SCIENCE FICTION AUTHOR
THE BOOKS
TRIAL BY INFERNO
SHADOWS OF PEACE - BOOK ONE
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Survival is only the beginning.
A covert mission. A devastating ambush. A battle they were never meant to win.
When rookie operative Mark Taylor and his team crash-land on Tinaree, the latest battleground in a brutal galactic war, survival becomes a harrowing test of endurance. Captured by enemy forces and sold to a mine as slave labor, they are thrust into a world of torment, shifting alliances, and buried secrets.
As Taylor suffers ruthless torture, his team moves in the shadows, gathering intel and planning their escape. But the deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes—their survival wasn’t a coincidence. Someone orchestrated their capture, and the truth behind it isn’t just about the war—it’s about Taylor himself.
With trust fraying and the enemy always one step ahead, Taylor must decide how far he’s willing to go, not just to survive, but to uncover a conspiracy where the enemy knows more about his past than he does—one that could tip the balance of the war itself. Because on Tinaree, escaping is only the beginning and survival may have been part of the plan all along.
Survival was never the goal.
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Perfect for fans of Marko Kloos, Richard Fox, and Kameron Hurley, Trial by Inferno blends high-stakes military sci-fi, psychological endurance, and the unbreakable bonds of brotherhood forged in fire.
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Cover Reveal
May 5th!
FORGED BY CRUCIBLE
SHADOWS OF PEACE - BOOK TWO
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When the line between enemy and ally blurs, things get complicated.
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Free another planet from Traverse occupation.
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It was a routine mission—until an ambush decimated the task force’s Special Forces contingent.
After six months in deep space, the Intergal fleet returned to finish its task: break the Traverse occupation of the planet and restore freedom and self-governance to the Tinareean people. As a bonus, they recovered four members of the annihilated SF Units. Things were finally going as planned… Or were they?
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Taylor and his team escaped their captors’ not-so-tender mercies and made their way back to the fleet, but their homecoming wasn’t as welcoming as they expected. Instead, it felt more like they’d entered enemy territory of a different kind.
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Commander Richards was used to complications, but after his extensive groundwork as Intergal’s liaison to Tinaree’s resistance movement, this mission should’ve been straightforward. But oddities were rarely coincidences, and old habits died hard. When the peculiarities surrounding the ambush and the subsequent events involving Taylor and his team stacked up, Richards took note.
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While the team struggles to heal and reintegrate into the fleet, Richards draws on his true specialty and a fortunately placed, highly skilled resource to investigate further. As he digs deeper, accepted truths are thrown into question, circumstances surrounding events become murky, and the line between enemy and ally blurs.
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Is this a series of random happenings, or is it something much more malignant?
Relaunches
July 2025!
TEMPERED BY BLOOD
SHADOWS OF PEACE - BOOK THREE
Facts don’t always match reality.
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Taylor knew where he came from, and where he was going. Even an ambush, months of captivity, and nearly being killed as his team escaped didn’t change that. Nor did struggling against his inner demons as he clawed his way back to mission readiness and fought the assassin sent to finish what the ambush failed to accomplish.
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But when evidence surfaces that shows Taylor’s past is different than he remembers, hard questions must be asked, and the truth must be found. Unfortunately, the man who seems to have the answers is also the one everyone blames for what happened. And, complicating things further, he can’t be found.
When a chance encounter threatens to reignite a past firestorm Taylor thought he had conquered, he is forced to answer the most important question of all.
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How far is he willing to go to accomplish the mission and find his truth?
Relaunches
September 2025!
Stories Written In Other Universes
Standing Defiant Foreign Shores:
Stories in The Last Brigade Universe
An unyielding stand against overwhelming odds, where heroes rise and legends are forged.
In Standing Defiant on Foreign Shores, the saga continues with riveting tales of courage, determination, and the indomitable spirit of those who refuse to back down.
This anthology gathers a new collection of gripping stories set in diverse and dangerous landscapes across the globe. Each tale showcases characters who are trying to survive a worldwide societal collapse, whether defending their homes, exploring the unknown, or facing down enemies both seen and unseen. These authors weave a tapestry of bravery and resilience, ensuring readers are captivated by every page. Perfect for fans of adventure, action, and heroic deeds.
Standing Fast on Foreign Shores:
Stories in The Last Brigade Universe
Even with the coming of the Long Night, flickers of freedom remain as beacons in the darkness
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As long as the United States Constitution stood as a symbol of liberty and justice, worldwide authoritarians could never rest easy. The innate human yearning to be free would forever threaten the iron heels under which they crushed their own people.
Fueled by hatred of all that America stood for, the gathering of enemies who conspired to destroy her unwittingly unleashed a wave of worldwide destruction that engulfed their own nations. When America collapsed, most of the world crumbled with her.
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In Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa, invasion followed invasion, war followed war, leaving a broken world of ruin to those who are Standing Fast on Foreign Shores.
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