TOXIC TRUTHS · BOOK 1
Midnight Offensive Audiobook
A stolen bioweapon, a mother held hostage, and a countdown to catastrophe — only one agent can stop the New Year from becoming a massacre.
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A stolen biological weapon, a mother held hostage, and a childhood romance reignited under fire—can they stop the countdown to a New Year’s catastrophe?
A romantic suspense where a stolen bioweapon and a kidnapped mother reignite a childhood romance under fire.
ER nurse Sadie Kline wants nothing to do with the blind date her roommate has arranged, especially when she discovers the mystery man is Craig Malone—her brother’s best friend and the source of her childhood heartbreak. But their awkward reunion is quickly overshadowed when the dangerous world Craig inhabits as a Homeland Security agent collides with her own.
A “code black” at the hospital where Sadie’s works brings in a patient connected to Craig’s classified mission: protecting the antidote for Viper-X, a stolen biological weapon capable of mass destruction. When the terrorists track the antidote to Pennsylvania and kidnap Sadie’s mother to force a trade, Craig must balance his duty to the country with his desperate need to protect the woman he never stopped caring for.
Forced to go on the run to protect Matt Wright, the scientist behind the antidote, Craig and Sadie race from the Philadelphia suburbs to Washington D.C. to uncover a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of power. With a traitor watching their every move and a New Year’s Eve deadline ticking down, they must rely on their faith and each other to stop a mass casualty event that threatens to destroy their future before it even begins.
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Tropes
Brother's Best Friend. Second-chance romance. Ticking clock. Hostage rescue. Enemies-to-lovers slow burn.
Tone
High-stakes thriller pulse with a warm holiday undercurrent. Faith tested under fire.
Setting
Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania. Christmas Eve through New Year's Eve.
Comparable Titles
For readers who loved Lynette Eason, Irene Hannon, and Susan May Warren.
Main Characters
Craig Malone
Homeland Security Agent
Her brother's best friend. The source of her childhood heartbreak. Now the only man standing between a bioweapon and a crowded New Year's celebration.
Sadie Kline
ER Nurse
She wanted nothing to do with Craig Malone — until the dangerous world he inhabits collided with hers and her mother became a bargaining chip.
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Description
A stolen biological weapon, a mother held hostage, and a childhood romance reignited under fire—can they stop the countdown to a New Year’s catastrophe?
A romantic suspense where a stolen bioweapon and a kidnapped mother reignite a childhood romance under fire.
ER nurse Sadie Kline wants nothing to do with the blind date her roommate has arranged, especially when she discovers the mystery man is Craig Malone—her brother’s best friend and the source of her childhood heartbreak. But their awkward reunion is quickly overshadowed when the dangerous world Craig inhabits as a Homeland Security agent collides with her own.
A “code black” at the hospital where Sadie’s works brings in a patient connected to Craig’s classified mission: protecting the antidote for Viper-X, a stolen biological weapon capable of mass destruction. When the terrorists track the antidote to Pennsylvania and kidnap Sadie’s mother to force a trade, Craig must balance his duty to the country with his desperate need to protect the woman he never stopped caring for.
Forced to go on the run to protect Matt Wright, the scientist behind the antidote, Craig and Sadie race from the Philadelphia suburbs to Washington D.C. to uncover a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of power. With a traitor watching their every move and a New Year’s Eve deadline ticking down, they must rely on their faith and each other to stop a mass casualty event that threatens to destroy their future before it even begins.
Prefer to read? Get the paperback or the ebook on Amazon.
Director’s Commentary
I wanted to write a Christmas thriller that felt like a ticking clock gift-wrapped in holiday lights. Craig and Sadie's history gave me a reason to care before the first shot was fired — and the biological weapon gave me a reason to never stop turning pages.