"They have our weapons, Mr. President!"

After a foiled assassination attempt, Grace trails a terrorist across the Middle East, the South Pacific and Mexico to uncover his plan. Sahm Mahaz bin Batal, a terrorist financier and dealer in death, has gained access to the most secret - and least expected - defense weapons the US has ever created. Allied with a bitter enemy of the United States, he is bent on destroying as much of the United States as possible.
Despite gunfights, exploding houses and an embarrassing pair of wounds, Grace is tasked by the president to put an end to the madness – a war that should never have happened.
She readily undertakes the task, but runs into trouble when escaping with a wounded comrade. She couldn't resist snatching the man she considered responsible for enabling the war. And causing the death of a best friend.

Reared in rural Northeast Texas, I joined the US Marine Corps in 1971. I earned my BA at East Texas State University, and now reside in Dallas, Texas. The Cinco de Mayo Reckoning has been in mind for years. I found inspiration for a hero hiding in plain sight.