In a not too distant future, the island of Manhattan has been commandeered by rebels aided by terrorists who have set themselves against the U.S. government. The Brooklyn Bridge, now fallen into disuse, stands as a sort of "no-man's land" between the island and the military that patrol the Hudson River. When the rebels bomb the Bridge, the nation is plunged into what might become a second Civil War.<br><br>Captain Jace Rickert is a grounded pilot whose Army lover, Second Lieutenant Tomas Tait, is sent on a routine reconnaissance mission. When Tait disappears and the military can’t stop the impending war to find one missing soldier, Rickert takes matters into his own hands.

War Torn

to Max. She’d have the latest reports from the field—Tomas’s name


should be in them. They’ll be classified but she’ll let me see


down the hall before her secretary stops me. “I’m sorry, Captain


curls and freckles that give her a perpetual tan. The smile she


gives me says she hopes I understand, but I brush by her for the


door. “Sir, Major Keagan isn’t to be disturbed—”


desk, Max stands and glares at the intrusion. Her height, a few


inches taller than my six feet, is only enhanced by her slim figure


and the long, unbroken stretch of her drab-green uniform. Add in


the heels she favors and she seems to tower over us, disapproval


Chapter 7