The
Second Edition of The Final Salute by Kathleen M. Rodgers is now available for
pre-order!
The Final Salute, which garnered
phenomenal success with its First Edition in ebook and print, has been given
new life through Deer Hawk Publications’ Second Edition. Amazon (ebook)
Amazon (paperback) Release September 9th!
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The Final Salute
At a small air base in
Louisiana, family man and seasoned fighter pilot, Tuck Westerfield's life could
literally crash down around him. In this business of flying fighter jets, the
odds of staying alive are stacked against him.
Haunted by the memories
of dead friends killed in air mishaps, this Vietnam vet and father of three
must deal with a devious commander, an animal-crazed neighbor, whose husband
hates pilots, a beautiful, but suspicious wife and a rebellious teenage
daughter. The last thing he needs is another war.
But when Iraq invades
Kuwait in the middle of a muggy Louisiana summer, duty calls. Tuck and the
other pilots in his squadron head to the Middle East.
Back in Louisiana, Gina
Westerfield and other military wives learn that war is hell on the home front,
too.
Later, when tragedy
strikes, everyone at Beauregard Air Force Base must pull together and live on
or forever be consumed with grief.
As
her debut novel, The Final Salute, (Leatherneck Publishing,
2008) was selected in 2009 by Army Wife Network as their July book club pick
and Military Writers Society of America awarded it the Silver Medal. In
2010, USA-Today, The
Associated Press, and Military Times ran
stories about the author’s sixteen-year journey to bring the novel to life. The
novel soared to #2 on Amazon’s Bestselling Military Aviation paperback list. In
2011, Navigator Books released the Kindle edition and the novel hit #1 on
Amazon's Top Rated War Fiction the following year. So far it has garnered over
a hundred reviews and sold over 6000 ebook copies.
Rodgers
next novel to be released is Johnnie Come Lately (Camel Press,
February 1, 2015 ISBN: 978-1-60381-215-3) and she is currently working on its
sequel, Seven Wings to Glory.
“Kathleen M. Rodgers' The Final Salute is a moving, compelling story of military life, yes, but of
so much more. Rodgers writes with insight and knowledge of military life and
just enough solid, factual detail to enthrall me, to make me feel as if I am
experiencing that walking-the-perilous-edge along with the main characters. But
it's the heart-tugging emotions that she weaves through the story that alert me
to what a spellbinding storyteller she is. Ultimately, her tale is a realistic
yet heartwarming and reaffirming assessment of life and love and dedication by
the very people who guard our own lives.”
—
Parris Afton Bonds, New York Times
bestselling author of Deep
Purple & cofounder of RWA
“A Captivating Tribute to Our Heroes in the
Sky”
“There
are not enough positive adjectives in the English language to describe what an
incredibly fulfilling and beautiful story Kathleen Rodgers has placed within
the pages of this unbelievable book. Having just completed it, I can only describe
the dichotomy of emotions I feel right now as those of both pride and loss – pride for the years of military
service I contributed to our great nation, and loss as I bid farewell to the
enigmatic characters Rodgers has given us in Tuck, Gina, and the many others
who bring this tale to life and make it dance on the page right before your
eyes. Many have “told” readers countless stories of our brave men and women in
uniform and the numerous sacrifices they make for us as they struggle to
balance duty to country with duty to family; but Rodgers is one of the elite
few who is able to make you “feel” their plight, their emotional battles, their
physical pain, as well as their joy.”
—
Amanda
Matti, author of A Foreign Affair
USA Today ~ Air Force wife's novel set at fictional
England AFB.
Military Times ~ The Final Salute: Giving voice to
these ghosts.
Mobile, Alabama Press-Register ~ Rodgers has created richly layered characters
that compel readers to keep flipping the pages.
Midwest Book Review ~ I recommend this novel as a good description
of the military life and the inner works of the way things are done, including
the cover-up process.
Fort Worth, Texas Magazine ~ Until the very end, readers are intrigued by
her colorful cast of characters that bring everything from love to betrayal
amid the added struggle of military life.
Winner of the Silver Medal for fiction from Military Writers Society of America
Amazon’s #1 Top Rated
War Fiction
Represented by Loiacono
Literary Agency www.loiaconoliteraryagency.com
For The Final Salute orders contact:
Aurelia Sands, Publisher
Deer Hawk Publications
PO Box 7454
Pensacola, FL 32534
(850) 375-9161
ISBN-10: 1625969740
ISBN-13: 978-1625969743
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