Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection If You Liked School, You'll Love Work.

    Five years ago, Noel dedicated her life to Christ. It was the best decision she’d made in her life. However, August isn’t onboard with his wife’s newfound faith. Noel is at her wits end, trying to convince her husband about the way of the Lord. August is done with his wife pestering him about her faith. They are both hoping for a Christmas miracle – one of peace.

    And we are going to see them burn."With America still reeling from the largest terrorist attacks to strike the homeland since 9/11, a Clandestine Service strike team is dispatched to the Mediterranean to target the man responsible for financing the plot--Saudi Prince Yusuf ibn Talib al-Harbi. Codename: TALISMAN.For CIA paramilitary operations officer Jack "Tex" Richards, his orders couldn't have been more straightforward: by the time the sun rises once more over Monaco, TALISMAN will be dead. The plan is simple enough.But as darkness falls, as the mission starts to fall apart, as the life of an American college student becomes inextricably linked with that of the prince, one truth is self-evident: there is no such thing as a clean kill. . .

    My novella is included right now in the paperback edition of her best-selling Christmas book, Mr Miracle. You can purchase the two combined stories now wherever books are sold.