Face Value A Christian Techno-Thriller by Russell N. Jarvis “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it are all the issues of life.” – Proverbs 4:23 Aidan Powell never asked to be different. He only wanted to protect the people around him. Born with a natural ability to see emotions in color—every lie, every hidden feeling, every flicker of doubt—is visible to Aidan. He suddenly finds himself at the center of a struggle he cannot escape. As powerful forces target Aidan’s abilities for profit and control, Aidan’s own gift is used against him to advance the utopian program of Shangri-La. The powerful want it. And the people he loves the most may be the first to fall in the battle to obtain it. Will Aidan realize too late that his ability to see emotions is not the same as seeing the truth? In a world where desires are manipulated and faith is tested, Aidan must decide what it means to trust in a God who cannot be fathomed. The cost of truth is high, and some will kill to keep it buried. Face Value is a gripping Christian techno-thriller that blends suspense, faith, and the peril of unchecked innovation. For readers who enjoy the moral weight of biblical truth and a struggle for survival in a world of power, intrigue, and manipulation – Face Value is for you.