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Omega Sector - Book 4He'd been hired to transport precious cargo--and it put a beautiful twist in his solitary life Computer game developer Shelby Keelan has a gift: a photographic memory of anything concerning numbers. When she inadvertently discovers a code linked to terrorist attacks within a popular Internet game, she's called in by the government to help piece together what she knows..Pilot Dylan Branson finally has his life the way he wants it: simple, quiet and alone - as far from his covert operation past as he can get. He knows when he's asked by his previous boss to deliver one tiny package to Omega Sector headquarters that his answer should be no. Especially when that tiny package ends up being a cute and quirky redhead he's instantly drawn to..But what should've been a routine trip turns into a desperate fight for their lives when someone is determined to see that Shelby and Dylan don't make it anywhere alive and that the codes in her head are destroyed along with her.
Leverage (Omega Sector), by Janie Crouch - Amazon Sales Rank: #1273799 in Books
- Brand: Crouch, Janie
- Published on: 2015-06-16
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 6.60" h x .59" w x 4.10" l, .24 pounds
- Binding: Mass Market Paperback
- 224 pages
Leverage (Omega Sector), by Janie Crouch From the Author Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. 2015Chapter 1 Sometimes a man just wanted to be left alone. Dylan Branson didn't think that was too much to ask. He'd served his country for years, both on American soil and off, and had the scars--both physical and emotional--to show for it. But that was behind him now. Far behind him. Not that you would know it from the voice talking at Dylan from the phone. Dylan held the phone out at arm's length, staring at it as if it were a snake about to bite him. He'd rather be handling a snake. Seriously, give him a cottonmouth over what was at the other end of this phone line. It was Dennis Burgamy, Dylan's boss when he worked at Omega Sector, a covert interagency task force. A crime-fighting, problem-solving, get-stuff-done unit, made up of the most elite agents the country had to offer. And Dylan had been one of the best of the best. But not anymore. Despite its arm's-length distance, Dylan could still hear Dennis Burgamy clearly on the other line. Dylan hadn't held the phone against his ear in at least two minutes, but evidently Burgamy hadn't missed Dylan's input into the conversation because the other man hadn't even noticed Dylan wasn't talking. Which was pretty typical of Dylan's former boss. The difference now was that Dylan didn't have to listen to the other man. Burgamy wasn't his boss anymore. Finally silence came from the other end of the phone. Dylan cautiously brought it back to his ear. "Are you there, Branson?" "Yeah, I'm here." Dylan sat on the porch of the house he'd mostly built himself and looked out over the pinkish light of early evening hitting the Blue Ridge Mountains surrounding him on three sides. Those mountains had been the only thing able to bring him a measure of peace over the last few years since his wife's death, and he tried to draw on that peace again now. To no avail. "You do remember that I don't work for you anymore, right, Burgamy?" Dylan's statement was met with a dramatic sigh. There had never been any lost love between Burgamy and any of the Branson siblings. Dylan's sister and two brothers were all active Omega agents, and all had butted heads with Burgamy at some point. "You are in the charter airline business now, Dylan," Burgamy reminded him. "I'm not asking you to do anything you wouldn't do for any other paying customer." It was true. For the past four years Dylan had been flying customers and cargo wherever they needed to go all over the East Coast with his Cessna. But Dylan wasn't so desperate for business that he wanted to be at Burgamy's beck and call. "I'm all booked. Sorry." "Look, Dylan..." Dylan recognized the change in Burgamy's tone. Evidently Burgamy realized threatening Dylan wouldn't get him what he wanted, so he'd decided to try a different tactic. "How about if you do this for us, then I'll erase all record of Sawyer's little incident last year." The little incident referred to Dylan's youngest brother Sawyer punching Burgamy in the jaw and knocking his boss unconscious during an operation that was going wrong. Sawyer managed to keep his job at Omega, but only barely. And although Sawyer was able to keep his job, the occurrence would still keep his brother from ever being able to move up in official ranks. Of course, until recently, Sawyer had no interest in ever moving higher than the rank of agent. Doing so would mean a desk job, which had frightened him to no end. But now that Sawyer was married to sweet little Megan and expecting a baby, a desk job might be more appealing to him. And damn it, this made saying no to Burgamy much more complicated. Dylan looked out at the mountains. He didn't want to set foot back inside Omega. He'd done it a couple of times since he'd quit over six years ago, and each time had been fraught with disaster. Dylan still had residual discomfort from the beating he'd taken while trying to help his brother Cameron on an Omega mission a while ago. In Dylan's experience, every trip to Omega led to some sort of pain. And he wasn't interested in experiencing that again if he had any other option. "It's important, Branson," Burgamy continued. "We need these codes. And Shelby Keelan, the lady with the codes, is a friend of your sister-in-law. I'm sure Megan will take it as a personal insult if you don't help us with this matter." Dylan closed his eyes. Burgamy didn't know it, but Dylan was already in. And if Dylan hadn't been, bringing up Megan would've done it. Dylan liked Sawyer's wife--the brilliant computer scientist--a great deal. She was good for his brother; had somehow managed to tame the playboy of the family without even trying. And now Sawyer and Megan were having a baby. Which was totally great for Dylan's parents, who had wanted grandkids for the longest time. They'd finally get their wish. For just a second, that old ache crept into Dylan's chest. He pushed away the thought of the baby that hadn't made it when his wife had had been killed. Nothing could be done about that now. If Megan wanted him to pick up some codes or whatever from a friend of hers and bring the codes to Omega, Dylan would do it. He loved his brother, loved his sister-in-law and wanted to do anything he could to keep that baby growing happy and healthy inside her. Of course, he didn't know why Megan's friend couldn't just email the codes. Why Dylan needed to hand deliver them to Washington, DC. Or why this lady couldn't just deliver them herself. But whatever. He knew better than to ask. With Omega, things were never simple. Effective? Yes. Simple? No.
About the Author "Passion that leaps right off the page." - Romantic Times Book Reviews (Jan 2015)Nominated for the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for 2015, Janie Crouch has always loved to read romance. She fell for Harlequin Romances when she lived in Wales, UK as a preteen, then moved on to a passion for romantic suspense as an adult. To be able to write books like the ones she has always loved to read is a dream come true.Janie recently relocated to an American Army base in Germany with her husband and four school-aged children after living in the Tidewater Virginia area for twenty years. Her "day job" is teaching public speaking and communication at a local community college. When she's not listening to the voices in her head (and even when she is), Janie enjoys traveling, long-distance running, movie-watching, knitting and obstacle racing. Check out Janie's updates and more on her website at janiecrouch.com
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Sometimes a man just wanted to be left alone.Dylan Branson didn't think that was too much to ask. He'd served his country for years, both on American soil and off, and had the scars—both physical and emotional—to show for it. But that was behind him now. Far behind him.Not that you would know it from the voice talking at Dylan from the phone.Dylan held the phone out at arm's length, staring at it as if it were a snake about to bite him. He'd rather be handling a snake. Seriously, give him a cottonmouth over what was at the other end of this phone line.It was Dennis Burgamy, Dylan's boss when he worked at Omega Sector, a covert interagency task force. A crime-fighting, problem-solving, get-stuff-done unit, made up of the most elite agents the country had to offer. And Dylan had been one of the best of the best.But not anymore.Despite its arm's-length distance, Dylan could still hear Dennis Burgamy clearly on the other line. Dylan hadn't held the phone against his ear in at least two minutes, but evidently Burgamy hadn't missed Dylan's input into the conversation because the other man hadn't even noticed Dylan wasn't talking.Which was pretty typical of Dylan's former boss. The difference now was that Dylan didn't have to listen to the other man. Burgamy wasn't his boss anymore.Finally silence came from the other end of the phone. Dylan cautiously brought it back to his ear."Are you there, Branson?""Yeah, I'm here." Dylan sat on the porch of the house he'd mostly built himself and looked out over the pinkish light of early evening hitting the Blue Ridge Mountains surrounding him on three sides. Those mountains had been the only thing able to bring him a measure of peace over the past few years since his wife's death, and he tried to draw on that peace again now. To no avail. "You do remember that I don't work for you anymore, right, Burgamy?"Dylan's statement was met with a dramatic sigh. There had never been any lost love between Burgamy and any of the Branson siblings. Dylan's sister and two brothers were all active Omega agents, and all had butted heads with Burgamy at some point."You are in the charter airline business now, Dylan," Burgamy reminded him. "I'm not asking you to do anything you wouldn't do for any other paying customer."It was true. For the past four years Dylan had been flying customers and cargo wherever they needed to go all over the East Coast with his Cessna. But Dylan wasn't so desperate for business that he wanted to be at Burga-my's beck and call."I'm all booked. Sorry.""Look, Dylan…" Dylan recognized the change in Burgamy's tone. Evidently Burgamy realized threatening Dylan wouldn't get him what he wanted, so he'd decided to try a different tactic. "How about if you do this for us, then I'll erase all record of Sawyer's little incident last year."The little incident referred to Dylan's youngest brother, Sawyer, punching Burgamy in the jaw and knocking his boss unconscious during an operation that was going wrong. Sawyer managed to keep his job at Omega, but only barely. And although Sawyer was able to keep his job, the occurrence would still keep his brother from ever being able to move up in official ranks. Of course, until recently, Sawyer had no interest in ever moving higher than the rank of agent. Doing so would mean a desk job, which had frightened him no end. But now that Sawyer was married to sweet little Megan and expecting a baby, a desk job might be more appealing to him.And damn it, this made saying no to Burgamy much more complicated.Dylan looked out at the mountains. He didn't want to set foot back inside Omega. He'd done it a couple of times since he'd quit over six years ago, and each time had been fraught with disaster. Dylan still had residual discomfort from the beating he'd taken while trying to help his brother Cameron on an Omega mission a while ago.In Dylan's experience, every trip to Omega led to some sort of pain. And he wasn't interested in experiencing that again if he had any other option."It's important, Branson," Burgamy continued. "We need these codes. And Shelby Keelan, the lady with the codes, is a friend of your sister-in-law. I'm sure Megan will take it as a personal insult if you don't help us with this matter."Dylan closed his eyes. Burgamy didn't know it, but Dylan was already in. And if Dylan hadn't been, bringing up Megan would've done it. Dylan liked Sawyer's wife—the brilliant computer scientist—a great deal. She was good for his brother; had somehow managed to tame the playboy of the family without even trying.And now Sawyer and Megan were having a baby.Which was totally great for Dylan's parents, who had wanted grandkids for the longest time. They'd finally get their wish.For just a second, that old ache crept into Dylan's chest. He pushed away the thought of the baby that hadn't made it when his wife had been killed. Nothing could be done about that now.If Megan wanted him to pick up some codes or whatever from a friend of hers and bring the codes to Omega, Dylan would do it. He loved his brother, loved his sister-in-law and wanted to do anything he could to keep that baby growing happy and healthy inside her.Of course, he didn't know why Megan's friend couldn't just email the codes. Why Dylan needed to hand deliver them to Washington, DC. Or why this lady couldn't just deliver them herself. But whatever. He knew better than to ask. With Omega, things were never simple.Effective? Yes. Simple? No.For example, things could've been much simpler if Megan or Sawyer had just called Dylan themselves and asked him to fly in the codes. He'd already be gassing up his Cessna right now. But Burgamy couldn't resist an opportunity to lord power over any member of the Branson family. It bugged Dylan to submit to Burgamy, but he might as well get it over with."Fine, Burgamy, I'll do it.""Good. Because Shelby Keelan is on her way to you right now. She should be arriving in Falls Run in about thirty minutes. Meeting you at the only restaurant your blip on the map seems to have."Dylan hung up the phone without saying anything else. Burgamy had obviously told the woman to come out here even before asking Dylan, sure he would get Dylan's cooperation. Dylan hated being a foregone conclusion.He watched the pinkening sky for a few more moments, allowing the phone to fall next to him in the swing on his porch rather than crush it against the wall the way he wanted to.There were things Dylan regretted about his deliberate walk away from Omega six years ago. But having to listen to Dennis Burgamy wasn't one of them.Dylan would get the codes from Megan's friend, fly them to Omega, say a quick hello to his siblings and get the hell out. There would be no traversing up the sides of yachts, emergency takeoffs with people shooting at him or being beaten to within an inch of his life.Like his last visits.Dylan grabbed his phone and stood up. He'd have to get going if he was going to make it into town by the time Shelby Keelan arrived. His phone buzzed again in his hand. Dylan grimaced, hoping it wasn't Burgamy.It wasn't."You are not my current favorite sibling, Sawyer." Dylan's words were tough, but his greeting held no malice."Ha. Well, I'm still Mom's favorite, so that's all that matters," Sawyer responded. "I guess I'm too late to catch you before Burgamy does.""Just got off the phone with him.""Damn it. I'm sorry, Dylan. I told Burgamy I would handle it, but you know him."Dylan rolled his eyes. Yes, he was quite familiar with Burgamy's tactics. "Looks like I'll be delivering some codes to you tonight." Dylan looked out the window; menacing clouds were rolling in behind the setting sun. "Actually, it might be much later tonight. It looks like a storm is rolling in.""Thanks for doing this, man. The codes are—" Sawyer broke off midsentence and Dylan could hear his muffled words to someone else before they stopped entirely."Dylan?" A much softer female voice came on the line."Hey, Megan. How are you feeling?""Fine now that I'm not hurling my guts out multiple times a day." Dylan could hear the smile in his petite sister-in-law's voice. "I'm sorry about Burgamy, Dylan. Sawyer wanted us to leave him out of it totally, but I wouldn't let him.""It's no problem, hon. I can handle Burgamy.""Thanks for meeting Shelby. She and I knew each other in college. She's…special."Dylan didn't know what to make of special. That could mean a lot of things. "Well, I hope you don't mean special as in special needs like your husband."Megan laughed. "No, Shelby is definitely not special needs. The opposite, in fact. A brilliant computer-game programmer.""Well, either way it's no problem. I'll see you guys soon. I've got to get going if I'm going to meet Shelby on time. Burgamy didn't leave much wiggle room.""Thanks again, Dylan.""Anything for you, sweetheart. You just keep my little niece or nephew safe, okay? Bye."Dylan disconnected and went inside his house of the past four years. He had never brought a woman here; he'd preferred encounters to happen at their place instead. It made leaving much easier and awkward talks about why he couldn't stay much less necessary.Dylan preferred his solitude and planned to keep it that way. He'd tried dating, but many women thought being a widower meant he needed to be smothered with attention. With love. They wanted to wrap their arms around him and help chase his demons away. Dylan knew they meant well, but he couldn't tolerate that kind of unrelenting attention.Dylan would face his own demons. Always had.So he kept things casual with women, and kept them out of his personal space. Sometimes, much more rarely now, he got physically involved, but he was sure to let a woman know up front that his heart was off the table. A future with Dylan was not an option.Dylan walked into his bedroom and changed out of the dirty work clothes he'd had on for normal plane maintenance. He decided to take a quick shower, cursing Burgamy again when he couldn't linger under the hot water to help loosen some of the residual soreness from old wounds. Thirty minutes wasn't a long time to get to Falls Run from his house.And yes, Sally's was the only sit-down restaurant in the small town, more of a diner than anything else. There were also a couple of fast-food places, a gas station, a bar, hardware store and bank. Falls Run wasn't that small. And it was perfect for Dylan's purposes in a town: small enough that he didn't have to worry about too many strangers wandering around, and large enough that he was able to get what he needed regularly enough for both his business and personal needs.He'd chosen Falls Run on purpose. At the borders of Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina, it allowed him access, via his Cessna, to almost anywhere on the East and Gulf coasts. Plus, the town was surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains. In Dylan's opinion, you couldn't ask for better real estate than that.And it was far enough from Washington, DC, and Omega for him to stay away from his past there.Dylan rolled his eyes. At least he thought Falls Run was far enough away. Evidently not, given the past few years. Dylan got dressed in jeans and a button-down shirt, grabbed his keys and wallet from the dresser and headed out the door to his pickup truck.What the hell. He'd enjoy a nice meal at Sally's—he was tired of his own cooking anyway—and meet Megan's friend. Dylan pretty much kept to himself, but he knew how to be polite and charming when he wanted to be. His mother had instilled that much in the Branson siblings when they were growing up. Shelby Keelan wasn't at fault for Burgamy's high-handed tactics; no need to blame her. He'd meet her and move on.Get the codes. Deliver the codes. Get out.No problem.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. I love this series! By Books And Spoons Blog I love this series! And I have to admit, Dylan and Shelby just got to me, they are characters that are easy, for me, to relate to. Shelby has some quirks that made me smile with understanding, the need to be alone, needing your space, being too direct and not a fan of chit-chat, and loving numbers, having sass... She is amazing!Dylan is a bit of a grouch, saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, protecting himself from getting close to people, since his wife and unborn baby died. But he does redeem himself in the story, and there are several swoon worthy moments, that just made me sigh. Dylan's better qualities comes through loud and clear as well, his loyalty, protectiveness, caring, and wanting to fix things for other.The other Branson siblings from the previous stories also play a part in this book, and Sawyer & Megan have a moment that just melted my heart. This book is easy to be read as a stand alone, but I highly recommend also the previous books in the series.The story has a flow that caught me from the start, and certainly kept it till the end. The build up in the tale is smooth, from the moment Dylan and Shelby meet, the connection is there, the chemistry is in place, and they just click, feel comfortable, at home, within each other's company.Then the suspenseful tension takes a hold of the story and keeps building up, as Dylan and Shelby found themselves again and again in life and death situations on their way to DC, and end up at the mercy of the wilderness. All the events, and murder attempts, prove, that Omega Sector does have a mole, and he is most likely high up in the hierarchy. It takes all the Branson siblings, with the help of Megan and Shelby, to risk their lives while fighting against the horrid terror attack about to happen.I was swept away by this story, both times I read it. It has fast action, slowly building terror, fascinating and charming characters, and some of the best romantic scenes, that even with the second reading left me in tears!~ Five Spoons!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A good Romantic Suspense Read and Series Closer By Charlene the Stickler This fourth and final book in Janie Crouch's Omega Sector series is a well-written conclusion, although I must admit I preferred the previous three books in the series. Having said this, I liked the earlier books so much that my slight downturn should NOT keep potential readers from picking up this book in any format available.We who read the earlier Omega books have been waiting for the eldest Branson sibling's story, and Dylan turns out to be reclusive for good reason: he witnessed his pregnant wife being shot, with the resulting loss of both her and their unborn child.The heroine, Shelby Keelan, lives a reclusive life for other reasons [extreme introversion, for one]. She is a real whiz with number sequences and has discovered something coded into an electronic game that is related to a terrorist plot.Dylan's called back to serve Omega by delivering Shelby and her code to her best friend, also a math genius and Omega operative, Megan Fuller-Branson. Several attempts on Shelby's life bring on danger and a lot of action on both her and Dylan's parts. They survive some awful hardships in their attempt to get to safety. This fact proves that there has been a mole in Omega, and the story unfolds to the point of the mole being revealed.No spoilers here. My problem with this book was most likely a personal issue with how the book ended {concerning Dylan's earlier loss}. It was not enough to lose anything other than the potential fifth star.... If you have liked Omega Sector, you will be updated on all the Branson siblings; if not, this book can stand alone, but read the others if you get a chance. I fully intend to read anything that Janie Crouch writes, she's that good.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Janie does it again. By Elizabeth E Neal I fell in love with this series with book one and it's just grown stronger with the other three. Leverage is the story of Dylan, the last single Branson sibling, and Shelby, a literal whiz at remembering numbers. Dylan and Shelby both have defensive walls around themselves and their emotions. Yes, they are for different reasons, but that doesn't lessen the emotional pain they've both suffered. My heart broke for Dylan and all that he lost. His emotional distance from everyone makes complete sense. It's a defense mechanism against more pain. He's immediately intrigued by Shelby and is smitten with her freckles. I love how enamored he is of them. I'm happy that before the end of the story he has an emotional epiphany about his loss, the truth about his life before that loss, and that he could lose the best thing to ever happen to him if he doesn't snap out of it. Of course, he still has his moments before that epiphany when you wish you could throttle him. Shelby, on the other hand, has always felt different from everyone and she does better alone or with her pets. She's built up walls to protect herself due to her quirks and is in awe of the fact that Dylan accepts them. She feels the connection with Dylan even though it seems like he's continually sabotaging things between them. I'm happy to say that the bad guys are taken down and Dylan and Shelby get their HEA. But it's definitely not an easy journey. Read the book and learn about them and check in with the previous couples. I was so happy to see all of the siblings and what their lives are like after finding their one. I recommend reading any book that has the name Janie Crouch on it. You'll be so glad you did.
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