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Silent Valor: Every Hero has an Origin Story
They sent her home a hero.
They didn’t know the real story.
Fresh from a tour in Afghanistan, Army Ranger Emily Jensen returns stateside carrying more than battle scars. A mission gone wrong has left her with a fractured unit, a shadow over her Medal of Honor, and questions the military doesn’t want answered.
When a fellow soldier disappears under suspicious circumstances, Emily’s fight isn’t over. Her search for the truth will pull her into a dangerous web of betrayal—one that follows her from the war zone to her own backyard.
Silent Valor is the gripping prequel to The Silent Code Series, revealing the events that forged Emily into the relentless operative readers have come to know. Packed with military suspense, raw emotion, and a heroine who refuses to back down, this novella will keep you turning pages late into the night.
They didn’t know the real story.
Fresh from a tour in Afghanistan, Army Ranger Emily Jensen returns stateside carrying more than battle scars. A mission gone wrong has left her with a fractured unit, a shadow over her Medal of Honor, and questions the military doesn’t want answered.
When a fellow soldier disappears under suspicious circumstances, Emily’s fight isn’t over. Her search for the truth will pull her into a dangerous web of betrayal—one that follows her from the war zone to her own backyard.
Silent Valor is the gripping prequel to The Silent Code Series, revealing the events that forged Emily into the relentless operative readers have come to know. Packed with military suspense, raw emotion, and a heroine who refuses to back down, this novella will keep you turning pages late into the night.
236 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 1, 2025
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September 21, 2025
Silent Valor is a startling rush of words that slide like water through a river, smoothing sand into intricate patterns over ancient stones and informing the reader in intuitive waves. Also like water, words crash overhead, making comprehension blurry at times until the soil settles to allow clarity.
Written from the perspective of the brilliant mind of a female computer science student at Stanford, a woman so creatively and analytically blessed, DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), the research arm of the Department of Defense, has recruited her before graduation.
Emily Jensen is comforted by the bits and bytes and orderly architecture of her coding world and her expertise, regularly challenging herself to stop an incursion into the system faster than her personal best. On the morning of September 11, 2001, Emily discovers she is uncomfortable and probably will be for the rest of her life.
After overhearing a lecture in her dorm about how wars are better won by going on the offensive rather than relying on the defensive, Emily's tactical mind rehearses her options, as if two ships in the sea were in battle. To stay comfortable with her expertise in her current trajectory and fight defensively, or to radically change her life by choosing to fight offensively and enroll in ROTC?
The Silence of Valor is an examination of motivations. An insight into programming the physical body and the mind to exceed perceived parameters. An examination of programming and how it works in systems. The language is lush, even in the violence of war.
"The lock is local manufacture, more deterrent than defense. His picks whisper secrets to the tumblers, each click barely audible."
"With each keystroke, new connections bloom—lines of call data spill like spider silk across the displays, linking rural numbers to satellite uplinks in ways that make my head ache just trying to follow them. The visualization is beautiful and terrible, like watching cancer cells divide under a microscope."
Emily Jensen's journey is not a comfortable one. It is, however, a life that has been examined. Her life is useful, to use her words. Reading the book changed my relationship with myself. It will be impossible to read and comprehend the subject matter of this book and not be moved. Be it by the lyrical language, the strengths of opinions, or the combination, you will be moved.
Written from the perspective of the brilliant mind of a female computer science student at Stanford, a woman so creatively and analytically blessed, DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), the research arm of the Department of Defense, has recruited her before graduation.
Emily Jensen is comforted by the bits and bytes and orderly architecture of her coding world and her expertise, regularly challenging herself to stop an incursion into the system faster than her personal best. On the morning of September 11, 2001, Emily discovers she is uncomfortable and probably will be for the rest of her life.
After overhearing a lecture in her dorm about how wars are better won by going on the offensive rather than relying on the defensive, Emily's tactical mind rehearses her options, as if two ships in the sea were in battle. To stay comfortable with her expertise in her current trajectory and fight defensively, or to radically change her life by choosing to fight offensively and enroll in ROTC?
The Silence of Valor is an examination of motivations. An insight into programming the physical body and the mind to exceed perceived parameters. An examination of programming and how it works in systems. The language is lush, even in the violence of war.
"The lock is local manufacture, more deterrent than defense. His picks whisper secrets to the tumblers, each click barely audible."
"With each keystroke, new connections bloom—lines of call data spill like spider silk across the displays, linking rural numbers to satellite uplinks in ways that make my head ache just trying to follow them. The visualization is beautiful and terrible, like watching cancer cells divide under a microscope."
Emily Jensen's journey is not a comfortable one. It is, however, a life that has been examined. Her life is useful, to use her words. Reading the book changed my relationship with myself. It will be impossible to read and comprehend the subject matter of this book and not be moved. Be it by the lyrical language, the strengths of opinions, or the combination, you will be moved.
October 25, 2025
“Intense, Emotional, and Impossible to Put Down!
Silent Valor pulls you in from the very first page and doesn’t let go. Emily Jensen is a heroine you can’t help but root for—strong, haunted, and determined to uncover the truth no matter the cost. The story dives deep into the emotional aftermath of war, loyalty, and betrayal, all while keeping the tension razor-sharp.
What I loved most is how real it feels. The military detail, the moral conflicts, and the raw emotion make this more than just a thriller—it’s a character study of courage and conscience. By the time I finished, I completely understood why Emily became the fierce operative she is in The Silent Code Series.
This prequel is gripping, fast-paced, and full of heart. If you love stories of honor, secrets, and the strength it takes to face your past, this one’s a must-read!
Silent Valor pulls you in from the very first page and doesn’t let go. Emily Jensen is a heroine you can’t help but root for—strong, haunted, and determined to uncover the truth no matter the cost. The story dives deep into the emotional aftermath of war, loyalty, and betrayal, all while keeping the tension razor-sharp.
What I loved most is how real it feels. The military detail, the moral conflicts, and the raw emotion make this more than just a thriller—it’s a character study of courage and conscience. By the time I finished, I completely understood why Emily became the fierce operative she is in The Silent Code Series.
This prequel is gripping, fast-paced, and full of heart. If you love stories of honor, secrets, and the strength it takes to face your past, this one’s a must-read!
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