Authorpreneur Dashboard – Phyllis Zimbler Miller
CIA Fall Guy
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
It is 1997 and the Cold War is over. Or can events that took place 25 years before then suddenly come to the fore? Is Beth Parsons being set up? When Beth is summoned to CIA headquarters for the bogus purpose of identifying someone from her past, she realizes she must find out what is really going on. Forced to partner with the man who may have been responsible for her husband's death, she has to unmask the real traitors or end up as the fall guy. After the CIA driver who brought her to D.C. is shot and killed, Beth escapes her CIA "babysitter" and sets off to discover why she is suddenly once again in the world of spies and double agents. Her quest takes her to Europe and then back to the U.S., and pairs her with a mysterious man who may or may not be on her side. If you like espionage stories and tales of intrigue -- especially ones with a dash of romantic suspense, CIA FALL GUY is for you!
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The Seeds of the Story of CIA FALL GUY
The seeds of CIA FALL GUY sprout from the Cold War and the division between West and East Germany. The STASI -- East Germany's State Security Police -- had a very extensive spying apparatus on the citizens of East Germany.
Mrs. Lieutenant
Literature & Fiction
This 2008 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award semifinalist is a story of unexpected women's friendship. When newly married Sharon Gold suddenly finds herself in the unfamiliar culture of the U.S. Army during the unpopular Vietnam War, she realizes she must quickly adapt to this alien world. If she does not learn to "fit in," the consequences could have a severe impact on her husband. The women's friendship she unexpectedly experiences turns out to be her lifesaver.
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Inspired by True Events
In the spring of 1970 I accompanied my new husband to Ft. Knox. The experiences I had made a strong impression on me, and many years later I wanted to share a fictional account of this slice of women's social history. I decided to self-publish at the same time I entered the manuscript in the 2008 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition. When MRS. LIEUTENANT was selected as a semifinalist, I had confirmation that this story that I so believed in would appeal to others.
Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders is a U.S. Navy officer who has striven to be the best even if it earns her enemies. A graduate of the Naval Academy, she is an electronic weapons officer tasked with coming up with new weapon designs. When she gets assigned to an aircraft carrier as a Navy fighter pilot's backseater, a missile attack on her plane leads to a mission to try to save the port of Los Angeles from a suspected terrorist attack. She must channel her overwhelming competitive drive in order to work as a team with other Navy personnel and the Coast Guards to find a needle in a haystack. From there a twist in the mission takes her to Alaska, where the anti-missile defense site may have been compromised. Next she bulldozes her way into being the first female assigned to a sub smaller than a boomer. She wants to be the one to test the new defensive weapons system she designed as the sub undertakes a reconnaissance mission to the hotly contested South China Sea. She is unaware that her past is about to catch up to her present in a bizarre situation she could never have foreseen.
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Creating a Strong Female Fictional Character
Mitch and I did extensive research for writing this story, especially as Mitch is a member of the U.S. Naval Institute. This story takes place when Mollie Sanders has been in the Navy for several years after attending the U.S. Naval Academy. She is now a lieutenant commander in the Navy, which is the equivalent of a major in the U.S. Army. (Note: Just as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army is addressed as "Colonel," a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy is addressed as "Commander.) When we first wrote the story, women did not yet serve on U.S. Navy submarines. Now that has changed and women officers do serve on subs.
