Betraying Nexus

Jason is a member of Nexus, a secret organization with a singular purpose: eliminate crime and protect the innocent. As a Nexus operative, he is a Mind Bender and can implant thoughts into the minds of others. It is a dangerous and powerful gift that sometimes has lethal consequences, and forces even the best Mind Bender to see the world through a lens of doubt and suspicion-constantly wondering what's real and what isn't. Within Nexus, Jason is a rising star and he's madly in love with a ranking member-the woman of his dreams. Life could not be more perfect.But when he's forced to take down an old friend and, as a reward, is further advanced into Nexus, he learns its darkest secret and must ask himself what he believes in. And if it's worth turning against the woman he loves. King Arthur: "Old woman?"Peasant: "Man."King Arthur: "Man, sorry, What knight lives in that castle over there?"Peasant: "I'm 37."King Arthur: "What?"Peasant: "I'm 37, I'm *not* old."(Or at least that's the Monte Python quotation I will be quoting ad nauseum, at every opportunity, to everyone possible, for a year beginning in just a few short weeks.)I'm a lawyer (trial litigation state and federal), champion swimmer, decidedly-average cook, former state and federal investigator, very strong chess player, and middling beard-grower at best). But my first passion has always been to reading and writing speculative fiction, and I am in the works to return to doing more of this while balancing the rest of my work-life balance and obligations.Bottom line: I had it all. By this age 10 years ago I had achieved everything I hoped to in life. But as is often the case pride cometh before the fall, and boy was mine spectacular. I hope to translate some of that wisdom, from what proved to be a harrowing set of years, into better written, deeper characters. In my spare time I done where I can, raise my amazing dogs July and Bentley, and of course ride motorcycles as often as possible, year round. Currently I'm the divorced divorce attorney (which is better than the personally injured, personal injury attorney) but that's a microcosm of who I'm involved in and care about, and I have future ambitions--including I t would like to be that family man I wasn't previously ready to be before. If I have gained anything, it is a greater empathy for everyone around me.My official website is www.blackoceanbooks.com