A brilliant scientist out to save the world. A jaded agent looking to save the one he lost. And a conspiracy that spans oceans, reaching into the deepest parts of American national security. Lennon is a genius. He’s devoted his energy and his time to designing products to save lives. He’s gotten rich doing it, too. This time he’s created something to revolutionize war, crime, and policing -- a bullet that heals. He’s on top of the world and the one thing he needs is someone to share it with. The one he loved disappeared without a trace years ago, and until he gets closure he can’t commit. Ben is an agent with an agency so secretive for years people didn’t know it existed. He screwed up years ago and fell in love with the man he was supposed to be guarding. Now his lost love is in danger again. He’s developed a product bad actors all over the world will want to get their hands on. When Ben’s superiors order him back to Lennon’s side, he goes without hesitation. There’s only one catch -- Lennon can’t know he’s there. When one of those bad actors strikes, all the rules go out the window. Can Lennon overcome his mistrust once he knows the truth about Ben? When the enemy turns up the heat, will Ben manage to save Lennon from people who want him to kill?

Under His Skin

“I’m not giving them the technology either. But to be fair, they also haven’t sent someone to try to drown me in my own swimming pool. Or to try to drag me up to New Hampshire for a creepy unscheduled flight. So while yeah, you make a great point about the NSA not being a great choice to have this stuff either, you’re encouraging me not to give it to anyone.” Something in Lennon’s stomach twisted.


The bullet was supposed to make war safer, not help dictators and authoritarians tighten their grip. Lennon had never wanted to make things easier for them. He should have thought things through more carefully. He should have hired someone with the necessary background, someone who could look at his ideas and come up with the most vile use for them that anyone could conceive of.


Chapter 69