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Are you ever really innocent until proven guilty?
Sophia Naziri is wanted for questioning in the murder of a U.S. senator. She’s worried the police will show up on her doorstep any moment, but when Detective Colby Black appears, it’s to help her put out a kitchen fire, not take her in. Yet. His easy smile and persistence in getting to know her pushes all her troubles to the back of her mind, until a hit man tracks her down. Getting arrested becomes the least of her worries and the handsome detective could be her only way out—if she tells him the truth.
Colby Black’s sniper skills have been a blessing and a curse to him. As a member of a Hostage Negotiation Team, he can use them to save people, but sometimes he can’t protect the innocent despite his best efforts. When a hostage situation goes bad, he tries to put it behind him by helping out his mysterious next-door neighbor, Sophia Naziri. But she pulls Colby into a web of lies and conspiracy that will force him to use every skill he has in order to survive. Faced with the moment of truth, can he trust anyone around him—including the woman at the center of it all?
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Colby grabbed Rafe’s backpack and pulled out two flash bang grenades. Rafe was calling in reinforcements, but Colby knew they might not make it in time to help.
“You guys head for the garage, I’ll meet you there,” Rafe said, ending his call.
Colby took Sophia’s hand. The fire seemed to be coming at them from every angle. “Keep down,” he told her. She just nodded and he was glad she was agreeing, since she looked more than panicked. He opened the side door leading to the garage and peeked around the corner.
“We can’t leave Rafe behind, but the motorcycle won’t take three of us.” She was talking so low Colby could hardly hear her.
“We’re not leaving Rafe. He’s going to take care of the three in the back and we’re going to open the garage and take care of the ones out front.” He pulled her toward the corner behind a large barrier in the garage. Colby was always amazed with what the safe houses were equipped with. Who else would need a concrete barrier in a garage?
“Stay here, and keep this safe.” He handed her the backpack with the laptop and flash drive in it.
She did as she was told, clutching the bag to her. Colby didn’t linger, but got ready to throw out the flash bang. He pulled open the side garage door, just far enough so he could see two of the men standing guard, waiting for them to be smoked out. He threw the grenade and shut the door, but as soon as he heard the explosion, he pushed it open and darted out.
Author Julie Coulter Bellon
She also has one non-fiction title: Be Prepared: A Parent’s Guide to the Duty to God and Eagle Scout Awards—What You Should Know and is part of two compilations, How Will Christmas Find Us and Life Lessons From Mothers of Faith.
She is the mother of eight children and when she’s not busy being a mom or a writer, you will find her browsing through bookstores to add to her book collection, at the library borrowing books, or reading the treasures she’s found.
As I tried to think of my top ten TV shows, I realized I kind of watched the same genre of TV shows that I write and enjoy reading! I love reading historical fiction and I write spies/espionage/military fiction. Such an interesting introspective into my television and reading habits. 🙂
For example, when I was younger I enjoyed shows like:
Little House on the Prairie, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, MacGyver, and Quantum Leap. Does that date me? 🙂
As I grew older I enjoyed shows like Alias, 24, and JAG
and lately I’ve been tuning in every week to watch Castle (a show about a writer who shadows a police detective) and Hawaii Five-O (the new version). All the scenery shots on Hawaii Five-O make me want to visit there someday. It’s so gorgeous!
Thank goodness for Netflix that allows me to watch all the shows I’ve loved over the years.
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Debra, we definitely have the save great taste in TV! 🙂
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Julie, we must be close to the same age. I’ve seen every Little House episode, and DQMW. Scarecrow and Mrs. King inspired my writing. I still have a crush on Richard Dean Anderson that started with MacGyver, and Quantam Leap? Yep, I’ve seen them all, too. Several times. O. M. G. Jag is addicting, and Castle is too! Maybe we just have the same great taste?
