Laynie Portland, Spy Resurrected
Author: Vikki Kestell
Publisher:
Published: 2022-10-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781970120233
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Laynie Portland, Spy Rising-The Prequel
Author: Vikki Kestell
Publisher:
Published: 2019-06-02
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781970120196
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNo one is born a spy. In one way or another, every "righteous" clandestine operative is sought out, enlisted, and trained for the difficult and often terrible work intended to ensure that the principles of freedom triumph over ideologies that seek to dominate and enslave. The year is 1977; the Cold War is intensifying. Helena Portland-Laynie to her family-is set to graduate from the University of Washington, when recruiters from Marstead International invite her to dinner and an informal employment interview. Laynie is flattered: Marstead International is a technology and aeronautics firm with a global presence and reputation. But behind their corporate image? Marstead is a front for joint U.S./NATO covert operations. Not far into the dinner conversation, the recruiters make their pitch: "We have offices around the world, Miss Portland, and we actively seek college graduates with the right mix of aptitude and skills to work and grow within our worldwide market. Actually, we have been observing you for some time. We feel that you have the potential to serve . . . the interests of your country." Laynie catches their drift and confronts it. "Let me see if I understand you correctly. You are representatives of a U.S. intelligence agency, unnamed so far, and you are trying to recruit me. Do I have it right?" When Laynie accepts Marstead's offer, she is sent through the Company's rigorous tradecraft and tactical training program. Laynie soon discovers that the world of clandestine service is dirty business. To succeed, operatives must bend and twist the tenets of liberty. Along the way, noble objectives tarnish and corrode, hearts harden, and methods and means drag virtue into the gutter. Laynie perseveres at the work set before her; she enters into it because she holds a secret-a secret she has never shared with anyone, a view of herself that not only condones the awful choices she is asked to make, but justifies them. I am worthless; my life has no value. I am only useful when the work I do serves a greater purpose. Laynie Portland Book 1: Laynie Portland, Spy Rising-The Prequel Book 2: Laynie Portland, Retired Spy Book 3: Laynie Portland, Renegade Spy Book 4: Laynie Portland, Spy Resurrected
Laynie Portland, Spy Rising
Author: Vikki Kestell
Publisher:
Published: 2019-06-02
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781970120158
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNo one is born a spy. Every "righteous" clandestine operative is recruited, through one means or another, and trained for the difficult and often terrible work intended to ensure that the principles of freedom triumph over ideologies that seek to dominate and enslave. The year is 1977; the Cold War is intensifying. Helena Portland-Laynie to her family-is set to graduate from the University of Washington, when recruiters from Marstead International invite her to dinner and an informal employment interview. Laynie is flattered: Marstead International is a technology and aeronautics firm with a global presence and reputation. But behind their corporate image? Marstead is a front for joint U.S./NATO covert operations.
Laynie Portland, Retired Spy
Author: Vikki Kestell
Publisher:
Published: 2019-07-04
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9781970120004
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe year is 2001, and the world-and Laynie herself, have changed. Laynie Portland has masqueraded as Swedish citizen Linnéa Olander for close to two decades, the last seven years as the companion of Vassili Aleksandrovich Petroff, a reputable Russian scientist, former officer of the KGB and, at present, senior technology advisor to the Secretary of the Russian Federation's Security Council.What Petroff doesn't know is that, during her time as his woman, Laynie (Linnéa) has ferreted out and fed her handlers a treasure trove of political and technological intel.However, Petroff is a man with a pathological need to control every aspect of Laynie's life. When Petroff's jealous rages worsen, Laynie has had enough and petitions her agency to pull her out. She is told, however, that she is too well-placed to decommission; she is too valuable an asset where she is-and she fears that someone, someone in her chain of command, would rather risk her death under Petroff's hand than lose the value and prestige her intel engenders.
Laynie Portland, Renegade Spy
Author: Vikki Kestell
Publisher: Laynie Portland
Published: 2019-11-26
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9781970120011
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDirector Wolfe brings Laynie safely "in from the cold," but she will remain free only if she meets his specified conditions: She must accept the new identity he gives her, and she must meet with an agency "shrink" to address the emotional damage caused by her years undercover-a counselor who will evaluate her fitness to participate in Wolfe's secret task force. Furthermore, she must remain in Wolfe's witness protection program, a program that will keep her hidden from those who continue to hunt her. Sadly, it will also restrict her freedom.But nothing goes as Laynie had hoped or anticipated: The restrictions chafe and bind, she feels like a square peg being pounded into a round hole, and her clashes with the bureaucratic culture send her spiraling downward. And in the background? Dark forces are moving, pushing Laynie into untenable choices. Instead of proving her value to Director Wolfe's satisfaction, Laynie fears her actions will further brand her as the faithless renegade some already believe her to be.Laynie must fight to earn her place on the task force-even as events unfold that point to one conclusion: Wolfe's task force, birthed in agency secrecy, has a leak . . . one that threatens them all.
Wild Heart on the Prairie
Author: Vikki Kestell
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781507040676
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Prairie HeritageOne family . . . steeped in the love and grace of God, indomitable in their faith, tried and tested in the fires of life, passing forward a legacy to change their world. The compelling saga of family, faith, and great courage.Wild Heart on the PrairieBrothers Jan (pronounced Yahn) and Karl Thoresen have left their native land of Norway to bring their families to America—the land of freedom and hope. Like thousands of others, Jan and his wife Elli long for the opportunity of a better life and future for their children.After braving an ocean crossing and the arduous journey west, they encounter a land so vast and wide that it defies mastery. Jan finds that his struggles are not only with the land, but with a restless and unmanageable heart. Will Jan find a way to overcome this wild land or will the prairie master him?Note: Part 1 of Wild Heart on the Prairie was previously published as Land of Dust and Tears. This book contains content not included in Land of Dust and Tears.A Prairie HeritageBook 1: A Rose Blooms TwiceBook 2: Wild Heart on the PrairieBook 3: Joy on This MountainBook 4: The Captive WithinBook 5: StolenBook 6: Lost Are FoundBook 6: All God's Promises
Organization Theory and Design, 4th Edition
Author: Richard L. Daft
Publisher: Cengage Canada
Published: 2021-03-18
Total Pages: 70
ISBN-13: 0176915583
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOrganizations must adapt to changing and often challenging environments. This thoroughly updated fourth Canadian edition helps students understand and design organizations for today’s complex environment. The concepts and models offered in this text are integrated with changing events in the real world, presenting the most recent thinking and providing an up-to-date view of organizations. Detailed Canadian examples and cases capture the richness of the Canadian experience, while international examples accurately represent Canada’s role in the world.
Stealth Insurgence
Author: Vikki Kestell
Publisher: Faith-Filled Fiction
Published: 2021-11-23
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781970120295
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJayda and Zander are returning to Albuquerque, satisfied that they have completed the mission for which President Jackson called them to Washington DC. They are filled with hope for the future, bursting with joy for the unborn child Jayda carries, and keen to share the news of their blessing with those they love: Abe, Emilio, Dr. Bickel, Zander's parents, and his sister, Izzie.
A Rose Blooms Twice
Author: Vikki Kestell
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781507028889
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRose Brownlee has lost more than most can endure. Now she must find a way to move on with her life. Will she bow to conventional wisdom or will she, like Abraham of old, choose to follow where God leads her ... even to a wild and strange land she does not know? Set in the American prairie of the late 1800s, this story of loss, disillusionment, rebirth, and love will inspire, challenge, and encourage you.
Rose of RiverBend
Author: Vikki Kestell
Publisher: Faith-Filled Fiction
Published: 2021-05-16
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781970120271
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFall 1923. After a thirteen-year absence, Rose Thoresen is returning to her beloved RiverBend. It may well be her final visit. As the train chugs into RiverBend's little station, Rose knows the time she spends here will be filled with cherished memories, the sweet entwined with the bittersweet. Father, thank you for the precious days before me. In them all, please help me to love without measure and bring glory to your name.
