by Dale Brown
First published 2026
Trevor Reed sits in a Russian prison cell, his body wasting away after three years of abuse on trumped-up charges. The former Marine and Presidential Guard has lost fifty pounds, and his family fears he won't survive. When a prisoner exchange finally frees him in 2022, Reed doesn't retreat to safety in Texas. Instead, he trains relentlessly to rebuild his strength for one purpose: revenge against the Russians who nearly killed him. Reed knows what Ukrainian fighters face because he lived through Russian cruelty firsthand. Six months after his release, he smuggles himself across the Ukrainian border to join the war's most dangerous front lines. But when a comrade steps on a landmine during a night mission, Reed nearly loses his leg and his life. This is the story of a man who chose justice over safety, even when it meant risking everything he had fought to reclaim.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, action, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, revenge
Setting: Russia, Ukraine, Texas
Period: 2022
368 pages · Kindle Edition · William Morrow
Content warnings: abuse, violence