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Download or read book Laynie Portland Renegade Spy written by Vikki Kestell and published by Laynie Portland. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Director Wolfe brings Laynie safely "in from the cold," but she will remain free only if she meets his specified conditions: She must accept the new identity he gives her, and she must meet with an agency "shrink" to address the emotional damage caused by her years undercover-a counselor who will evaluate her fitness to participate in Wolfe's secret task force. Furthermore, she must remain in Wolfe's witness protection program, a program that will keep her hidden from those who continue to hunt her. Sadly, it will also restrict her freedom.But nothing goes as Laynie had hoped or anticipated: The restrictions chafe and bind, she feels like a square peg being pounded into a round hole, and her clashes with the bureaucratic culture send her spiraling downward. And in the background? Dark forces are moving, pushing Laynie into untenable choices. Instead of proving her value to Director Wolfe's satisfaction, Laynie fears her actions will further brand her as the faithless renegade some already believe her to be.Laynie must fight to earn her place on the task force-even as events unfold that point to one conclusion: Wolfe's task force, birthed in agency secrecy, has a leak . . . one that threatens them all.

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Download or read book Laynie Portland Spy Rising written by Vikki Kestell and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-02 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one is born a spy. Every "righteous" clandestine operative is recruited, through one means or another, and trained for the difficult and often terrible work intended to ensure that the principles of freedom triumph over ideologies that seek to dominate and enslave. The year is 1977; the Cold War is intensifying. Helena Portland-Laynie to her family-is set to graduate from the University of Washington, when recruiters from Marstead International invite her to dinner and an informal employment interview. Laynie is flattered: Marstead International is a technology and aeronautics firm with a global presence and reputation. But behind their corporate image? Marstead is a front for joint U.S./NATO covert operations.

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Download or read book The Fix is in written by Brian Tuohy and published by Feral House. This book was released on 2010 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Factual accounts expose how professional sports manipulate the outcomes of games for TV ratings and profits.

Download or read book Stealth Insurgence written by Vikki Kestell and published by Faith-Filled Fiction. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jayda and Zander are returning to Albuquerque, satisfied that they have completed the mission for which President Jackson called them to Washington DC. They are filled with hope for the future, bursting with joy for the unborn child Jayda carries, and keen to share the news of their blessing with those they love: Abe, Emilio, Dr. Bickel, Zander's parents, and his sister, Izzie.

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Download or read book Rose of RiverBend written by Vikki Kestell and published by Faith-Filled Fiction. This book was released on 2021-05-16 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fall 1923. After a thirteen-year absence, Rose Thoresen is returning to her beloved RiverBend. It may well be her final visit. As the train chugs into RiverBend's little station, Rose knows the time she spends here will be filled with cherished memories, the sweet entwined with the bittersweet. Father, thank you for the precious days before me. In them all, please help me to love without measure and bring glory to your name.

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