Bolder and Braver

In becoming an undercover narcotic agent and immersing herself in that work, Julia Torres finds even greater strengths than she found in wartime army service—which enable her to transcend her struggles with multiple sclerosis, caused by a drug she was ordered to take to protect her from chemical weapons in Iraq.

This second volume of Julia Torres' thrilling story takes us into the rough-and-tumble of an undercover narcotic cop's life— soliciting male escorts, rubbing shoulders with racketeers in dimly lit night spots, working an international hustle in Paris, and more—at a time in the her life when she's struggling with an abusive husband in a dead-end marriage, from which she and her daughter ultimately emerge. And then she learns that she is suffering from multiple sclerosis, caused by a drug she was ordered to take in Iraq to protect her from exposure to chemical weapons. Her tale is riveting and deeply inspiring—a true lesson in bravery and faith.

Raised in America by Cuban-born parents, Julia Torres' professional life has been spent in the U.S. army, in which she served during the second Iraq war, and in domestic police forces, including the FBI, in which she served an an undercover agent. She has a daughter by a previous marriage.