“Whoops,” Avery said with a sheepish grin.

“An FBI agent should know better,” Sam said with a teasing grin for Avery.

“I’m so off duty, it’s not even funny,” Avery said, snuggling his and Shelby’s son, Noah, as he took a late-morning snooze.

“Where are Angela and Spence this morning?” Nick asked after he’d finished checking the headlines on his iPad.

“I don’t know.” Sam reached for her phone to text her sister. “She said they’d be here for breakfast. Maybe they decided to sleep in instead.”

She’d no sooner said that than Angela came rushing in the door, looking white-faced and panicked. “Spencer won’t wake up.”

Don’t despair! I won’t make you wait long to find out what happens next! State of Shock, First Family book four, will pick up right where this one left off and will be out in three short months on December 20th! Preorder it now at https://marieforce.com/stateofshock to read it Christmas week. Also, if you haven’t yet read Roni’s story in Someone Like You, grab your copy at https://marieforce.com/someonelikeyou. Sam and Nick appear in that book!

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A huge thanks to my good friend, retired Captain Russell Hayes of the Newport, RI, Police Department, who was such a huge help to me during the writing of this book, answering a million questions, or so it seemed. Russ is always there for me when I need him and has been part of my journey with Sam and my fictional MPD for nineteen books and two novellas. I couldn’t write this series without his incredible help and support.

As I researched Camp David and Marine One, I enjoyed reading these books: Inside Camp David: The Private World and Presidential Retreat by Rear Admiral Michael Giorgione, CEC, USN (Retired), and Inside Marine One: Four U.S. Presidents, One Proud Marine and the World’s Most Amazing Helicopter, by Colonel Ray “Frenchy” L’Heureux with Lee Kelley.