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BlackDenimLit Magazine

BlackDenimLit Magazine

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We're calling writers for literary fiction short stories and flash fiction submissions at our journal bdlit.com ... genre fiction is OK, too.

Commitment

Commitment

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<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

Why "Black Denim"...? In work clothes, black denim is a less pretentious than khaki and more understated than blue jeans. This typifies the tone of writing style that appeals to us: grounded, approachable and unassuming. Don't get us wrong--bring the grit, complexity, humor and strength. We look at a lot of genre work after all. But our tastes consider that "lasting artistic merit" can emerge from almost anywhere.

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<div class="mt4 ttl" style="font-size:small;font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:4px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;"><a class="txtlarge gl3 gr4 reviewTitle valignMiddle" href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R29SS8Y6NZRSPR/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00IYGUD4U&amp;channel=detail-glance&amp;nodeID=133140011&amp;store=digital-text" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px 4px 0px 3px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:19px;vertical-align:middle;"><strong>Give it a try.</strong></a><span class="gry valignMiddle" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:middle;"> <span class="inlineblock txtsmall" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;">March 20, 2014 </span></span><span class="gry" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;color:rgb(102,102,102);">By</span><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;"> </span><a class="noTextDecoration" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/ASFOMMAEC1UXU/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp" style="color:rgb(153,102,51);font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;">Lynne</a></div> <div class="txtsmall mt4 fvavp" style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:4px;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span class="inlineblock formatVariation"><span class="gr3 gry formatKey" style="padding-right:3px;color:rgb(102,102,102);">Format:</span><span class="formatValue">Kindle Edition </span></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:14px;line-height:20px;">Very interesting stuff from a promising independent journal. You should give it a try, and make sure to visit their blog.</span></div>