Download or read book Expired Betrayal written by Lisa Phillips and published by Two Dogs Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She won’t stop trying to fix things her way. He’ll never quit doing what’s right. No matter what. Sasha Camilero is a woman on the run. With an FBI taskforce hunting her, she’s laying low in Last Chance. But being back resurfaces way too many memories of what happened the last time she was here. Sasha is determined to walk away on her own terms rather than relive her nightmare. But she’ll need the help of an old friend to do it. True blue cop Alex Basuto is now the lieutenant on the Last Chance police force. But all the good he’s done hasn’t earned him what he really wants. When what’s right comes up against his heart’s leading, Alex has to make a hard choice. His family is targeted by a local criminal and Alex finds help in the unlikeliest of places. She steps in to save a battered wife and kidnapped child. Tragedy strikes and the past comes back in full force. Together they are dragged into a sticky web that just might keep Sasha in town—and find history repeating itself. Welcome to Last Chance County. *a Christian romantic suspense* Last Chance County Series Book 1 - Expired Refuge Book 2 - Expired Secrets Book 3 - Expired Cache Book 4 - Expired Hero Book 5 - Expired Game Book 6 - Expired Plot Book 7 - Expired Getaway Book 8 – Expired Betrayal Book 9 – Expired Flight Book 10 - Expired End

Download or read book Expired Secrets written by Lisa Phillips and published by Two Dogs Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2020-03-27 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She won't tell him the truth. He'll never stop trying to find it. In this town, Police Detective Savannah Wilcox is the one who uncovers the truth. After a grisly murder occurs, it quickly becomes clear the death is connected to an ongoing investigation. And she's certain this killer will strike again. Private Investigator Tate Hudson has some secrets of his own. The prime suspect in a murder just might be the one who's going to solve the whole case—if he can control the chaos swirling around him. The clock has expired on both of their secrets, but the truth just might set them free. Welcome to Last Chance County. *a Christian romantic suspense novel* Last Chance County Series Book 1 - Expired Refuge Book 2 - Expired Secrets Book 3 - Expired Cache Book 4 - Expired Hero Book 5 - Expired Game Book 6 - Expired Plot Book 7 - Expired Getaway Book 8 - Expired Betrayal Book 9 - Expired Flight Book 10 - Expired End

Download or read book Expired Getaway written by Lisa Phillips and published by Two Dogs Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2020-12-26 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She won't stop being dead.He'll never give up the fight to choose life.Bridget's whole world came crashing down six years ago. Now she's back in her home town with a murderous colleague and a cartel on her tail, and no idea of the secret that awaits her. If she doesn't track down the enemy, their entire client list could be in danger-along with everyone she loves.Last Chance police officer Aiden Donaldson wants nothing more than to right the wrongs he's done by being the best cop-and father-he can be. Until the woman he thought he'd lost comes back into his life, throwing his best laid plans upside down. While the threat comes from every direction, Aiden and Bridget must reconnect if they're going to have a hope of coming through this. With the help of their friends they just might find the last chance they've been looking for.Welcome to Last Chance CountyLast Chance County Series.Book 1 - Expired RefugeBook 2 - Expired SecretBook 3 - Expired CacheBook 4 - Expired HeroBook 5 - Expired GameBook 6 - Expired PlotBook 7 - Expired GetawayBook 8 - Expired BetrayalBook 9 - Expired FlightBook 10 - Expired End

Download or read book Expired End written by Lisa Phillips and published by Two Dogs Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She won’t stop looking for the truth about her past. He’ll never admit he’s loved her all this time. Kamryn Marshall never believed it when they told her that her mom died in a terrible plane crash. For years she’s wondered why she saw her mom alive—after disaster struck. Nothing about that fateful airshow so many years ago was what it seems. Now that her horrible brother and awful dad are dead she’s inherited everything. It’s time to end the silence. For veterinarian Brett Filks, Katherine is the one who got away. When she tells him her name is Kamryn now it’s clear she’s nothing like the girl who was the love of his life. With his brother recently back from the dead, Brett doesn’t need his heart broken all over again. Not when there’s a rogue bear on the loose. When danger strikes, it’s plain someone doesn’t want the real story to come out. But the truth comes at a high price when a determined killer is after them. Willing to stop at nothing to keep the truth buried. For Kamryn and Brett, this could be their Last Chance in the final, explosive story from the Last Chance County series. *Christian romantic suspense Last Chance County Series Book 1 - Expired Refuge Book 2 - Expired Secrets Book 3 - Expired Cache Book 4 - Expired Hero Book 5 - Expired Game Book 6 - Expired Plot Book 7 - Expired Getaway Book 8 – Expired Betrayal Book 9 – Expired Flight Book 10 - Expired End Visit my website to find out about new releases and updates. Keep an eye out for Last Chance Fire and Rescue releasing in 2023, starting with Expired Return!

Download or read book Betraying Betrayal written by Matthew Auguiste and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-04-29 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is carefully written. It is a classic on exposing the kiss of betrayal. No stone is left unturned as Matthew explores profound concepts and answers questions many are afraid to ask, forbidden questions as "Who is my betrayer? How does one identify a betrayer? Am I a betrayer? What are the heart-wrenching questions of betrayal? How should one cope with the sting of betrayal?" From the president to the pauper, from the pastor to the member, this book is related in a manner that we all can identify. Betraying Betrayal transcends the borders of hypocrisy, posturing, and speciousness. It brings to light the dark realities of being betrayed. Having felt the pangs of betrayal himself, Matthew offers hope on how to move from being a victim to becoming the victor who eventually betrays betrayal.

Download or read book Expired Flight written by Lisa Phillips and published by Two Dogs Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She can’t remember who she is. He’ll never give up the life he knows. Jeff Filks lives life as a ghost. It’s the only way to keep the people he cares about safe. But a lifetime of training doesn’t just go away, even when he’s suffered a life-altering injury. When he spots a woman fleeing a gunman in the middle of the night he steps in to help, determined to remain anonymous. But the secret she’s forgotten is deadly—to both of them—and the past won’t quit coming. The hunt is on. A woman with no memory on the shore of the Last Chance lake. A man who must remain nameless to survive. Welcome to Last Chance County *Christian romantic suspense* Last Chance County series Book 1 - Expired Refuge Book 2 - Expired Secret Book 3 - Expired Cache Book 4 - Expired Hero Book 5 - Expired Game Book 6 - Expired Plot Book 7 - Expired Getaway Book 8 - Expired Betrayal Book 9 - Expired Flight Book 10 – Expired End

Download or read book Expired Cache written by Lisa Phillips and published by Two Dogs Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2020-05-03 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She'll never agree to stay. He'll never stop trying to protect her. History Professor Ellie Ridgeman is back in her hometown for the reading of her grandfather's will. She only has to face her fears this one last time, and then she's off on sabbatical. But the former police chief's last words come with a cryptic instruction Ellie can't ignore. Even when it puts her life in danger. Dean Cartwright is the town's unofficial medic, but that's not the lasting good he wants to do in Last Chance. When it's clear Ellie is being targeted, Dean puts aside his goal and steps in to protect her. Even when the truth threatens everything they thought they knew. Someone doesn't want Ellie to uncover the truth. And they'll stop at nothing to keep her from finding what was buried. Welcome to Last Chance County *a Christian romantic suspense novel* Last Chance County Series Book 1 - Expired Refuge Book 2 - Expired Secrets Book 3 - Expired Cache Book 4 - Expired Hero Book 5 - Expired Game Book 6 - Expired Plot Book 7 - Expired Getaway Book 8 - Expired Betrayal Book 9 - Expired Flight Book 10 - Expired End

Download or read book Expired Hope written by Lisa Phillips and published by Sunrise Publishing. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Peter, you are not at war. Look for Joey in your backseat. Do you see him?” Natalie Atkinson gripped the steering wheel of her Volkswagen Beetle and put on her hazards. If only counselors had emergency lights. “Stand down.” She spoke loud and clear over the phone connection. “There’s no enemy.” Not one they could see. She battled every fire she ever faced. He’s risking everything for the chance to belong. Veteran and therapist Natalie Atkinson watched her Army career explode in her face. All she ever wanted was to help people carry their burdens. Seeking a new future in Last Chance County doesn’t start so well when she’s the one being rescued from a client’s burning house. To make matters worse, now she’s stuck evaluating the truck and rescue squads for the fire department. When the chief overhears why she left her last job, she’s determined to prove to him and her boss that she’s still the right therapist to assess his crew. No matter if success takes everything she’s got. Fire Chief Macon James is the right man for the job. He doesn’t need a therapist interfering with the running of his crew or putting his position in jeopardy when a counselor is what tore his family apart. He’s got to get his firefighters to be a team, and he can do it without Natalie’s help. After an explosion destroys her car, it quickly becomes clear she might need him as much as everyone thinks he needs her. If these two stubborn hearts will surrender, they could have everything they want. Or it could all go down in flames. The second breathtaking book in the Last Chance Fire and Rescue series! Last Chance Fire and Rescue Book 1: Expired Return Book 2: Expired Hope Book 3: Expired Promise (coming soon) Book 4: Expired Vows (coming soon) Last Chance County by Lisa Phillips Book 1: Expired Refuge Book 2: Expired Secrets Book 3: Expired Cache Book 4: Expired Hero Book 5: Expired Game Book 6: Expired Plot Book 7: Expired Getaway Book 8: Expired Betrayal Book 9: Expired Flight Book 10: Expired End

Download or read book Expired Plot written by Lisa Phillips and published by Two Dogs Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man after justice. A local crime boss. The woman caught between. Undercover FBI agent Will Briar is working his way to the top of an illegal operation. But when he discovers the identity of the boss, everything changes. Hollis knows nothing is as it seems. Now she must either save her father and doom herself, or take a chance on the man who could be the answer…to everything. Welcome to Last Chance County *a Christian Romantic Suspense* Last Chance County Series Book 1 - Expired Refuge Book 2 - Expired Secrets Book 3 - Expired Cache Book 4 - Expired Hero Book 5 - Expired Game Book 6 - Expired Plot Book 7 - Expired Getaway Book 8 - Expired Betrayal Book 9 - Expired Flight Book 10 - Expired End

Download or read book Flashback written by Michelle Sass Aleckson and published by Sunrise Publishing. This book was released on 2024-06-25 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SECRETS. BETRAYAL. SACRIFICE. THIS TIME, THEY'RE NOT JUST FIGHTING FIRE. An original series created by bestselling authors Susan May Warren and Lisa Phillips. He’s the last person she wants to see… Allie Monroe is desperate for a fresh start. Grieving the loss of her first SAR dog, she’s gone to Montana to train her new K9, Scout. And when two boys go missing during a wildfire, she’s brought on board to find them. But the one person tasked to help her is the last person she wants to see—arrogant and dangerous Dakota Masterson. It’ll take exactly this man to save everything she loves. Former SWAT officer Dakota Masterson is a new man after confronting the demons of his past, including his first unfortunate meeting with Allie. But admittedly, she’s the last person he thought he’d see again…or have to work with. Still, maybe this is his chance to prove to her that he’s a different man—because she’s the one woman he can’t seem to forget. However, with the flames closing in, finding the boys might mean confronting the painful memories of their short-lived relationship. Then, Allie’s dog goes missing, suddenly someone is shooting at them, and they find themselves in a race against a wildfire and a threat that wants them dead. More, when Allie goes missing, Dakota’s past—and his issues—come roaring back. It’ll take the SWAT officer in him to save the day, but will it cost them a future they both long for? Get ready to be swept away in a world where survival, redemption, and second chances collide in book three of the Chasing Fire: Montana series. Chasing Fire: Montana Book 1: Flashpoint Book 2: Flashover Book 3: Flashback Book 4: Firestorm Book 5: Fireline Book 6: Fireproof

Download or read book Flashpoint written by Susan May Warren and published by Sunrise Publishing. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SECRETS. BETRAYAL. SACRIFICE. THIS TIME, THEY'RE NOT JUST FIGHTING FIRE. An original series created by bestselling authors Susan May Warren and Lisa Phillips. The Hollywood heartthrob and the firefighter with a secret… Rookie firefighter Emily Micah is determined to prove herself as a new recruit to the elite Jude County Hotshots wildfire team. Assigned to the film set of The Drifters, Emily's mission is to protect the cast and crew from the special effects that could ignite the tinder-dry Montana forest and start a wildfire. If only her favorite actor—TV star Spenser Storm—wasn’t getting in her way. What could go wrong? Haunted by the memory of a rabid stalker, former child TV star Spenser Storm is hoping to revive his career, but he’s torn between the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and the life of a cowboy on his family’s ranch in Montana. It doesn’t help when he sees the movie that’s supposed to launch his future is going up in flames. And then there’s beautiful and brave Emily Micah, who not only saves his life, but seems to understand him, maybe better than she should. As an arsonist threatens the film production, seemingly with the goal of destroying the movie entirely, Spenser realizes he'll stop at nothing to protect his future and the woman now stealing his heart. But Emily harbors a secret…one that could destroy the flame between them. And when it comes out, it could cost them everything, and ignite an inferno that could destroy all of the northern Montana forest. Chasing Fire: Montana Series, Book One—Flashpoint—delivers a thrilling and emotional rollercoaster ride that will leave you breathless, yearning for more, and eager to dive into the next chapter of the thrilling series. Chasing Fire: Montana Book 1: Flashpoint Book 2: Flashover Book 3: Flashback Book 4: Firestorm Book 5: Fireline Book 6: Fireproof

Download or read book Last Chance County Series Omnibus 2 written by Lisa Phillips and published by Two Dogs Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 1467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Last Chance County continues! This digital omnibus contains books 6 through 10 of Lisa Phillips' smash hit LAST CHANCE COUNTY Christian romantic suspense series. Expired Plot A man after justice. A local crime boss. The woman caught between. Undercover FBI agent Will Briar is working his way to the top of an illegal operation. But when he discovers the identity of the boss, everything changes. Hollis must either save her father and doom herself, or take a chance on the man who could be the answer…to everything. Expired Getaway She won’t stop being dead. He’ll never give up the fight to choose life. Bridget is back in her hometown with a murderous colleague and a cartel on her tail, and no idea of the secret that awaits her. If she doesn’t track down the enemy, their entire client list could be in danger—along with everyone she loves. Last Chance police officer Aiden Donaldson wants to right the wrongs he’s done by being the best cop—and father—he can be. Until the woman he thought he’d lost comes back into his life, throwing his best laid plans upside down. Aiden and Bridget must reconnect if they’re going to have a hope of coming through this. With the help of their friends they just might find the last chance they’ve been looking for. Expired Betrayal She won’t stop trying to fix things her way. He’ll never quit doing what’s right. No matter what. Sasha Camilero is on the run with an FBI taskforce hunting her. Being back in Last Chance resurfaces way too many bad memories. Sasha is determined to walk away on her own terms rather than relive her nightmare. But she’ll need the help of an old friend to do it. True blue cop Alex Basuto is now lieutenant on the Last Chance police force. But all the good he’s done hasn’t earned him what he really wants. When what’s right comes up against his heart’s leading, Alex has to make a hard choice that just might keep Sasha in town—and find history repeating itself. Expired Flight She can’t remember who she is. He’ll never give up the life he knows. Jeff Filks lives life as a ghost to keep the people he cares about safe. But a lifetime of training doesn’t just go away, even when he’s suffered a life-altering injury. When he spots a woman fleeing a gunman in the middle of the night he steps in to help, determined to remain anonymous. But the secret she’s forgotten is deadly—to both of them—and the past won’t quit coming. The hunt is on. Expired End She won’t stop looking for the truth about her past. He’ll never admit he’s loved her all this time. Kamryn Marshall never believed it when they told her that her mom died in a terrible plane crash. For years she’s wondered why she saw her mom alive—after disaster struck. Nothing about that fateful airshow so many years ago was what it seems. Now that her horrible brother and awful dad are dead she’s inherited everything. It’s time to end the silence. For veterinarian Brett Filks, Katherine is the one who got away. When she tells him her name is Kamryn now it’s clear she’s nothing like the girl who was the love of his life. With his brother recently back from the dead, Brett doesn’t need his heart broken all over again. Not when there’s a rogue bear on the loose. When danger strikes, it’s plain someone doesn’t want the real story to come out. But the truth comes at a high price when a determined killer is after them. Willing to stop at nothing to keep the truth buried. For Kamryn and Brett, this could be their Last Chance in the final, explosive story from the Last Chance County series. Get the newest addition to the Last Chance County universe - Expired Return - Releasing Jan 31, 2023!

Download or read book Fireline written by Kate Angelo and published by Sunrise Publishing. This book was released on 2024-08-06 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SECRETS. BETRAYAL. SACRIFICE. THIS TIME, THEY'RE NOT JUST FIGHTING FIRE. An original series created by bestselling authors Susan May Warren and Lisa Phillips. She was born to be a smokejumper… As the niece of a legendary smokejumper, Nova Burns is tough as nails. When their crew chief Tucker Newman breaks his leg, Nova longs for the opportunity to helm the team, ready to take risks and prove herself. But there's one risk she refuses to take—falling in love. He’s living a lie… Undercover Homeland agent Booth Wilder is seeking redemption. Scarred by a past explosion that took the life of his partner, Booth is hunting a rogue CIA faction known as the Brotherhood. Now, he's determined to uncover their secrets and find a hidden nuclear weapon that could turn the world to ash. Only problem…summer sparks have ignited between Booth and Nova. Nova is torn between her future as the smokejumping chief, her growing attraction to Booth, and the belief that he’s hiding something from her. Of course he is…Booth is hiding his true goal—unrooting the Brotherhood and returning to his life as a Homeland Security agent, a life that he’s not sure he really wants. Then the wildfire threatens the home of the Jude County Firefighting team, and Nova doesn’t care what secrets he might be hiding—she needs everyone to save the town. But when the Brotherhood discovers Booth and his goals, the fight becomes personal. Now, Booth must choose between accomplishing his mission and saving the woman he’s come to love. It’s a dangerous game of loyalty, betrayal, and pulse-pounding action in the fifth installment of the Chasing Fire: Montana series. Chasing Fire: Montana Book 1: Flashpoint Book 2: Flashover Book 3: Flashback Book 4: Firestorm Book 5: Fireline Book 6: Fireproof

Download or read book On Betrayal written by Avishai Margalit and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-06 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Seamlessly combines analytic rigor with personal memoir . . . its arguments are drawn from political history . . . Biblical commentary . . . novels and biographies.” (Amélie Rorty, Tufts University) Adultery, treason, and apostasy no longer carry the weight they once did. Yet we constantly see and hear stories of betrayal. Avishai Margalit argues that the tension between the ubiquity of betrayal and the loosening of its hold is a sign of the strain between ethics and morality, between thick and thin human relations. On Betrayal offers a philosophical account of thick human relations?relationships with friends, family, and core communities?through their pathology, betrayal. Judgments of betrayal often shift unreliably. A traitor to one side is a hero to the other. Yet the notion of what it means to betray is remarkably consistent across cultures and eras. Betrayal undermines thick trust, dissolving the glue that holds our most meaningful relationships together. On Betrayal is about ethics: what we owe to the people and groups that give us our sense of belonging. Drawing on literary, historical, and personal sources, Maraglit examines what our thick relationships are and should be and revives the long-discarded notion of fraternity. “Provocative and illuminating.” —Michael Walzer, Institute for Advanced Study “Witty and wise, precise and profound, On Betrayal is an easy but deep read: it sees life as it really is with all its turmoil.” —The Christian Century “The range of Margalit’s examples is astonishing. . . . He is much more knowledgeable about and comfortable with communities (and in communities) than most philosophers are, and so he is very good at recognizing when they go wrong.” —New York Review of Books

Download or read book Fireproof written by Susan May Warren and published by Sunrise Publishing. This book was released on 2024-09-03 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SECRETS. BETRAYAL. SACRIFICE. THIS TIME, THEY'RE NOT JUST FIGHTING FIRE. An original series created by bestselling authors Susan May Warren and Lisa Phillips. Can they save the town, find a missing nuke, and protect their hearts from getting burned? Jade Ransom is a seasoned lead smoke jumper with something to prove. Haunted by a past mistake, she's determined to show she has what it takes to lead her own team. But on her first day fighting a raging wildfire, she rescues an injured yet mysteriously driven man from the flames—Crispin Lamb, who has even bigger problems than her. Crispin has been secretly hunting the dangerous criminal organization called The Brotherhood for years. After already saving his sister from them and getting severely beaten, he's now on the hunt to find Henry, a man who may have stolen a nuclear missile from the gang. If Henry does have the nuke, Crispin needs to keep it out of the Brotherhood's hands at all costs, as they have plans to sell the weapon to Russia. With the wildfire bearing down and The Brotherhood closing in, Crispin and Jade are thrust together in a deadly race to find Henry and the potential nuke before either create an even greater catastrophe. But as their attraction grows amid the threats surrounding them, can they overcome the secrets of their pasts to save the town from total destruction? With explosive twists, sizzling chemistry, and high-stakes danger around every burning tree, this thrilling romantic suspense will keep you gripped until the smoldering final page. Fans of Susan May Warren’s epic romantic adventures won't be able to put down Jade and Crispin's race against the clock to stop a nuclear threat all while battling fiery odds and the flames igniting between them. Chasing Fire: Montana Book 1: Flashpoint Book 2: Flashover Book 3: Flashback Book 4: Firestorm Book 5: Fireline Book 6: Fireproof

Download or read book An Ethics of Betrayal written by Crystal Parikh and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2009-08-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In An Ethics of Betrayal, Crystal Parikh investigates the theme and tropes of betrayal and treason in Asian American and Chicano/Latino literary and cultural narratives. In considering betrayal from an ethical perspective, one grounded in the theories of Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida, Parikh argues that the minority subject is obligated in a primary, preontological, and irrecusable relation of responsibility to the Other. Episodes of betrayal and treason allegorize the position of this subject, beholden to the many others who embody the alterity of existence and whose demands upon the subject result in transgressions of intimacy and loyalty. In this first major comparative study of narratives by and about Asian Americans and Latinos, Parikh considers writings by Frank Chin, Gish Jen, Chang-rae Lee, Eric Liu, Américo Parades, and Richard Rodriguez, as well as narratives about the persecution of Wen Ho Lee and the rescue and return of Elian González. By addressing the conflicts at the heart of filiality, the public dimensions of language in the constitution of minority "community," and the mercenary mobilizations of "model minority" status, An Ethics of Betrayal seriously engages the challenges of conducting ethnic and critical race studies based on the uncompromising and unromantic ideas of justice, reciprocity, and ethical society.

Download or read book The Great Betrayal written by David L. Phillips and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twentieth century saw dramatic changes in the once Kurd-dominated Kirkuk region of Iraq. Despite having repeatedly relied on the Kurdish population of Iraq for military support, on three occasions the United States have abandoned their supposed allies in Kirkuk. The Great Betrayal provides a political and diplomatic history of the Kirkuk region and its international relations from the 1920s to the present day. Based on first-hand interviews and previously unseen sources, it provides an accessible account of a region at the very heart of America's foreign policy priorities in the Middle East. In September 2017, Iraqi Kurdistan held an independence referendum, intended to be a starting point on negotiations with the Iraqi Government in Baghdad on the terms of a friendly divorce. Though the US, Turkey, and Iran opposed it, the referendum passed with 93% of the vote. Rather than negotiate, Iraq's Prime Minister Heider al-Abadi issued an ultimatum and then attacked the region. Iraq's Kurdish population have been abandoned, once again, by their supposed allies in the US. In this book, David L. Phillips reveals the failings of America's policies towards Kirkuk and the devastating effects of betraying an ally.