The Doomsday Clock is counting down. She has no idea how to stop it. Can our heroine drag humanity's enemy into the light before time runs out? Julia Xero is growing increasingly frantic. After barely escaping the jaws of death, the young loner has finally found a place where she belongs. But if she doesn't find and stop mankind's unknown nemesis, the future lives of millions of children will be ripped away. Frustrated by the lack of progress, she feels the pressure rise exponentially when an unknown woman from Julia's recently discovered secret past chisels her way back into her life. Raging at the added stumbling block of dealing with the nurse's emotional damage, the stubborn young woman begins juggling in earnest as she careens ever closer to the razor's edge. Can she find her elusive enemy and stop their nefarious plot before it's too late?The Secret Countdown is the heart-stopping finale of The Discoveries of Julia Xero urban fantasy thriller series. If you like do-or-die heroines, dark worlds, and clock-racing doom, then you'll love Gloria Oliver's multi-faceted adventure. Grab The Secret Countdown to race against disaster today!