Struggling to live with her decision to walk away from the only man she ever loved and watching helplessly while her brother succumbs to his battle with severe PTSD, NSA analyst Claire Tierney’s life is at an all time low. The final hit comes when she accesses classified information at work that might get her fired. Instead, she’s assigned to a joint taskforce charged with hunting down a Taliban assassin planning an attack on American soil, and finally has something productive to focus on. Until she meets the rest of the team and learns she’ll be working with the last person on earth she wants further contact with; her ex. She knows letting him go was the biggest mistake of her life, but just when she thinks things can’t get any worse, new intel points to the assassin’s intended target. Her.
This time he’s not letting her go…
As a former Special Forces Master Sergeant and second-in-command of his Titanium Security team, Gage Wallace can handle anything, except being forced to go through life without Claire. When she abruptly walked out on him six months ago, his whole world caved in. It’s clear she’s still determined to keep her distance, but when she’s named a possible target of the very cell they’re trying to dismantle, Gage will stop at nothing to ensure she’s safe. When tragedy destroys Claire’s defenses and the explosive desire between them ignites once more, this time he’s not letting her go. Too late they discover that the danger confronting them is far greater than anyone ever realized, and it’s a race against time to stop a terrorist from unleashing hell on them all.
Settings Washington, DC Baltimore, MD
14 Chapters
Character List (view spoiler)[ Claire Tierney: NSA analyst and Gage's ex-girlfriend. She’s 30-years old and has caramel brown hair and gray eyes. Gage Wallace: Retired Special Forces master sergeant now working for Titanium Security. He's on the task force and Hunter's #2. He’s 6’2, 42-years old and has closely shorn red-gold hair and light blue eyes. Janelle Wallace: Gage's 13-year old daughter. Danny Tierney: Claire’s brother who served in the military and suffers from PTSD and depression. Wayne Tierney: Claire and Danny’s father. Hunter Phillips: Former Navy SEAL now working for Titanium Security. He's now assigned to and leading the joint task force to investigate the NSA security leak and continuing threat from Malik Hassani. He and Khalia are living together. He's 31-years old, 6' with short, dark hair and light brown eyes. Khalia Patterson: Hunter’s girlfriend and a philanthropist's daughter who was committed to completing her father's work in Pakistan to educate girls. She’s now living with Hunter. She's 28-years old and has long, dark brown hair and green eyes. Tom Webster: Owner and president of Titanium Security. Blake Ellis: Former Marine Scout/Sniper now working for Titanium Security. He's on task force. Sean Dunphy: Former Force Recon Marine now working for Titanium Security. He's on the task force and "hell on wheels" with a computer. Zahra Gill: NSA linguist. She has long, wavy black hair and greenish eyes. Mel: Claire’s best friend. Alex Rycroft: Former special forces now NSA division head and Claire's boss. Ruth: Alex’s assistant. Jake Evers: FBI agent assigned to the task force. Malik Hassani: Former head of intelligence for the ISI, now aiding the TTP (Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan). Mostaffa (Mo): Sleeper terrorist who is a building superintendent. (hide spoiler)]
Spoiler Info (view spoiler)[ Claire’s brother, Danny, committed suicide.
There’s a mole within the NSA network as the terrorists had the safe house location and blew it up, almost killing Gage. Mostaffa was caught and killed. (hide spoiler)]
Struggling to live with her decision to walk away from the only man she ever loved and watching helplessly while her brother succumbs to his battle with severe PTSD, NSA analyst Claire Tierney’s life is at an all time low. The final hit comes when she accesses classified information at work that might get her fired. Instead, she’s assigned to a joint taskforce charged with hunting down a Taliban assassin planning an attack on American soil, and finally has something productive to focus on. Until she meets the rest of the team and learns she’ll be working with the last person on earth she wants further contact with; her ex. She knows letting him go was the biggest mistake of her life, but just when she thinks things can’t get any worse, new intel points to the assassin’s intended target. Her.
This time he’s not letting her go…
As a former Special Forces Master Sergeant and second-in-command of his Titanium Security team, Gage Wallace can handle anything, except being forced to go through life without Claire. When she abruptly walked out on him six months ago, his whole world caved in. It’s clear she’s still determined to keep her distance, but when she’s named a possible target of the very cell they’re trying to dismantle, Gage will stop at nothing to ensure she’s safe. When tragedy destroys Claire’s defenses and the explosive desire between them ignites once more, this time he’s not letting her go. Too late they discover that the danger confronting them is far greater than anyone ever realized, and it’s a race against time to stop a terrorist from unleashing hell on them all.
Settings
Washington, DC
Baltimore, MD
14 Chapters
Character List
(view spoiler)[
Claire Tierney: NSA analyst and Gage's ex-girlfriend. She’s 30-years old and has caramel brown hair and gray eyes.
Gage Wallace: Retired Special Forces master sergeant now working for Titanium Security. He's on the task force and Hunter's #2. He’s 6’2, 42-years old and has closely shorn red-gold hair and light blue eyes.
Janelle Wallace: Gage's 13-year old daughter.
Danny Tierney: Claire’s brother who served in the military and suffers from PTSD and depression.
Wayne Tierney: Claire and Danny’s father.
Hunter Phillips: Former Navy SEAL now working for Titanium Security. He's now assigned to and leading the joint task force to investigate the NSA security leak and continuing threat from Malik Hassani. He and Khalia are living together. He's 31-years old, 6' with short, dark hair and light brown eyes.
Khalia Patterson: Hunter’s girlfriend and a philanthropist's daughter who was committed to completing her father's work in Pakistan to educate girls. She’s now living with Hunter. She's 28-years old and has long, dark brown hair and green eyes.
Tom Webster: Owner and president of Titanium Security.
Blake Ellis: Former Marine Scout/Sniper now working for Titanium Security. He's on task force.
Sean Dunphy: Former Force Recon Marine now working for Titanium Security. He's on the task force and "hell on wheels" with a computer.
Zahra Gill: NSA linguist. She has long, wavy black hair and greenish eyes.
Mel: Claire’s best friend.
Alex Rycroft: Former special forces now NSA division head and Claire's boss.
Ruth: Alex’s assistant.
Jake Evers: FBI agent assigned to the task force.
Malik Hassani: Former head of intelligence for the ISI, now aiding the TTP (Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan).
Mostaffa (Mo): Sleeper terrorist who is a building superintendent.
(hide spoiler)]
Spoiler Info
(view spoiler)[
Claire’s brother, Danny, committed suicide.
There’s a mole within the NSA network as the terrorists had the safe house location and blew it up, almost killing Gage. Mostaffa was caught and killed. (hide spoiler)]