He lost everything in one moment.
Now he has one chance to rise.
Jon Jonsson lives for tattooing.
Ink is his language.
Skin is his canvas.
Steady hands are his livelihood.
Then Las Vegas takes it all away.
A brutal accident shatters Jon's hand during a high-stakes tattoo competition, leaving his career-and his identity-in ruins. Once known for flawless lines and fearless confidence, Jon returns home broken, bitter, and convinced his days as a tattoo artist are over.
But the tattoo world doesn't let go easily.
Back at his shop, surrounded by a crew of loyal misfits-a hard-nosed mentor, a brilliant tech nerd, a chaotic biker gang, and a woman who refuses to let him quit-Jon is forced to confront a painful truth: tattooing isn't just what he does. It's who he is.
As Jon fights through pain, self-doubt, and the tremor threatening to end his career for good, an impossible opportunity emerges-one last shot to return to Las Vegas and reclaim everything he lost. Not for fame. Not for ego.
For redemption.
Jon Jonsson: Tattoo Artist Extraordinaire is a gritty, hilarious, and heartfelt novel about tattoo culture, creative obsession, brotherhood, and the courage it takes to rise after the fall.
