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      Acknowledgments

      Brian Krawchuk—ex-air force and favorite nephew. Jeff Sweetin, Special Agent in

       Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Rocky Mountain Division.

       Thank you, gentlemen, for your contributions. Any errors found here

       are mine and certainly not theirs.

      Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins?

      And not one of them is forgotten before God.

      —Luke 12:6

      Cast of Characters

      Travis Vance—He’d lost everything—his college sweetheart, his young wife and daughter…and his faith. But when his old flame returns, is he ready to risk his heart to her—and the Lord—one more time?

      Air Force Major Patricia Streeter—Pretending to be in love with Travis Vance was easy—she’d been there before. But telling her heart that this was just an undercover mission to connect La Mano Oscura and the Diablo crime syndicate was another matter!

      El Patrón—Who was the leader of La Mano Oscura that the rogue airmen dealt with?

      Maxwell Vance—How involved was Travis’s father with La Mano Oscura…and which side was he working for?

      Air Force Major Ian Kelly—What secrets did the investigator uncover that left him dead?

      Dear Reader,

      I was so excited to be asked to join the FAITH ON THE LINE series for Love Inspired. My reason was pretty simple. I fear many of us, sitting in our safe little homes and going to our idyllic churches, forget that there are Christians out there in the line of fire. They go forth into danger, fighting the world’s evils wherever they find them—for us. We need to remember that though many who don the mantle of warrior also wear the mantle of Jesus, they still need our continuous prayers. They face a double foe, the one they can see and another we all battle. Temptation is there all around them and they need our prayers to combat it.

      I tried to show that battle as Travis lay in relative safety while taking aim at the men who would gleefully have killed the woman he loved if she were discovered. He prayed first for forgiveness as he contemplated his duty, but then he started feeling very righteous anger as they planned Tricia’s death. Temptation had found its subtle inroad, and Travis felt the darkness engulfing him and he remembered to turn to God. Tricia also faced death, and she too steadfastly turned to her Lord for comfort. My prayer for all who wear uniforms and carry badges of authority is that they remember where to turn in those darkest of moments on the job and in the quiet aftermath.

      I love hearing from readers at [email protected], but I regret I can only answer e-mail correspondence, or letters accompanied with a self-addressed stamped envelope when you write through Love Inspired.

      Love and blessings,