It's 2029, three years after the Second Civil War. The eight nations of the former United States are still squabbling over borders and trade. Two journalists with a complicated past have uncovered a plot to test directed energy weapons in Pennsylvania before using them for a continental takeover. Can determined journalists, dedicated patriots and their Canadian allies stop a power hungry trillionaire before he destroys what's left of American freedom Donald Trump decided to give Alaska back to the Russians in 2023, a move that led to a military coup and civil war. After three bloody years, regional differences have translated into new nations. Issues of currency, trade and borders are still being worked out among the eight nations of the former world powerhouse known as the United States. One state, Pennsylvania, has held out and is being forced to decide whether it will join one of its neighbors or declare itself a sovereign nation. Trillionaire Peter Symons, who serves as chief of staff to President James Wakefield of the Southern States of America, devises a plot to use the Pennsylvania as a testing ground for a new, satellite-based weapons system. If successful, the SSA can add the state to their union and gain access to the St. Lawrence Seaway. But Symons plans go much deeper than that, a plot discovered by a pair of intrepid journalists. Mark Davis and Pam Griswold realize the risks involved and have to find a way to stop Symons. Using their connections, they piece together a coalition of patriots who must work together if they are going to stop Symons from employing cold fusion weaponry to take over the continent...and maybe the world!Jenifer Kay Hood's novel explores the nature of loyalty in a world troubled by those who place personal benefit before the common good. With a variety of characters--including some actual, real life people who are currently in the daily news--Hood takes the reader on a twisted tale of intrigue, family bonds and serendipity.
