The Arizona State Guard: "Target Terror"

Day 5 of spotlighting my novels! Tonight's novel...

Following the events of Bloody Border, Marcus and the other ASGuard troopers face new dangers! As the 2nd American Civil War continues to smolder between the United States of America and the People's Socialist States of America. Around the globe, the Islamic Global Caliphate is growing as nation after nation falls under their bloody control. And now, the IGC has the State of Arizona in its crosshairs! In Arizona, Lieutenant Colonel Marcus Roman and his fellow ASGuard troopers must defend the Grand Canyon State against a new threat...a terror plot developed by the Islamic Global Caliphate. Join LTC Roman and his troopers as they follow clues across the face of Arizona. Can the ASGuard solve the mystery of the radioactive watch and prevent the immediate death of thousands and the slow death of many, many more! (e-book and paperback formats)

www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney

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Kindle Unlimited gives you access to my novels in e-book format as part of your subscription. (Don't worry, I still get paid!) And if you have Amazon Prime, you will save on shipping of my paperback editions!

My books make great gifts for the readers in your family!

Jeffrey

Jeffrey M. Fortney – 2018

The Arizona State Guard: "Bloody Border"

Day 4 of spotlighting on of my novels. Tonight it's:

War weary Major Marcus A. Roman returns home to Arizona, ready to move on with his life. The former Special Forces operative finds his home state besieged on many levels. When the Federal Government fails to protect its citizens along the border with Mexico, Arizona's governor and legislature take steps to protect the citizens of the Grand Canyon State. Marcus and his family are drawn into the crossfire when he and his father are recruited to help form the state's new first-line of defense...the Arizona State Guard! (e-book and paperback formats)

www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney

This would make a great Christmas gift for your action/adventure reader!

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The warm up has started! It got up into the (very) low 40s today! Brrrrrrrrrrr...

Stay safe!

Jeffrey

Jeffrey M. Fortney – 2018

The Terra-Bravo Saga: "Crisis on Terra-Bravo"

Day 3 of spotlighting my novels. Tonight...

The American colonists face further dangers on their new world, Terra-Bravo, including the threat of a number of saboteurs who came with them from Terra-Prime. (e-book and paperback formats)

www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney

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Well, our snow has begun melting but it's still quite cold out. It's supposed to warm up, then cool down, then warm up... welcome to Fallinter!

Jeffrey

Jeffrey M. Fortney – 2018

The Terra-Bravo Saga: "Foothold on Terra-Bravo"

Day 2 of spotlighting my novels!

Foothold on Terra-Bravo is actually the first novel I wrote and published but I later wrote a prequel and want to list the series in sequence.

The threat of a growing Islamic Global Caliphate endangers the lives of every U.S. citizen and leads to an escape by some to another alternate Terra. There they must struggle to survive and create a foothold in a hostile environment…a world coming out of an ice age! (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney

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Yep! Winter landed on us today...a couple of months ahead of schedule. We  had a couple of inches of snow and very cold temperatures. Stay warm everyone!

Jeffrey M. Fortney – 2018

The Terra-Bravo Saga: "Chaos on Terra-Prime"

I haven't posted about my writing or any of my novels in a quite a while. As John Lennon wrote: "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." I've been wrapped up in finalizing a project at work, finishing numerous small projects on the new house, and just basically trying to unwind.

So, for the next couple of weeks, I will highlight one of my current novels each day to give folks an idea of what they are about.

Major Kent Morgan (USAF) and his younger brother, Captain Cord Morgan (U.S. Army), are stationed in South Korea when a new civil war breaks out in the United States. They and other Americans stranded in South Korea must battle their way home only to be caught up in the civil war at home. (available on Amazon in e-book and paperback formats)

www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney

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Looks like we're going to have a short Fall and jump right into Winter soon. Stay safe out there!

Jeffrey 

Jeffrey M. Fortney – 2018

Are You Looking For Something To Read?

Are you looking for:

Action

Adventure

Alternate History and Worlds

Mystery

Science Fiction

and Suspense

Then check out my novels! Available in e-book and print formats at 

www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney.

Arizona State Guard: Bloody Border (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $6.99)

Arizona State Guard: Target Terror (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Arizona State Guard: Freedom’s Forge (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $8.99)

Arizona State Guard Trilogy (e-book: $6.99 ONLY)

Chaos on Terra-Prime (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Foothold on Terra-Bravo (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Crisis on Terra-Bravo (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $8.99)

The Terra-Bravo Saga: Volume 1 (e-book: $4.97 ONLY)

Camadin Station One: Death Haunts the Stars (e-book: $3.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Camadin Station Two: Last Stand (e-book: $3.99 / paperback: $8.99)

Jeffrey

Jeffrey M. Fortney – 2018

Sources of Inspiration

Writers are often asked the source (or sources) of the inspiration. Some answer whimsically, others with great seriousness. The truth is: ideas come to each of us in a multitude of ways!

An idea for a story may come from a sound, or something that the author sees or experiences. Or from the experiences of others. I could go on and on...

For example, the Terra-Bravo Trilogy stories were initially conceived of many, many years ago with my fascination with dinosaurs and the idea of modern humans living among them. Since I couldn't think of a means for dinosaurs to invent time travel or survive to modern times without evolving, I had to invent a way for humans to go to them! As I related previously, another writer (and noted television/movie producer/director) had a similar idea so it was back to the "drawing board" (keyboard!) to retool the idea. I changed the time period involved, the animals, and even the rationale behind the meeting of humans and Ice Age animals.

Since ecological disaster had already been used (and used, and used, ad nauseum), a new rationale was needed. Inspiration came in the form of the growing political divide between the people in the United State of America (and in some other countries around the globe). What could happen if radical elements of one political party embraced an anti-American ideology (Marxism) and, over time, infiltrated critical aspects of American society until, one day, they attempted to assume permanent and absolute power? Civil War II!!!

That became the motivating shared event behind my Terra-Bravo AND The Arizona State Guard novels. Yes, they are science fiction (Terra-Bravo) and military adventure (BOTH series), but with a strong political overtone. Has this cost me some readers? Yes, no doubt! But I didn't write it for those who don't (and will never) agree with me. I wrote it for those folks like me who believe in the U.S.A. and the Constitution. 

The Camadin Station series (and a number of other future novels) were written from a less political, more commercial viewpoint. The Camadin Station series was inspired by a friend who enjoyed my other novels and the way in which I built up the tension throughout each book. He challenged me to write a murder mystery set in space and from that Camadin Station: Death Haunts the Stars was born!

And, inspiration continues to come to me from a wide variety of directions. I've had another story idea come along recently that I've been thinking about. This week, I hope to build an outline for it and get it in the line-up for future writing.

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Meanwhile, my current novels are available through Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing in both e-book AND paperback editions at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney. Check 'em out!

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Wow! The weather is so nice right now here in Stillwater, OK. Not too hot, not too cold...just right! Starting to see the leaves change around town and am looking forward to Fall and Winter.

Be safe!

Jeffrey

Jeffrey M. Fortney – 2018