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!!
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 Saluteorders contact:
Aurelia Sands, Publisher
Deer Hawk Publications
PO Box 7454
Pensacola, FL 32534
(850) 375-9161
ISBN-10: 1625969740
ISBN-13: 978-1625969743