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Life for James is edging toward something like normal—if sharing a home with two pregnant women and running a thriving intelligence firm can be called normal. He’s been cleared to return to the office, provided he endures the torture sessions politely known as physical therapy.
News arrives that his outlaw relatives have finally been apprehended; the threat is gone. Once again, the White House calls for his help, and once again, he refuses—to the astonishment of his colleagues. Business is booming, tensions are rising in the Balkans, and for the first time in months, stability feels within reach.
Karen and Andi have their first appointments with their OB/GYNs. For once, life seems to be settling into place. James dares to imagine peace ahead—but how long can it last?

Chapter is in the queue.

Still recovering at home from the recent shooting and attempted abduction, James is home alone. There is a knock at the door and he goes to answer it. Looking through the peephole, James can’t believe who he sees. It is is friends from the Middle East come to visit. To say this is a normal visit among friends in an understatement, especially when his friends make him an unusual proposition, one that makes both Karen and Andi nervous. James learns the truth about what he always suspected about the Washington social scene and who his true friends were.

Chapter 11 Never In a Million Years

James receives shocking news from Lawrence about his mother and brother’s involvement in criminal activities carried out on behalf of the religious cult they belong to. Though not entirely unexpected, the revelation devastates him. Seeking clarity, James takes a walk with Beast, only to find himself the target of an attempted abduction. Forced to fight for his life, he realizes that his survival is uncertain — and that even more unexpected revelations are disclosed.

For those who caught it, thanks! The right version’s in the queue to fix my goof.

Chapter 10 is in the queue.

James, Andi, and Karen head west, revisiting old places and discovering new ones. What starts as a simple trip turns into an unexpected honeymoon, complete with James teasing Andi about an Elvis wedding in Nevada. But when tensions rise between Andi and Karen, and news comes that their troublemaking pet Beast is raising havoc back home, James decides it’s time to turn east. While he still has his family and his house to come home to. And once home, things start to heat up at work.