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A soldier is nothing without his honor.
To avoid a dishonorable end to his decorated military career, John Noble made a deal with the devil. He gave up his name, endured harrowing training, and accepted every mission thrown at him for one purpose: redemption.
When he accepts his latest orders, providing personal security for a reporter in trouble, he bargains hard to guarantee it will be his last job for the shadow agency he knows only Unknown Identities (UI).
An ambitious reporter, Amelia Bennett, is about to break the story of her career, if she lives long enough to tell it. Caving to her boss's demand, she hires a bodyguard and soon it is obvious John Noble is the only obstacle standing between her and certain death.
Just when John believes he has found someone he can trust and love, who loves him unconditionally for who and what he has become, his orders are amended: Amelia Bennett is to be terminated.
Introducing Unknown Identities: an alternative for elite soldiers and spies facing criminal charges... if they can survive the program.
Don't miss Double Vision, the next installment of this sizzling, action-packed series.
Character Interview:
Debra Webb, my editor and
co-conspirator for Unknown Identities managed to get UI agent John
Noble to sit down for an interview:
Debra Webb: Hello, John. You have quite
a fan club and they are eager to learn more about you. We know that
you're part of an elusive group known as UI – or Unknown
Identities. Can you tell us more about it?
John Noble: No. Trust me UI isn't an
organization you want to know much about if you want to stay alive.
Suffice it to say, gaining an invitation means you've made a big
mistake somewhere along the way. You'll only compound that mistake by
accepting the invite.
DW: So the UI organization does more
than employ bodyguards?
JN: In a word, yes. But UI has its own
agenda that they don’t share with anyone. My role there frequently
involved stepping in and protecting people who were targets for one
reason or another.
DW: People like Amelia Bennett.
JN: Yes. People like Amelia. I was
assigned as her bodyguard to keep her alive so she could do her job
and report on a breaking scandal with a prominent politician.
DW: When we called to set up this
interview, Amelia mentioned you aren't fond of reporters.
JN: I'm fond of one particular
reporter. (said with a heated look aimed at Amelia)
DW: You really are a man of few words.
Are you comfortable sharing a few personal details?
JN: That depends on just how personal
you want to get.
DW: (fanning face) Well, let's
start with your real name versus your codename, Bulletproof. Which
one is more you?
JN: (brow furrowed over those vivid
green eyes) Amelia calls me John Noble, and that's as real as it
needs to be for me.
DW: Oh my.
JN: Bulletproof, like most codenames
for people and missions, wasn't my idea and as much as I hated it at
the beginning, it grew on me with a little help from Amelia. (leans
forward) Please tell me you have other questions, UI isn't a safe
topic, Deb.
DW: Of course. We know so little of
your background, would you please fill us in?
JN: I enlisted in the Army right after
high school when I was out of other options. I was a bit of a
troublemaker as a kid. More accurately, trouble found a way to twist
me up when I was trying to do the right thing. Anyway, in the Army I
worked my way up through the ranks and sent most of my pay back home
to my mom until she passed away. It was a decent career.
DW: Until?
John shakes his head slowly, that
green gaze making it clear he won't answer that one.
DW: All right. No other family? No lost
loves pining for you or anything like that?
JN: No. (fidgeting in his seat)
Nothing close to love even brushed by my life until I met Amelia. And
I have no intention of letting her get lost.
DW: Are you a dog or a cat person?
JN: (arching one dark eyebrow).
Never had either one around the house, unless you count the stray cat
my mom fed on the back porch.
DW: Okay, moving on. You can be very
intimidating. Is that intentional?
JN: (shrugging) Amelia says the
same thing. I'm working on being less intimidating, but I've had
years of practice keeping people at arm's length. In the places I've
been, that's a better philosophy for staying alive.
DW: You've traveled all over the world,
do you have any souvenirs?
JN: In a manner of speaking. (Pulls
back his shirt sleeves to show the chain of scars around his wrists)
Chicks dig scars, right? (said with a wink) I have plenty of
those reminders between my military career, training, and subsequent
missions. Amelia doesn't seem to mind.
DW: You seem eager to be done with your
past.
JN. (smiles slightly) If you'd
been there, you'd be eager to ditch my past too. The bottom line is
I'm a lot more eager to start living a real life with Amelia. For
once I have a chance to do the right thing and enjoy it.
DW: Thanks for your time. I know we’re
all eager to see how things work out for you and Amelia as you move
forward with your lives.
JN: Thanks, Deb. You made it relatively
painless and I appreciate the opportunity to practice being
approachable and shooting straight. We’ll be off the grid as much
as possible, but Amelia will find a way to let you know how we’re
doing.
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