This is an action-packed story of love for justice, for humanity, and for family. Jack Smith was an accomplished and decorated CIA commander assigned in CIA Black Operations. He is one of the most trusted operatives in the agency who could lead missions with machine-like precision with almost guaranteed success and had been assigned in many chaotic and poor societies. His love for his country and for all humanity, and his ability to lead and protect his men in missions was unwavering and without compare—that is, until he learned that the government itself is spreading diseases like AIDS in places like Africa to control people, as leverage against governments, and for profit. He gave twenty-five years of his adult life in the service of the CIA, protecting many people around the world. Now disillusioned, he sought to distance himself from the government that he had spent almost half his life taking orders from and protecting. Shanon McNally was a dedicated, beloved teacher and strong advocate for social justice. When Eliza Rosenbaum died and made Shanon executor of her very large estate, Shanon and Jack was brought together and then fell in love. Love softens most people, and Jack was no different. The robotic, nonemotional perfection crucial for his line of work that he displayed was shadowed by vulnerability when his loved ones were involved. Unfortunately, the government could not let Jack go, and Shanon and Jack’s union was marred with many violent clashes with people from Jack’s past that he was trying to get away from.
This is a story of two powerful people who can depend on each other in times of need. It is a case of the other being strong when the other is weak. Jack is Shanon’s protector, but when Jack had to be protected, Shanon did not even hesitate.