His Own Cool Path

A crashed Russian stealth jet that shouldn't exist in Area 51. A Chinese bomb that definitely shouldn't be there. And sixty seconds on the clock.Jeremy Trahn has always been the smartest guy in Miranda Chase's shadow. His hands may be freezing. His nerves may be shot. But for the first time, he isn't following Miranda's lead. Today, Groom Lake belongs to him.His Own Cool Path - because sometimes Q gets to be Bond.(Originally published 2025 in Thrill Ride Magazine #11, Sidekicks.) USA Today and Amazon #1 Bestseller M. L. "Matt" Buchman has 70+ action-adventure thriller and military romance novels, 100 short stories, and lotsa audiobooks. PW says: "Tom Clancy fans open to a strong female lead will clamor for more." Booklist declared: "3X Top 10 of the Year." A project manager with a geophysics degree, he's designed and built houses, flown and jumped out of planes, solo-sailed a 50' sailboat, and bicycled solo around the world…and he quilts.