Mia, listen to me. Your mother didn’t crash because she lacked skill. She was the best pilot I ever knew. That experimental aircraft had a…
Mia shouted. Engine one at 40% power. Web’s voice came back and she could hear the smile. Phoenix, you just restarted a damaged jet engine…
Boom! Engine explodes at 32,000 ft. Pilots’s unconscious 198 passenger screaming. Plane diving to death. Then a 12-year-old girl walks to cockpit. Keys the radio.…
Marcus Vance, the man who had overseen Sarah’s conditioning, was still alive and working as a contractor for various intelligence agencies. The team had tracked…

Lieutenant Sarah Martinez had always been different from the other naval officers. While her colleagues spent their shore leave at bars or visiting family, she…
For decades, their water supply had been contaminated. Children got sick. Families relied on expensive bottled water shipments. The government had promised help many times.…
I said nothing. “She flirted with me. I flirted back. It was stupid.” “Then why Hawaii?” He hesitated. “Because I thought I deserved a break.”…

The moment my brother said the words, my entire world tilted sideways. “He’s at my hotel in Hawaii,” Daniel said slowly. “With a beautiful woman.…
He handed Jake the clipboard. “Donation forms.” Jake blinked. “From who?” Daniels shrugged. “Half the town.” Jake flipped through the pages, eyes widening. Restaurants. Businesses.…

I knew something was wrong long before anyone else cared to notice. For weeks, my fifteen-year-old daughter Hailey had been complaining about nausea, sharp stomach…





