The Breacher’s Playbook by Tom Hruby and James Pomerantz is a multifaceted novel that combines the intensity of military life with the challenges of personal growth and redemption. The story centers on Deklan Novak, a former Navy SEAL, as he transitions into new roles, whether...

Task Force Thunderbolt by Galen D. Peterson is one of those rare war novels that reads like an actual factual account of a conflict, including the battles involved and the soldiers who participated. When the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine, NATO, led by U.S. forces, moved...

Hillary Tiefer’s The Secret Ranch is a historical novel that spans decades, following the hidden lives and sacrifices of women who served during World War II. It begins with Jean Warner, an elderly woman in 2006, as she prepares for a magazine interview about her...

In an alternate timeline, where Ireland is a member of NATO, Declan Cosson's The Hound and The Scorpion follows the story of a savvy Irish detective whose life is irrevocably turned upside down after a terrorist attack. The murder of an Indian academic in a...

The Sooner You Forget by Christopher Bensinger tells the story of a little-known aspect of World War II. Charlton Buckley, a young man, dreams of escaping his miserable Wisconsin hometown, getting away from his abusive father, and becoming a Major League Baseball player. However, those...

In The Shadow of Pharsalus: The River Rubicon II by Daniel Paul, geopolitics is the name of the game, secret agents are the moving pieces, and the hands that move them remain perpetually hidden in the shadows. Just when the world thought American politics could...

Just like many other Ukrainians, Viktor didn’t think the Russians would launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine until it was too late. Viktor is ready to report to the nearest military station to fight for his motherland, but Igor, who is his father-in-law, convinces him...

Fasten your seatbelts and embark on an action-packed space opera adventure with The Blackheart. Written by Thom Bedford, this absorbing tale follows the crewmembers of the Blackheart -- a battleship cruiser of the Combined Systems Alliance under the command of Captain Felysta Sandorn. After barely...

The focus of military operations has shifted from global to regional conflicts. In the aftermath of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Special Forces are regularly deployed to quell terrorism and neutralize America’s enemies. Warrant Officer James Chase (nicknamed Gator) ventured into this world as...

The Very Last War, a political thriller bestseller by W.H. Hawthorne, is far from my usual reading genres. However, the superb narration by Nathan Moore drew me into the story with his first words about Jake O’Connor, a 13-year-old boy living in Alaska who would...