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
A group of Martha Beck certified life coaches wrote "Changes of the Heart," which shares tools and information from the developing field of life coaching. Each featured coach wrote about her particular expertise, including such topics as weight loss, living in gratitude, better parenting, dealing with grief, and more.
The book developed from a discussion on the web forum for Martha Beck certified life coaches. “I meet a lot of people who don’t know what a life coach does,” said the editor of the book, Anna Paradox. “We decided together to show life coaching in action. So each coach wrote a chapter covering a specific topic she knows well. The book demonstrates what we do through practical tools and real life examples.”
Other topics covered in the thirteen chapters of "Changes of the Heart" include taking stock of finances, improving work relations, making difficult choices, increasing energy, writing a book, and discovering yourself through motorcycling.
