HONOR DEFENDED

Hello All,
I just joined the forum and would like to announce the launch of my 2nd book HONOR DEFENDED which will be coming out later this month. It has a killer cover.

Major Westfall is Back in a New Breath Snatching Thriller

In Book II of the Citizen Warrior series, HONOR DEFENDED, the War on Terrorism slithers into Major Westfall's neck of the woods when a brother officer, home on leave from Iraq, is beheaded and his wife abducted by terrorists planning attacks on his beloved America.

The War on Terrorism slithers into the Major's neck of the woods when a brother officer, home on leave from Iraq, is beheaded and his wife abducted by terrorists planning attacks on Washington State ferries.
Major Westfall is awakened before dawn one freezing late winter Saturday by a frantic call from an old friend and War Brother. Already in bad mood, he sets out to hunt for those who burnt a woman's house on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, abducted her, and left behind her beheaded Marine Corps husband's body.
On the beach behind the family's place, he finds sign of someone coming ashore on the last high tide. Tracks lead to a pile of driftwood where Black Dog noses out the family's wounded dog.
Putting his ear to the Hoko grapevine, he hears of a break-in at the local gravel quarry where explosives and detonators were taken. A neighbor's grandchild mentions a missing school janitor, and the name her classmates gave him, Aladdin. When the Major takes a sneak and peek he unearths a terrorist sleeper.
Calling in the troops, he prepares to do battle deep in the Olympic Peninsula wilderness where a cadre of the evil ones have gathered, intent on creating havoc with Washington State's ferries.
HONOR DEFENDEDD occurs over one 24 hour period of heart-pounding, breath-stopping action in which old friends are met, new ones made, the young must grow up fast as lives are broken, and the honor of a War Brother and his family is defended.
HONOR DEFENDED by D. H. Brown (Hardcover ISBN: 9780979874451)(Paperback ISBN: 9780979874468) will be released January 1, 2009 under the Big River Press imprint.
D. H. BROWN has worked as a Logistics and Weapons Specialist in Vietnam; day laborer; Director of Security; Armored Car Driver; Police Officer; Professional Hunting Guide; Trapper; Dog Sledder; Homesteader; Truck Driver; General Contractor; Minister; Editor; Writer; Speaker; Restaurateur; Movie Producer; Antique Restoration Specialist; Personal Care Worker; PC Repair Specialist; Computer Instructor; Webmaster and Web Designer. He writes about what he knows.
His first book in the Citizen Warrior series, HONOR DUE, was received with critical acclaim winning the 2008 Silver Medal for Fiction by the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) and a Honorable Mention from the American Authors Association (AAA).
He lives a life of solitude deep in the Pacific Northwest rainforest with his wife and the spirit of Buddy Dog, working on his next book.
People who bother him end up in one of his books, dead.

Thank you.

That sounds like such an exciting book, DH. Congratulations, and welcome.

Do you have a website? I like to browse websites and get to know fellow writers a little more. I always find it interesting to see what they've done, what's in the works, perhaps read an excerpt.

Brenda, if you want to visit any of the members' websites, click on the www icon below their posts:

There it is, right in front of my face. Thank you, Shelagh. I was thinking of another newer member, tho, can't remember who it is, but he doesn't have any info or photo.

I did, DH, and what an eye-catching site it is. And congratulations on your books. Very impressive.

Interesting bio and site. Guess I'll stay out of your neck of the woods since I don't want to wind up dead.

That makes both of us, Abe!

What a many faceted woman you are, Brenda. Interesting site too. That's only for people who bother me.

Abe F. March wrote:

Interesting bio and site. Guess I'll stay out of your neck of the woods since I don't want to wind up dead.

Your book sounds very interesting, Abe. I spent a couple of years in the middle-east back during the 6-day war. Army Security Agency. I'd say more but then I would have to really...

D H Brown wrote:

That's only for people who bother me.

That's a relief, DH. I'll make sure I'm nice...

Since you live in my neck of the woods, I shall be very careful not to bother you!

You had my heart pounding just reading the book introduction! It sounds like you could be in for more awards on this one, DH! Welcome to the forum.

Hello and welcome to the group. Your book sounds like it has great movie potential.

Malcolm

I agree about the cover. I also noticed that your name is large on the cover. Sometimes I see that authors put their book name in large font and their name small (my first novel was that way.) A large font name shows confidence in your name recognition.

Helen Wisocki wrote:

You had my heart pounding just reading the book introduction! It sounds like you could be in for more awards on this one, DH! Welcome to the forum.

Thank you Helen. Hope you tell me how you enjoy the whole book. I love the feedback.

Malcolm wrote:

Hello and welcome to the group. Your book sounds like it has great movie potential.

Thanks, Malcolm. I appreciate that. A kick in the pants I could get used to.

dkchristi wrote:

I agree about the cover. I also noticed that your name is large on the cover. Sometimes I see that authors put their book name in large font and their name small (my first novel was that way.) A large font name shows confidence in your name recognition.

So pleased you like it. I started branding my name 2 years before I published my first book. So far it's worked out well. Besides, we have to believe in what we write, don't we?