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Dying for a Living
Series · 7 books · 2014-2017

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#1

Dying for a Living

2014

On the morning before her 67th death, it is business as usual for Jesse Sullivan: meet with the mortician, counsel soon-to-be-dead clients, and have coffee while reading the latest regeneration theory. Jesse dies for a living, literally. As a Necronite, she is one of the population’s rare 2% who can serve as a death replacement agent, dying so others don’t have to. Although each death is different, the result is the same: a life is saved, and Jesse resurrects days later with sore muscles, new scars, and another hole in her memory. But when Jesse is murdered and becomes the sole suspect in a federal investigation, more than her freedom and sanity are at stake. She must catch the killer herself—or die trying.
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#2

Dying by the Hour

2014

Fame, fortune, a pulse—you can’t have everything. Jesse Sullivan and Ally Gallagher are famous thanks to their recent kidnapping and brush with death. They have scars, but they’re breathing, and that’s more than the other victims can say. Yet while they try to settle back into their routine, saving lives through Jesse’s rare ability, neither can quite shake the feeling that the danger hasn’t truly passed. Then another death replacement agent goes missing, and Jesse may be the only one who can find her. But is the agent really another victim? Or is she the trap that will get them killed?
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#3

Dying for Her

2015

He only has one shot to make it right. James T. Brinkley was honorably discharged from the military after a fatal mistake changed his life—and took another. As an agent, Brinkley has devoted his life to protecting the vulnerable while trying to atone for his own sins. At the center of his quest for redemption lies Jesse Sullivan, a young woman whose past, present, and future depend on the decisions he makes now. One wrong move and he’ll deliver her right into the hands of the sadist killer who hunts her. This is the companion novel to the Dying for a Living series. It \can\ be skipped, but the author recommends reading it between novels Dying by the Hour and Dying Light.
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#4

Dying Light

2015

What doesn't kill you always tries again. Jesse Sullivan’s father is a sadistic murder with plans to rule the world. Given his ability to control minds and teleport at will, it seems his dark vision is coming to fruition. All that stands in his way is Jesse. Yet no matter how badly he has hurt her and the ones she loves, Jesse can’t seem to forget he is her father. She must somehow forget the man she remembers from her childhood and see him for the monster he truly is. And she almost can…until he offers her the one thing she can’t refuse. Dying Light is the fourth novel in the Dying for a Living series. You do not have to read the series in order to enjoy it, but it is highly recommended.
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#5

Worth Dying For

2016

With enough power coursing through your veins, it's hard to remember whose side you're on. Jesse Sullivan's father commands a dark and terrible army under the guise of beloved church leader. Jesse and her friends must hide deep undercover for fear of arrest or murder by his faithful followers. Their every move brings risk of discovery. And when your enemy can control minds and teleport at will, there isn't a single place in the world where you can hide... Worth Dying For is the 5th book in the Dying for a Living urban fantasy series. The books do not have to be read in order, but the author recommends it!
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Dying Breath

2016

I always knew I was going to die. I just didn’t know it was going to be today. Maisie Caldwell knows she won’t live to see her seventeenth birthday. Her mother and sister are locked in a war over the world, and Maisie is stuck between them. She must decide if she will join her sister Jesse’s cause and save the world, even if that means betraying her mother. Jesse needs to find her father’s body and finish him before he can resurrect. If she succeeds she will save millions, if not billions, of lives. But first, Jesse must defeat the woman protecting him. Maisie’s decision will make or break all they’ve worked so hard to protect. Dying Breath is the sixth book in the Dying for a Living series. You do not have to read the books in order to enjoy them, but it is recommended.
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#7

Dying Day

2017

She was the hero. Now she is the enemy. Jesse Sullivan has defeated her father and saved the world from his dark machinations. But as the beloved face of The Unified Church, his death has made him a martyr and now his murderer is public enemy number one. But it isn’t the countless government agencies and freelance assassins who want Jesse’s head that she should fear. It is the powerful entity who’s come to reclaim the world she has stolen from him. Dying Day is the seventh and final book in the Dying for a Living series. You do not have to read the books in order to enjoy them, but it is highly recommended.

Author

Kory M. Shrum
Kory M. Shrum
Author · 24 books

Kory M. Shrum has published over twenty-five books including the bestselling Shadows in the Water and Dying for a Living series. She also hosts two podcasts: “Who Killed My Mother?” the true story of her mother’s tragic death. And A Well Cared For Human - a mental health and self-care podcast You can listen to these shows for free on YouTube or your favorite podcast app. She also publishes poetry under the name K.B. Marie. When not writing, eating, reading, podcasting, or indulging in her true calling as a stay-at-home dog mom, she can usually be found under thick blankets with snacks. The kettle is almost always on. She lives in Michigan with her equally bookish wife, Kim, and their rescue pug, Charley.

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