Danger Close to Home
A JTAC and a Pararescueman in Afghanistan's Final Year

About this book:

In the crushing heat of Afghanistan's final spring, Staff Sergeant Caleb Vance calls down fire from the sky while Senior Master Sergeant Jaxson Stone pulls broken bodies from the dust. They're elite operators—JTAC and PJ—bound by a trust forged in the Korengal's killing fields, where a missed radio call or a hesitation with a tourniquet means death. But beneath the body armor and the rigorous discipline of the special operations community, something far more dangerous than the Taliban is taking root: a love that regulations forbid and the fishbowl of their unit cannot know.

As the American withdrawal accelerates and air support evaporates, the missions grow darker, the valleys steeper, and the margin for error nonexistent. From the ridges of the Honolik Border to the chaos of Abbey Gate, Caleb and Jax navigate a war that's already been decided politically but remains brutally undecided on the ground. Every "cleared hot" transmission, every casualty evacuation under fire, every night spent listening to static on the net tightens the coil between duty and desire—because in a world where tomorrow is never promised, the only certainty is the man watching your six.

*Danger Close to Home* drops you into the rotor wash and the radio traffic of the war's last year with visceral, technical authenticity and a love story that burns as hot as a strafing run. For readers who crave the tactical precision of *The Terminal List* and the emotional stakes of *Matterhorn*—this is the brotherhood, the betrayal, and the impossible choice between the mission and the man who makes survival worth something.