Summer 2025
Four American marines from a small Midwest town enlist in the military and become marines. Ultimately they end up serving in Iraq and see some real action. After one very difficult firefight their unit is given a weekend pass. One of the four marines is a movie buff and one of his favorite movies is Last Tango in Paris. He convinces the other three to do Paris for the weekend. The weekend turns out to be legend, they have the time of their lives, they are kings for a weekend. A few years later, the war is over and they are back in the Midwest in dead end jobs, failed marriages and relationships. They struggle as veterans getting the help, they need. They deal with PTSD, VA issues and the ability to adjust. What they do have is Friday’s at the local bar and the legacy of what they were. The talk ultimately always goes back to Paris, when they were truly alive and kings. One night, together they say screw it all and book tickets on the last flight to Paris. They discovery in Paris, that you can't go back.
Winter 2025
Justice, sadly, is a human concept that takes on varying forms based on where the luck of the universal draw placed you in this world. While the Webster's dictionary definition may remain consistent across the globe, how justice is delivered varies greatly. In all cases, the definition is subject to those who have the authority to distribute justice. In Western countries, fortunately, justice followed a well-established set of laws, for the most part at least. In other parts of the world, justice, or the semblance thereof, is delivered through the whim of those who hold power. Those who lost life’s roll of the dice, found themselves in corners of the world where life could be dramatically altered. Life, liberty, and justice, at the end of the day, are often inaccessible.
Winter 2026
The third and final novel in the Judgement Day series. This one starts on the East Coast in New York a couple of days following the original outbreak in San Francisco. The darkness and the stories of it fill the news around the world. As it becomes clear that it is heading west and consuming all in its path. Three vastly diverse groups of people manage to find themselves on an old African freighter headed for what they hope will be safety. As the old freighter holds it course, barely ahead of the darkness, demons within the group members begin to play out. Once in sight of the coast, all Hell breaks lose.