Kathleen M. Rodgers’ book signing for The Final Salute TOMORROW, November 13, 2014, 12-5pm at Soma Intimates

Kathleen M. Rodgers’ book signing for The Final Salute TOMORROW, November 13, 2014, 12-5pm at Soma Intimates https://www.soma.com. Meet Kathleen, buy an autographed book from the author and Soma will take 15% off your purchase of anything in the store.

Southlake Town Square

Mon - Sat: 10am - 9pm

Sun: 12pm - 6pm

301 Grand Avenue W
Southlake, TX  76092
817-416-4757

            The Final Salute, a story of honor, integrity, dedication and survival…

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.

When tragedy strikes, everyone at Beauregard Air Force Base must pull together and live on or forever be consumed with grief.

Although fiction, this story has just as much to do with fact. Kathleen’s husband, Tom Rodgers, flew fighter jets for the United States Air Force for twenty years and then for American Airlines for twenty-two years until his recent retirement. Their real life experiences, both personal and professional, shine through in this military tale. Many close friends were lost in war as well as training exercises. This book, before and now, is dedicated to her husband/best friend and those who have flown west.

Kathleen Rodgers’ work has appeared in Family Circle Magazine, Air Force, Army & Navy Times, Family: The Magazine for Military Families, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Albuquerque Journal, Clovis News Journal, and in the following anthologies: Because I Fly, McGraw-Hill, Lessons From Our Children, Health Communications, Inc., Stories Of Faith And Courage On The Home Front, AMG Publishers, Inc., and Home of the Brave: Somewhere in the Sand Press 53. Her essay, “Remembering Forgotten Fliers, Their Survivors” was published in Red, White and True, a new anthology from University of Nebraska Press (Potomac Books). This essay is the seed that grew up to become The Final Salute. Her next novel, Johnnie Come Lately, will be released February 1, 2015. She is currently working on the sequel, Seven Wings to Glory. Published by Deer Hawk Publications www.deerhawkpublications.com

Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency www.loiaconoliteraryagency.com