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Night of the Bear
by Alan Cockrell & Richard Hess
High Flight: A Pilot's Journey Through Life
Red Tide : COMING SOON !!!!
A memoir by Richard Hess
COMING SOON!!
Night of the Bear
Reverend Bobby Chatman is a successful television preacher and the United States president's spiritual adviser-though he's hiding a dark secret. Immigrating to the US from Russia, he and his two assistants are deep-cover Russian intelligence operatives who have devised a plan to bring the United States to its knees with just four cruise missiles launched from within its borders.
Captain Mark "Suds" Matthews is an F-15 Eagle pilot stationed in Massachusetts. Frustrated with bureaucracy within the US Air Force, he's prepared to leave his job and fly his final Eagle ride. Meanwhile, the career of his girlfriend, FBI Agent Darryl McCormick, seems to only be at its outset.
The night of the Russian attack is a desperate race to deliver the weapons and exit American airspace before being discovered, performed by an aircrew forced to risk their lives for a mission they don't believe in. Unbeknownst to him, Captain Matthews's last ride as an F-15 pilot may just be his most important.
High Flight: A Pilot's Journey Through Life
Richard Hess, born John Patrick Aliano, began life in a typical middle-class household. His parents divorced when he was just a toddler, and after his mom remarried, she gave him her new husband's surname, further distancing him from his paternal roots. Growing up on New York's mean streets with an abusive stepfather taught Richard grit at a very early age.
This grit followed him into the United States Air Force, which became his surrogate patriarch for the next twenty-eight years. During his service, from the cockpit of high-performance jet aircraft, Richard learned to leave his scars behind. Now, after fifty years of marriage, raising three kids, fighting in nine war zones, and traveling to countless countries, he's gained a certain perspective on life.
Richard's years spent as a military pilot, airline captain, and businessman have given him an education in life, love, and faith-an education that begs to be shared.
Red Tide
When the United States and a dozen allies launch a major military exercise in the Philippines, the operation is abruptly overshadowed by explosive news: One of the largest oil and gas fields in history lies hidden beneath the South China Sea. China moves swiftly, crafting a bold plan to seize the entire region-and the resources-for itself.
As a massive typhoon bears down on the Western Pacific, tensions ignite into a pulse-pounding contest of strategy and nerve, culminating in the first-ever aerial duel between fifth-generation fighters.
Major Mark "Suds" Matthews returns in this electrifying follow-up to Night of the Bear. Determined to redeem himself after his last encounter with Russian pilots, Matthews finds himself pushed to the limits. Meanwhile, Special Agent Darryl "Dare" McCormick is hunting CPP spies on Philippine soil, fighting to protect the US and its allies, as well as the future she and Matthews hope to build together.
With his presidency in its final days, President Phillips faces one last, defining test: Prevent an all-out war with China and salvage his legacy before time-and diplomacy-runs out.