Description
<p>It’s hard to be committed to anyone when you don’t know whom to trust.</p><p>Alexis Toles, a former FBI agent turned undercover CIA agent, is quickly finding that out in Nancy Ann Healy’s newest political thriller, <i>Commitment</i>.</p><p>Alex embeds in a secret organization of intelligence operatives known as The Collaborative. Its partners include operatives from the CIA, National Security Agency, FBI, US Department of Defense, and an entanglement of foreign intelligence agencies.</p><p>It’s about half a year after the death of President John Merrow, a friend and someone she respected. But she remains committed to overthrowing The Collaborative as she works with a onetime adversary who believes the organization’s involved in the president’s death.</p><p>Meanwhile Alex; her wife, Cassidy O’Brien; and Cassidy’s son try hard to live as a family but must first overcome personal struggles, including a nasty custody battle with Cassidy’s ex-husband, Congressman Christopher O’Brien. The family has their own share of secrets that, if unleashed, could affect their hopes for the future.</p><p>There’s no place to turn without discovering people who are not who they claim to be. That can’t stop Alex. She must remain committed to the cause, both at home and as she works against The Collaborative.</p>
Story Behind The Book
Charlie Johnson is your typical 13-year-old kid, whose favorite pastime is hunting for mysteries at the library. One day, Charlie finds a book that reveals a secret about his very own town of Dragon Falls. While investigating the mystery, Charlie’s conversation with an Indian member of the community leads to the discovery of Roskoff, the dragon of Dragon Falls. Charlie and Roskoff build a wonderful friendship.
Through a gift known as the Dragon Eye Connection, Roskoff is able to show Charlie moments from the past, including a battle that changed the future of dragons forever. When Roskoff gives Charlie some gold, to help his father’s business, greed rears its ugly head amongst some of the townsfolk of Dragon Falls, including Charlie’s future step-dad. As events escalate, a fight ensues that may cost someone their life, and put many others in danger. Will Charlie and Roskoff be able to avert this threat?
Dragon Eye Connection is a story that encompasses a sense of family, friendship, love, and acceptance that transcends time and place. This is a book that will convince you that magic is within all of us.