Before is a prequel to best-selling author Joe Nobody's popular series, Holding Their Own.

Bishop and Terri have just begun their romance when the Texan is dispatched to the Ukraine and assigned to protect critical company assets. He, along with Spider and the Colonel, become unwillingly entangled in an international plot to overthrow the government in Kiev.

After thwarting an abduction, Bishop is forced to flee across Europe. While protecting an injured woman, he realizes she is the key to exposing the conspiracy that pits patriotism against political corruption. Pursued by hostile foreign agents, Bishop must adapt to survive and use all of his skills to keep Terri alive.

Brimming with non-stop action, Before will keep you on the edge of your seat while revealing some of the experiences that eventually helped everybody's favorite post-apocalyptic couple to survive the pending collapse.