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Amber Dawn (The Defenders Series, Book 2) (2021)

A terrorist bent on revenge. Nations on the brink of nuclear war. Can Nick Parkos stop a deadly fanaticthis madman before thethousands are killed world is destroyed by his unrelenting wrath?

Nick Parkos is a low-level intelligence analyst when a shocking twist thrusts him to the forefront. All at once he's suddenly the man best qualified to deal with a dire threat to the stability of the entire world. Bashir al-Khulyter, seeking revenge for his family's deaths by Russian paramilitary troops, detonates a dirty bomb in Moscow's Red Square—and threatens to deploy four more bombs in the near future. With the world's capitals on red alert in chaos, and international trust eroding fast, Parkos must find and stop al-KhultyerBashi before thousands are killed and entire cities are contaminated and the entire world lies in ruins.

While dealing with powerful personal demons, Parkos follows a cryptic trail across three continents and eleven cities, hoping he can somehow prevent additional brutal and merciless deaths. But Bashir has more lethal surprises planned than Parkos can anticipate. The first bomb killed thousands—and the next could destabilize fragile peace in the world's most treacherous regions.

Written by a military intelligence veteran and expert and in geopolitical affairs, Amber Dawn portrays a compelling and authentic portrait of how our current international status quo could unravel in the blink of an eye. This is a cautionary tale about disasters that could result from decreased vigilance. We need our Defenders—now more than ever.

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"If you're looking for a suspense thriller that will grab you, spin you around, then pin you to your chair until you finish, this is it. Amber Dawn is terrific entertainment by a writer working at the top of his game."

William Martin, New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Letter Pre-order your copy today at Amber Dawn.

Flash Point (The Defenders Series, Book 1) (2020)

An escalating regional crisis. World powers raising the stakes. Can one man prevent the ultimate disaster?

SEAL Commander Mike Rohrbaugh has been assigned to a ComPacFlt staff job. But an increase in threatening activity in the South China Sea sets diplomatic waters churning. And when rogue Chinese Navy operatives seize a Filipino fishing boat, he’s ordered back into the field for a risky undercover operation.

With players in the Chinese, Philippine, and Vietnamese governments flexing their military muscles, Rohrbaugh knows the deteriorating situation could quickly lead to a world war. And when evidence surfaces of a nuclear threat, he knows he must beat the clock to neutralize a devastating act of revenge.

With the fate of the globe in his hands, will Rohrbaugh succeed before the situation explodes into radioactive annihilation?

 Flash Point is the suspenseful first book in The Defenders action series. If you like complex plots, true-to-life themes, and take-charge characters, then you’ll love Kenneth Andrus’s pulse-pounding adventure.

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The Behind-the-Scenes Perspective on Flash Point By Author Kenneth Andrus

My motivation for writing this novel about the Spratly Islands began while I served on the staff of the Commander, Pacific Fleet. My initial focus was to provide insight to the complexity of the issues and the decisions to be made that frequently are glossed over by the short sound bites that make it to the headlines. I recall sitting at my desk going over the message boards noting that most Americans understood very little about the South China Sea and the Spratly Islands, let alone being able to point them out on a map. So began the premise of my novel - an inadvertent confrontation between the United States and China that almost results in war. As my research expanded including both actual military and geopolitical occurrences in the region, I began to flesh in my characters: President Randall Stuart, wresting with the decisions he must make and Navy SEAL, Mike Rohrbaugh, who is thrust into the vortex of the worsening crisis. The take-away for my readers would be, no matter what you may see in the headlines, there is much more that goes on in Washington and the front lines that they will never see or appreciate the emotional toll it takes on those who are make the decisions that guide our nation.


Congratulations, Your Daughter Is Engaged Now What?: A Father's Emotional Survival Guide (2017, 2022 - Coming Soon)

Congratulations, Dad. You just learned your daughter is engaged. Another innocent is going down the aisle. But what you likely don’t understand, it’s not just your daughter who is about to proceed on this perilous journey, it’s you. In a “Father’s Emotional Survival Guide,” the author explores the complex interplay of a father’s emotions as he escorts his daughter down the aisle and offers advice on how to transition to a new chapter in his own life.

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