The rain beat down noisily, and he could not hear the city tonight. The music festival had just started a day or two ago. Sometimes during the day, he could hear music and the crowd, though he could not see Charles Bridge from here, five blocks away.
There was music, festivities, food…
Kelvin’s stomach rumbled. He reached out for one of the dirty cups. There was already half an inch of water in there. He poured it into another cup. And did so with the other cups until he had one cup of water.
“Diet dinner.” He chuckled.
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Notable Supporting Cast
Zero Sum (Binary Hackers Book 1)
In Zero Sum, we meet several people who have appeared before or will appear again in some of my other collections. Here are a few notable ones.
Leland Yang-Joule
Cayson Yang’s cousin, Leland Yang-Joule, is the other co-founder of Binary Systems, Inc. Leland first appears on the scene when she is summoned to help recover treasures from World War II in Helen Hu’s story, Once a Thief (Protector Sweethearts Book 1). Leland will appear again in the next book in the Binary Hackers series, and also in a future romantic thriller series of her own.
Once a Thief (Protector Sweethearts Book 1)
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Zero Day (Binary Hackers Book 2)
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Jake Kessler
Jake Kessler goes undercover in Reach for Me (Vacation Sweethearts Book 2), where the hunt for Molyneux begins for him. Without going into spoilers, let’s just say that Jake’s cameo appearance in that novel sets the tone for Once a Hero (Protector Sweethearts Book 2), where Jake gets his own story.
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Molyneux
Mentioned in passing, this notorious terrorist at large has baffled everyone and has put her fingerprints on many crises in Europe and North America. First mentioned in Reach for Me (Vacation Sweethearts Book 2), Molyneux is passing through this book you just read, and will appear again in a future book in this series. Someone, stop her!
Reach for Me (Vacation Sweethearts Book 2)
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Once a Hero (Protector Sweethearts Book 2)
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Acknowledgments
Many thanks to my Georgia Press publishing team for keeping up with my busy schedule for this book.
My copyeditor, Dori Harrell, is tireless and timely. My proofreader, Lenda Selph, has sharp eyes from the Lord.
Regarding FBI procedural information, I thank private investigator and former FBI agent Steven Kerry Brown for answering all my fact-checking questions. However, all invented processes and creative liberties are mine.
I also want to thank my husband and our son for their constant support and encouragement.
And I’ll always remember my beloved mother and my late father for having instilled in me the love of reading and writing from a very early age. I miss my father here on earth, but I will see him in heaven some bright day.
Most of all, I am eternally thankful to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who died on the cross to save me from my sins and rose again from the grave to give me eternal life. Without Him, I can write nothing.
Jan Thompson
John 3:16
Books by Jan Thompson
Romantic Suspense & Beach Romance
BINARY HACKERS (Near-Future Inspirational Romantic Thrillers)
Book 1: Zero Sum
Book 2: Zero Day
Book 3: Zero Base
Books 4-6: Coming soon!
PROTECTOR SWEETHEARTS (Christian Romantic Suspense)
Book 1: Once a Thief
Book 2: Once a Hero
Book 3: Once a Spy
Books 4-9: Coming soon!
SAVANNAH SWEETHEARTS (Christian Coastal City & Beach Town Romance)
Prequel: Ask You Later
Book 1: Know You More
Book 2: Tell You Soon (Romance with Suspense)
Book 3: Draw You Near
Book 4: Cherish You So
Book 5: Walk You There
Book 6: Love You Always (Romance with Suspense)
Book 7: Kiss You Now
Book 8: Find You Again
Book 9: Wish You Joy (Christmas Year Round)
Book 10: Call You Home
VACATION SWEETHEARTS (Christian Travel Romance)
Book 1: Smile for Me
Book 2: Reach for Me (Romance with Suspense)
Book 3: Wait for Me (Romance with Suspense)
Book 4: Look for Me (Romance with Suspense)
Book 5: Pray for Me
Book 6: Care for Me
Book 7: Cheer for Me
SEASIDE CHAPEL (Christian Small Town & Island Romance)
Book 2: Step with Me
Book 3: Sing with Me
(More Books to Come)
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Binary Hackers
Like more suspense with your Christian romance? Like to read suspense thrillers? If you’re looking for clean near-future romantic suspense without compromising the Christian faith, these books are for you.
From USA Today bestselling author Jan Thompson come these inspirational near-future cyberthrillers combining technothriller and romance, starting with Binary Hackers that feature computer specialists living at the edge of cyberspace, where they have to juggle being law-abiding truth-telling Christians while carrying out their assignments by any and all means possible.
The Binary Hackers series is set in the same story world as Jan’s other books, and characters from the other series may make cameo appearances in this series and vice versa.
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Book 1: Zero Sum
Book 2: Zero Day
Book 3: Zero Base
(More Books to Come)
Protector Sweethearts
Private investigator Helen Hu and her associates specialize in searching for missing persons and hunting for lost treasures. Join them in their adventure suspense around the world in USA Today bestselling author Jan Thompson's Protector Sweethearts, a series of Christian Romantic Suspense with a side of mystery. Protector Sweethearts is a spin-off of Savannah Sweethearts and Vacation Sweethearts.
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Book 1: Once a Thief
Book 2: Once a Hero
Book 3: Once a Spy
(More Books to Come)
Savannah Sweethearts
Welcome to the new south! From USA Today bestselling author Jan Thompson come these clean and wholesome, sweet and inspirational Christian romances set on the romantic beaches of Tybee Island and in the coastal town of Savannah, Georgia.
Meet a group of multiracial and multiethnic churchgoing Christians who love the Lord, work hard in their careers, and seek God’s will for their love lives. Against a backdrop of ocean, sand, and sun, these inspirational romances showcase aspects of the human need for God and for one another. Have some tea, settle in a comfortable reading chair, and enjoy these sweet celebrations of faith, hope, and love in Jesus Christ.
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Prequel: Ask You Later
Book 1: Know You More
Book 2: Tell You Soon (Romance with Suspense)
Book 3: Draw You Near
Book 4: Cherish You So
Book 5: Walk You There
Book 6: Love You Always (Romance with Suspense)
Book 7: Kiss You Now
Book 8: Find You Again
Book 9: Wish You Joy (Chri
stmas Year Round)
Vacation Sweethearts
Travel with our friends from Savannah, Georgia, to the coast and to the mountains. Cheer them on as they celebrate the immeasurable grace and undeserved mercy of God through Jesus Christ.
The Vacation Sweethearts novels are a spin-off of Jan’s Savannah Sweethearts series, and fans will recognize familiar faces from Riverside Chapel, a church in the coastal city of Savannah, Georgia. In fact, we might even visit the beach town of Tybee Island from time to time to visit old friends and beloved families...
The collection begins with Smile for Me, the story of Byron Moss and Tina MacFarland, spending their summer on the Caribbean islands of the Bahamas where the water is blue and hearts are warm…
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Book 1: Smile for Me
Book 2: Reach for Me (Romance with Suspense)
Book 3: Wait for Me (Romance with Suspense)
Book 4: Look for Me (Romance with Suspense)
Book 5: Pray for Me
Book 6: Care for Me
Book 7: Cheer for Me
Seaside Chapel
The novels of Seaside Chapel blend women’s fiction with contemporary Christian romance to celebrate the grace of God and hope in Jesus Christ.
Visit Jan’s favorite beach town of St. Simon’s Island, Georgia, where our friends live and attend Seaside Chapel, a little church by the sea known for its beach weddings and fair shares of love and life. As these Christians grow in their knowledge and understanding of God, they are tested in their spiritual maturity, their relationships with others, and their love lives. Share their heartaches and healing, and cheer them on as they celebrate faith, family, and friends. Inherently, the human nature is such that we have in our hearts a need for the Lord, for His salvation, sustenance, and sanctification.
Enjoy the music of the orchestra and hymns of the church, as well as follow the lives of the residents of this southern coastal town where the past and present intersect…
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Book 1: Share with Me
Book 2: Step with Me
Book 3: Sing with Me
(More Books to Come)
About Jan Thompson
USA Today bestselling author Jan Thompson writes clean and wholesome multiethnic contemporary Christian romance with elements of women’s fiction, Christian romantic suspense with an air of mystery, and inspirational international thrillers with threads of sweet Christian romance.
Raised on a tropical island in the eastern hemisphere, Jan now lives and writes in the western hemisphere. Her international background gives her a unique multicultural and multiracial perspective to her novels and books.
Jan graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and worked as a database programmer and information technology consultant for years before transitioning from writing software programs to her lifelong dream job of writing fiction books that she wants to read.
Jan’s books are for readers who love inspiring stories of faith, hope, and love in Jesus Christ.
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