{"id":97,"date":"2024-12-18T18:05:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T18:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pepperoneal.com\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2024-12-19T20:23:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T20:23:12","slug":"meet-the-black-ops-characters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pepperoneal.com\/index.php\/meet-the-black-ops-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Black Ops Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The characters for my Black Ops Chronicles series are based on real people I met while working in Mexico and the Caribbean. Max and Levi are former CIA officers in real life, and Tess was formerly on the run from a murderer. They are aware of their roles in the books and were a tremendous help to me in vetting the story. However, as I have promised not to reveal their true identities, I can&#8217;t use genuine photos. So I had to come up with pictures of models to represent them. If you would like to read the character&#8217;s bio, please click on their image below.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 7px; margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n<div style=\"border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; display: block; overflow: hidden; height: 185px; width: 117px;\">\n<table style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; border-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; height: 185px; width: 117px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #111257; width: 117px; display: block; height: 160px; margin-left: -1px; font-size: 1px; vertical-align: middle; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pepperoneal.com\/index.php\/tess-horton\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pepperoneal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tess-100x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; overflow: hidden; font-size: 9px; font-weight: bold; height: 24px; display: block; width: 117px; text-align: center;\">TESS HORTON<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 7px; margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n<div style=\"border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; display: block; overflow: hidden; height: 185px; width: 117px;\">\n<table style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; border-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; height: 185px; width: 117px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #111257; width: 117px; display: block; height: 160px; margin-left: -1px; font-size: 1px; vertical-align: middle; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pepperoneal.com\/index.php\/max-maxwell\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pepperoneal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Max-100x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; overflow: hidden; font-size: 9px; font-weight: bold; height: 24px; display: block; width: 117px; text-align: center;\">MAX MAXWELL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 7px; margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n<div style=\"border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; display: block; overflow: hidden; height: 185px; width: 117px;\">\n<table style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; border-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; height: 185px; width: 117px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #111257; width: 117px; display: block; height: 160px; margin-left: -1px; font-size: 1px; vertical-align: middle; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pepperoneal.com\/index.php\/levi-komakov\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pepperoneal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Levik-100x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; overflow: hidden; font-size: 9px; font-weight: bold; height: 24px; display: block; width: 117px; text-align: center;\">LEVI KOMAKOV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 7px; margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n<div style=\"border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; display: block; overflow: hidden; height: 185px; width: 117px;\">\n<table style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; border-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; height: 185px; width: 117px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: #080a84; width: 117px; display: block; height: 160px; margin-left: -1px; font-size: 1px; vertical-align: middle; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pepperoneal.com\/index.php\/andi-merritt\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pepperoneal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andi-100x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pepperoneal.com\/index.php\/andi-merritt\/\">https:\/\/www.pepperoneal.com\/index.php\/andi-merritt\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; 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