Hardened

Brian Cotton

Summary

They should have known better.
 
Two years after exposing the head of The Committee, Foxy is free - or so she thought. While vacationing at a resort in Mexico, her past comes back to haunt her.
 
The new head of The Committee wants rid of her for good. When tragedy strikes and all that Foxy has gained is taken away from her again, she seeks revenge. Rejoining Old Man and Brendan Thor, Foxy learns of The Committee’s latest scheme to control the world’s population. The enemy has joined forces with Guy Masters, a brilliant CEO of a tech company in San Francisco, to control truth through deepfakes and misinformation. But who is Old Man really? And what is his end game?
 
With everyone around her seeking their own agendas, Foxy’s remains simple: kill the men responsible for stealing her newfound freedom. By any means necessary.
 
An action-packed thriller, HARDENED is the second book in the Foxy Valdez series by Brian Cotton.

Available since: 05/26/2025.

Print length: 316 pages.

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