Tick, Tick, Tick … Boom?: An Army CID-FBI novella
They have twenty-four hours to stop a bomb—but will their marriage explode first?
After six months of bad days, Army CID Warrant Officer Gabby Carmichael is holding onto her marriage and mental health with steeled nerves and fraying heartstrings. Will twenty-four hours to stop a bomber in El Paso finally break her grip on both?
Matt, Gabby’s husband and an FBI psychologist, has loved her since they met on a joint Army CID-FBI task force. But after her training partner’s accidental death, she’s turned into a woman he doesn’t know. His psychological profiling skills and his deep faith help him understand she’s experienced a tremendous trauma that will take time to heal. However, he can’t shake the concern that the changes go much deeper and are linked to her childhood trauma. Yet every time he attempts to delve into her woundings, Gabby shuts him down.
As the clock ticks on the bomber’s deadline and clues emerge that Gabby doesn’t want to face, she and Matt must rely on God to keep both a bomb and their marriage from exploding.
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ASIN: B0FR3RSHFH
Tropes: troubled marriage, childhood trauma, bomber on the loose, 24 hours, FBI, Army Criminal Investigations
- Tick, Tick, Boom delivers a first-rate story of suspense, redemption, and emotional endurance with its gripping blend of psychological thriller and Christian fiction. It's a must-read for fans of high-stakes action!-- TheTxLitChic aka Karen
- The emotional depth you gave Gabby and Matt, paired with the heart-pounding suspense, made it such a powerful read. I especially appreciated how you wove faith and healing into a story that felt both real and redemptive. Your ability to balance action with authentic emotional struggle—and still keep God at the center—is truly inspiring.-- Margaret Wilson
- a remarkable balance of romantic tension, military realism, and spiritual depth, a novella that grips readers from the first page and doesn’t let go until redemption arrives in the smoke and silence.-- Eva M. Henderson
