Rick and Nikki

A woman with a secret past
Operative: Nikki Taylor, GEM agent

Intel: her experiences as a prisoner of war, her long, long hair, seeking the chuung in her universe, and her willingness to sacrifice

Talents: the ability to find the weakest link, to see holes in defenses

Assignment: to find Rick Harden's weaknesses and (personal) reveal his chuung

Favorite thing in the world: listening to the song of chimes and thinking of her husband's green eyes

To read Nikki's and Rick's first encounter, click:

http://gennita-low.com/books/facingfear.html

Operative: Ricardo Harden, Task Force Two operations chief, not especially known for his friendly demeanor

Other names: Behind his back--Dick Hard On for his 'tude; women just call him "Hard On." Pretty self-explanatory

Personal Assignment: to find the truth about his dead wife. It's been ten years, but Harden is, if nothing else, a persistent man. And he lives up to both versions of his name....

Intel: A by-the-book bureaucrat, with a black mark in his book, likes jogging, appears to enjoy women in short-term relationships, not exactly a flexible man, very uncooperative, yet a man who's still faithful to the memory of his dead wife shows steely determination

Most favorite thing in the world: Nikki can attest to Rick's penchant for toys, especially seatbelts.

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