author, don't expect the ending you want....as usual, she has us all hanging on for the next part of this series. She will have you wanting to know what the Toledo's have coming to them, but we'll just have to wait and see.

[Lynette Aldcroft · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well worth reading

4star's, that's only because I've got to wait for the next, so really you deserve 5 star's, the book was gripping, the characters feel like family, you're completely drawn in, parts made me giggle, parts had me crying, mostly had me turning the pages at speed.

[Marissa Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am not a big fan of action books, therefore this review may be not as reliable. However, Lindsay’s other previous series was incredible!!

For me, A.T.O.N. was an okay read. I did not dislike it but I did not love it. I feel like I did not have a strong connection towards the characters. Also, the chemistry between the characters fell a little flat. Throughout the story, the book tended to be dialogue-heavy which, to me, makes the story quicker to read.

The characters were enjoyable. I didn’t really like Declan. I felt that he was too invested in revenge. I really liked how Lindsay added the flashbacks of K. I really wish we had more backstories for the characters so that I could connect with them more.

The action in this book was not great. I felt it was overshadowed by the dialogue. I always enjoy books that are dialogue-heavy but this had too much dialogue at times.

I did enjoy the overall premise of this series starter and cannot wait to see how it all plays out. You can see how much Lindsay grows as an author. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series!

[Amp]

A.T.O.N is the first of an action series by Lindsay Anne Kendal and a February read for my book club, The Book Cove. I usually love when a story hits the ground running but the pace kept up too long and left me feeling disconnected to the characters. At some point the action segued to heavy dialogue. So heavy that at times I had to back track to figure out who was speaking. Maybe my disconnection to the characters impaired my ability to hear their voices. This also allowed me to the put the book down very easily. The characters were introduced and described in a way that gave me a great starting point to see their arc through this 4 book series. I wanted more back story or personal details sooner. The flashback when K explains to Declan how she knew his dad was well done. I wanted more of that! I enjoyed Kendal’s growth as a writer; her syntax and vocabulary have increased and the research she clearly undertook give the story a very realistic feel.
I rated this book 3/5 stars.

[Lori Lawton]

So, I have read Lindsay Anne Kendal's work for awhile now. A.T.O.N. was AMAZING. Her best work yet. I will not go into book details in the review, but I can say.. WOW. This book had me gasping, and covering my mouth, as I would with a great movie. I was SO impressed with the depth of characters.. the conversations, and the action all the way through. With each book release you see this author grow, her stories come to life in your mind. This will be a book you will WANT to read, and will not be able to put it down. I recommend anyone who loves suspense, strong women, action, and twists to a story, to read this!!

[Louise Charleston · Rating 5 out of 5]

This isn't my usual genre to read, however, having read the rest of this authors work, I decided to give it a try.

I was very pleasantly surprised. The characters were very well written, the plot is rather intense, and I cannot wait for the sequel to be released.

[Margaret · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story, interesting characters, and very well written.

This book has a lot of action, and some serious back stories. All in all, a very good read.
I'm anxiously awaiting part two.