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SHADOWING THE PHOENIX
Angels of STARR Military Romance
BY ANGEL NYX

BLURB

When the phoenix is flying, shadow comes out to play.

Ainsley Bishop

I wasn’t always a street kid, but when my home life got dangerous, I chose the streets. They were safer. A whiz with computers, I quickly found my own way into the world of hacking.

That’s when they came. STARR. They’d heard about Phoenix and wanted her. But there were a few requirements. I had to leave my old life behind. Fine by me.

A decade later, I have no regrets. I’ve used my skills, and the ones STARR taught me, to help a lot of people.

When I come across a trafficking ring online, I make it my mission to shut it down. If only Shadow wouldn’t get in my way.

Kason Manning

Known only as 5H4D0W online, the moniker fits. I watch and wait in the shadows for the right time to pounce. I’m what we in the hacker world call a Grayhat. My methods weren’t always ethical, but they got the job done.

When I stumbled onto a trafficking ring on the dark web, I made the snap decision to infiltrate them and take them down from the inside.

That’s when I met her. Known only as PH03N1X, her fiery spirit called to me. But she has secrets she won’t share, ones I fear will burn the world down around me. But then, maybe that was what I needed-to rise from the ashes renewed.

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SHADOWING THE PHOENIX
Angels of STARR Military Romance
BY ANGEL NYX

Excerpt

By the time STARR was done molding me into a skilled agent, I’d had numerous broken bones, more than a few scars, and the girl I’d once been was long gone.

I was as deadly with a gun, blade, or poison as I was skilled at hacking. When I had to come up with an online moniker, I knew the perfect one. PH03N1X. I was like a phoenix. My old self was burned away and I’d risen from the ashes as something new.

That was ten years ago and I haven’t looked back. Why would I? There was nothing in my old life I wanted to hold on to.

When it came time for me to decide which branch of the agency I wanted to work out of, I had my pick. There were Milan, Israel, France, Egypt, several in the US, and a few other countries. I could have become an ex-pat—Egypt was very tempting—but in the end I chose New Orleans.

Why? Two words: Mardi Gras. Who wouldn’t want to be based in a city as vibrant as New Orleans that has over a hundred and thirty different festivals every year? There’s always a party happening that a person can lose themselves in for a little while if they need to. Plus, hello, goth chick here. I fit right in.

About Author Angel Nyx.

Links to Angel’s websites, blogs, books, #ad, etc.:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/4mcYtnV

https://authorangelnyx.com/

https://linktr.ee/AuthorAngelNyx

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