The Defiant — David Lee Corley

A conspiracy thriller where patriotism becomes treasonA midnight raid on Camp Pendleton. The base commander, his wife, and a dozen Marines dead. Truckloads of military-grade weapons stolen. Enough firepower to start a war or end a government. Frank Kane is back and merciless as ever. But this time his assignment is not so clear...His body ruined by war, Frank is a map of scar tissue and broken bones. A man who sacrificed everything for his country only to be discarded when the fighting ended. Now that same country needs Frank for one final mission: stop Mitchel Walker, the former brother-in-arms who once dragged Frank's shattered body from Fallujah's streets and now leads a militia with ambitions that threaten millions. The stakes aren't just high. They're final.A silent warrior faces an impossible decision. Honor the oath he swore to a nation that abandoned him or the blood-debt to the only man who refused to leave him behind. Each step toward defiance forces Frank to question - does true loyalty lie in duty to country or in the sacred bond of the warriors that fight by your side? Some oaths cannot be broken. Some must.