After hearing rumors of an escalation in the war in Afghanistan, the President hires a mediation team to discover the truth of the rumors. What they learn sets in motion events to prevent an overthrow of the Presidency and our government. What makes it more difficult is the discovery of the participants. With war being waged coast to coast, the President fights to preserve his job, the government, and our way of life. With no one he can really trust, it's up to the mediation team to join in the battle to preserve America's values and very existence. They join with the President to fight a takeover of the Oval Office and all it stands for. A much damaged nation battles for its values and freedom against unknown odds.

Author_Bio: I happen to be a former Marine who served in Vietnam. I am a long time photographer, musician, and gardener. Also well-traveled and adventurous, I have done SCUBA dives with great white sharks and sky dived. Politicians have constantly presented themselves to me throughout my life giving me a strange and unusual perspective to add to my writing. I still prefer the celebrity musicians and athletes who have been a part of my existence. Writing is something new and more rewarding than I ever imagined. Whether or not I am accepted as a valid writer matters little. I still enjoy the story telling that embraces fact and fiction. My first crime novel convinced seven law enforcement officers that I must have killed. Only I know for sure if that's true. I cannot self-incriminate myself, can I?