Cold War, hot spies, y'all. Vincent and Kolya are back -- in the Deep South. They must protect a brilliant chemist and his family while the man completes the new formula he's promised to sell to T.H.R.U.S.T.<br><br>The assignment should have been a piece of pecan pie, but F.I.S.T. has its eye on the formula, and the local rednecks take exception to a bunch of Damn Yankees moving into their territory. Can the two spies keep the family safe? Will the doctor's two precocious children sabotage the whole assignment?<br><br>And what about Vincent and Kolya's new relationship? This is their first assignment since they made the decision to move in together. Can they cope with the strain of the job ... and the humidity? Or will their new romance be put on the back burner along with the grits and collard greens?

Southern Fried Spies

Headlights speared the darkness now. The police car was moving up the drive toward the house, with an ambulance not far behind. The flashing lights lit up the undersides of the trees. Billy dashed out of the garage to watch the cars approach, holding his hands over his ears as the sirens wailed. His father grabbed his arm as he started to dart toward the police car.


“The three of us are going to stand back out of the way,” Dr. Yarborough said firmly. “You can see everything from here.”


“No ‘buts,’ young man. Consider me the Evil Overlord on this one.”


Chapter 25