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One lonely day in Kansas farm country, a college professor en route to a new job, encounters her biggest 'surprise-package' ever, a handsome, intelligent, faithful FBI agent, battered and mangled, and his equally battered and mangled government car at the side of the road.Kate soon finds herself enmeshed with Agent Gareth McFadyn's dark world of spies, terrorists, hackers and corrupt bureaucracies, and her planned road trip and career move ultimately are derailed. However, in the middle of this unforeseen mess and intrigue, Kate and Gareth together discover their similarities, and not their starkly different class backgrounds and upbringings.Together, the unlikely pair discover a deep and lasting companionship, a binding faith in their God, a passion for fun and adventure, and more important than not, a burning will to survive against all odds when the evil machinations of terrorist leader Klaus Vogle, along with bad office politics, and the unscrupulous scheming of Gareth's industrial tycoon father, Andrew McFadyn. Thus begins the modern tale of a chivalrous knight and his fair, wise maiden. Follow agent Gareth 'Dru' McFadyn and his 'random' traveling companion, Kate Greenwood, on their odyssey of love, adventure, faith, morality, and patriotism in Counterstrike: Heaven Sent.Counterstrike: Heaven Sent, Book 1: Heroic Measures, follows Kate from the cornfield in Kansas, where she meets a bloodied Agent Gareth, hints at the scummy office politics of the Denver FBI Office, continues with the perilous journey back to Washington DC, introduces Agent Gareth's both brilliant and eccentric tech team at the FBI's secret Section Six, and concludes with Kate's own bitter and nasty career drama in DC.Note: This is the Minibook Trilogy of Counterstrike: Heaven Sent, carefully broken down into 'smaller more palatable' bites for better reader satisfaction and enjoyment, with Books 1, 2 and 3 accounting for the main story, plus the optional Gareth File, which is a documentary of the making of Counterstrike: Heaven Sent and the optional Misadventures Of Jan And Travis, which is a dual biography/memoir of the two authors, the late Janet C Smyth, 1950-2014, and her son and editor, Travis L Salisbury, 1980- .
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06-13-19 EDITOR'S NOTE FOR NEW COUNTERSTRIKE TRILOGY, ALL 3 BOOKS NOW FULLY-GRAMMAR REVISED AND EXPANDED BY 20 PAGES FOR FULL READER ENJOYMENT. One lonely day in Kansas Farm Country, a College Professor en route to a New Job. Then, encounters her Biggest 'Surprise-Package', Ever. He is a Handsome, Intelligent, and Faithful FBI Agent. He is also Battered-and-Mangled. Along with his Equally Battered-and-Mangled Government Car at the side of the road. Kate soon finds herself enmeshed with Agent Gareth McFadyn's Dark World. That is full of Spies, Terrorists, Hackers and Corrupt Bureaucracies. Her planned Road Trip and Career Move ultimately are Derailed. However, in the middle of this Unforeseen Mess and Intrigue. Kate and Gareth, then together, Discover their Similarities. And not their Starkly Different Class-Backgrounds and Upbringings. Together, the unlikely pair discover a Deep-and-Lasting Companionship. A Binding Faith in their God. A Passion for Fun and Adventure. And more importantly than not, a Burning Will. This, to Survive Against All Odds. That is when the Evil Machinations of Third Wave Terrorist Leader Klaus Vogle. This, along with Bad Scummy Office Politics. And the Unscrupulous Scheming of Gareth's Industrial Tycoon Father, Andrew McFadyn. All seem to be Conspiring Against Them. Thus begins the Modern Fairy-Tale of a Chivalrous Knight and his Fair and Wise Maiden. Follow Agent Gareth 'Dru' McFadyn and His 'Random' Traveling Companion, Kate Greenwood. This, on their Odyssey of Love, Adventure, Faith, Morality, and Patriotism in Counterstrike: Heaven Sent. Counterstrike: Heaven Sent, Book 1: Heroic Measures. Then follows Kate from the Cornfield in Kansas. This is where she meets a Bloodied Agent Gareth. And hints at the Scummy Office Politics of the Denver FBI Office. It continues with the Perilous Journey back to Washington DC. It introduces Agent Gareth's both Brilliant-and-Eccentric Tech Team at the FBI's Secret Section Six. And it concludes with Kate's own Bitter and Nasty Career Drama in DC. Note: This is the Minibook Trilogy of Counterstrike: Heaven Sent. It is carefully broken down into 'Smaller-and-More-Palatable' Bites. This, for Better Reader Satisfaction and Enjoyment. This, with Books 1, 2, and 3 accounting for the Main Story. This, plus the optional Gareth File. It is a Documentary of the making of Counterstrike: Heaven Sent. And the optional Misadventures Of Jan And Travis. It is a Dual Biography/Memoir of the 2 Authors. They are the late Janet C Smyth, 1950-2014. And her Son and Editor, Travis L Salisbury, 1980- .
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09-18-22, 2022 Grammar Correction For "Counterstrike: Heaven Sent Book 1 - Heroic Measures" Complete, So, Grammar Updated, Upgraded, Improved, and Corrected for September 2022 in "Counterstrike: Heaven Sent Book 1 - Heroic Measures," all 266 pages of it. Next, I will be editing "Counterstrike: Heaven Sent Book 2 - The Bloodhounds Appear." In the meantime, dig in and enjoy reading "Counterstrike: Heaven Sent Book 1 - Heroic Measures." One lonely day in Kansas farm country, a college professor is en route to a new job. Then, she encounters her biggest surprise ever. He is a handsome, intelligent, and faithful FBI agent.
He is also battered and mangled with his equally battered and mangled government car at the side of the road. Kate soon finds herself mixed up in the dark world of Agent Gareth McFadyn. That is full of spies, terrorists, hackers, and corrupt bureaucracies. Her planned road trip, and career move, are ultimately derailed. But in the middle of this unforeseen mess and intrigue. Kate and Gareth together discover their similarities. Those, and not their starkly different class backgrounds and upbringings. Together, the unlikely pair find a deep and lasting companionship. A binding faith in their God. A passion for fun and adventure. And more importantly than not, a burning will. It is to survive against all odds. That is when the evil machinations of Third Wave terrorist leader Klaus Vogle. These, along with some bad scummy office politics.
And the selfish and greedy scheming of the industrial tycoon Father of Gareth, Andrew McFadyn. All of this seems to be conspiring against them. Thus, begins the modern-day fairy tale of a chivalrous knight and his fair and wise maiden. Follow agent Gareth Dru McFadyn and his random traveling companion, Kate Greenwood, on their odyssey of love, adventure, faith, morality, and patriotism in "Counterstrike: Heaven Sent." "Counterstrike: Heaven Sent, Book 1: Heroic Measures" follows Kate from a cornfield in Kansas. It is where she meets a bloodied agent Gareth. It hints at the scummy office politics of the Denver FBI office. It then continues with the perilous journey back to Washington. It also introduces the brilliant and eccentric tech team. Gareth leads them at the secret FBI Section Six.
And it concludes with a bitter and nasty career drama of Kate Greenwood in DC. Note: This is the minibook trilogy of "Counterstrike: Heaven Sent," split into smaller pieces for better reader satisfaction and enjoyment. These, with books 1, 2, and 3, account for the main story. And the optional "Gareth File." It is a documentary of the making of "Counterstrike: Heaven Sent." And the optional "Misadventures of Jan and Travis." It is a triple biography and memoir of the two authors. They are the late Janet C. Smyth, 1950-2014. And her son and editor, Travis L. Salisbury, 1980- .