To save lives. For the men of the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team, it’s not just a motto; it’s a creed they live by. Nobody knows that better than Special Agent Nate “Doc” Schroder, the team medic. As a former Pararescueman, Nate is accustomed to going into harm’s way to save people—including his wife, Taya—no matter the risk to his own life. But when a catastrophic event turns the tables on the team, suddenly he’s the one whose life needs saving.
However, survival is merely the start of Nate’s battle, because it’s going to take a lot more than medical expertise to pull him through the dark days ahead. While his teammates rally around him, Taya fights to drag the man she loves back into the land of the living. With her at his side and his team at his back, Nate must find new reason to dig deep as he struggles to become whole again.
Settings Chicago, Illinois
15 Chapters
Character List (view spoiler)[ Nate Schroder: Hostage Rescue Team medic and former Air Force Pararescue Jumper (PJ). He’s 28-years old and has auburn hair and hazel eyes. He’s married to Taya. Taya Kostas: Former hostage in Afghanistan who Nate helped rescue five years ago. She’s married to Nate. She’s 34-years old and has dark brown, long curly hair and gray eyes. Adam Blackwell: FBI special agent and Hostage Rescue Team member. He’s married to Summer and father of their 2-month old son, Sam. He has black hair and blue eyes. Summer Blackwell: State Department Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) analyst. She’s married to Adam and mother of their 2-month old son, Sam. She has red hair and pale green eyes. Clay Bauer: FBI special agent on the Hostage Rescue Team. He’s married to Zoe and father of their 5-month old daughter Liberty Raven (Libby). He’s 6’5” with brown hair and blue eyes. Zoe Renard: Tuck’s cousin and Celida’s best friend. She’s married to Clay and mother of their 5-month old daughter, Liberty Raven (Libby). She’s 5’10” with golden eyes. Her hair color changes often. She’s a former lawyer now a romantic horror writer. Sawyer Vance: Hostage Rescue Team member and FBI special agent. Ethan’s best friend. He’s engaged to Carmela and currently sidelined from his injuries sustained during the Alaska op. He has dark hair and dark brown eyes. Carmela Cruz: Ethan’s sister and Sawyer’s fiancée. She’s a senior orthopedic specialist and a surgical sales rep. She has long, dark brown hair and golden brown eyes. Ethan Cruz: Hostage Rescue Team member and FBI special agent. He’s in a relationship with Marisol. He’s 6’2” with dark hair and golden brown eyes. Marisol (Soli) Lorenzo: Former U. S. Attorney in Miami now in Alexandria and a friend of Ethan’s family since he was a child. She’s in a relationship with him. She’s tall with dark brown hair and sea green eyes. Veronica Cruz: Ethan and Carmela’s mother. Matt DeLuca: Hostage Rescue Team commander. Former FORECON Marine. He’s married to Briar. He’s 41-years old with brown hair and green eyes. Briar Jones: aka B. CIA operative. She’s married to Matt. She’s 29-years old and has bronze skin with chin length dark brown hair and black eyes. Lisa DeLuca: Matt’s wife who died four years ago. Brad (Tuck) Tucker: FBI special agent on the Hostage Rescue Team and team leader. He’s married to Celida. He has blond hair and brown eyes. Celida Morales: FBI special agent. She and Tuck used to be partners and are now married. She’s a former Marine and is 5’6” with brunette hair and gray eyes. Greg Travers: Senior FBI special agent within the domestic terrorist division. Jake Evers: FBI special agent assigned to the Hostage Rescue Team and who had served on Rycroft’s task force. He’s 32-years old, 6’1” with short dark hair and dark eyes. He’s engaged to Rachel. Rachel Granger: Architect working for Edge Architectural Firm. She’s engaged to Jake. She’s half Chinese, 27-years old and has dark brown hair and hazel eyes. Miller: Hostage Rescue Team member. Brody Colebrook: FBI special agent and Hostage Rescue Team sniper team leader. Napoli: FBI special agent and Hostage Rescue Team spotter. Foster: Director. Maya Thatcher: FBI special agent. She’s married to Jackson Thatcher, Secretary of Defense. Jim Barnes: Summer’s DIA boss. Dara Schroeder: Nathan’s sister. Janet Schroeder: Nathan and Dara’s mother, deceased. Raoul Sanchez: (hide spoiler)]
To save lives. For the men of the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team, it’s not just a motto; it’s a creed they live by. Nobody knows that better than Special Agent Nate “Doc” Schroder, the team medic. As a former Pararescueman, Nate is accustomed to going into harm’s way to save people—including his wife, Taya—no matter the risk to his own life. But when a catastrophic event turns the tables on the team, suddenly he’s the one whose life needs saving.
However, survival is merely the start of Nate’s battle, because it’s going to take a lot more than medical expertise to pull him through the dark days ahead. While his teammates rally around him, Taya fights to drag the man she loves back into the land of the living. With her at his side and his team at his back, Nate must find new reason to dig deep as he struggles to become whole again.
Settings
Chicago, Illinois
15 Chapters
Character List
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Nate Schroder: Hostage Rescue Team medic and former Air Force Pararescue Jumper (PJ). He’s 28-years old and has auburn hair and hazel eyes. He’s married to Taya.
Taya Kostas: Former hostage in Afghanistan who Nate helped rescue five years ago. She’s married to Nate. She’s 34-years old and has dark brown, long curly hair and gray eyes. Adam Blackwell: FBI special agent and Hostage Rescue Team member. He’s married to Summer and father of their 2-month old son, Sam. He has black hair and blue eyes.
Summer Blackwell: State Department Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) analyst. She’s married to Adam and mother of their 2-month old son, Sam. She has red hair and pale green eyes.
Clay Bauer: FBI special agent on the Hostage Rescue Team. He’s married to Zoe and father of their 5-month old daughter Liberty Raven (Libby). He’s 6’5” with brown hair and blue eyes.
Zoe Renard: Tuck’s cousin and Celida’s best friend. She’s married to Clay and mother of their 5-month old daughter, Liberty Raven (Libby). She’s 5’10” with golden eyes. Her hair color changes often. She’s a former lawyer now a romantic horror writer.
Sawyer Vance: Hostage Rescue Team member and FBI special agent. Ethan’s best friend. He’s engaged to Carmela and currently sidelined from his injuries sustained during the Alaska op. He has dark hair and dark brown eyes.
Carmela Cruz: Ethan’s sister and Sawyer’s fiancée. She’s a senior orthopedic specialist and a surgical sales rep. She has long, dark brown hair and golden brown eyes.
Ethan Cruz: Hostage Rescue Team member and FBI special agent. He’s in a relationship with Marisol. He’s 6’2” with dark hair and golden brown eyes.
Marisol (Soli) Lorenzo: Former U. S. Attorney in Miami now in Alexandria and a friend of Ethan’s family since he was a child. She’s in a relationship with him. She’s tall with dark brown hair and sea green eyes.
Veronica Cruz: Ethan and Carmela’s mother.
Matt DeLuca: Hostage Rescue Team commander. Former FORECON Marine. He’s married to Briar. He’s 41-years old with brown hair and green eyes.
Briar Jones: aka B. CIA operative. She’s married to Matt. She’s 29-years old and has bronze skin with chin length dark brown hair and black eyes.
Lisa DeLuca: Matt’s wife who died four years ago.
Brad (Tuck) Tucker: FBI special agent on the Hostage Rescue Team and team leader. He’s married to Celida. He has blond hair and brown eyes.
Celida Morales: FBI special agent. She and Tuck used to be partners and are now married. She’s a former Marine and is 5’6” with brunette hair and gray eyes.
Greg Travers: Senior FBI special agent within the domestic terrorist division.
Jake Evers: FBI special agent assigned to the Hostage Rescue Team and who had served on Rycroft’s task force. He’s 32-years old, 6’1” with short dark hair and dark eyes. He’s engaged to Rachel.
Rachel Granger: Architect working for Edge Architectural Firm. She’s engaged to Jake. She’s half Chinese, 27-years old and has dark brown hair and hazel eyes.
Miller: Hostage Rescue Team member.
Brody Colebrook: FBI special agent and Hostage Rescue Team sniper team leader.
Napoli: FBI special agent and Hostage Rescue Team spotter.
Foster: Director.
Maya Thatcher: FBI special agent. She’s married to Jackson Thatcher, Secretary of Defense.
Jim Barnes: Summer’s DIA boss.
Dara Schroeder: Nathan’s sister.
Janet Schroeder: Nathan and Dara’s mother, deceased.
Raoul Sanchez:
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Spoiler Info
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Nate and Taya are pregnant. (hide spoiler)]