Scavenger Vanishes
By
Liza O’Connor
While the food at the General’s table is more expensive and
cooked by the best chef at the fort, Alisha hates it all the same. There are no
peaceful moments at the General’s table.
Powell is always yelling at someone or slamming his fist upon the table
causing wine glasses to leap into a salute and then fall over.
Alisha much prefers a Philly cheese steak served to the
masses of hungry soldiers in the mess hall. It tastes delightful, and the
company is far more fun. She misses the camaraderie and often wishes to be a
captain again. Being a colonel hasn’t been any fun at all!
Scavenger Vanishes
By Liza O’Connor
Blurb
Stationed on opposite coasts,
Alisha and Logan must each face their own demons and challenges. On the West
Coast, Alisha loses her rank for butting heads with General Powell and soon
discovers the life of a private can be utter hell. On the East Coast, newly
promoted General Logan discovers his soldiers do not recognize his authority to
command. In an effort to retake control of the East Coast Corps, Logan
authorizes unthinkable actions. When Alisha faces a life-threatening crisis,
will Logan rise above his own troubles, or will she discover love and rescue
with her best friend Jack?
EXCERPT
As Jack and Alisha left the mess hall
and walked toward the assembly hall, he spoke softly, “Alisha, take my advice
and don’t push the general any further.”
“I had no choice.”
“You do have a choice,” Jack
asserted. “And he’s very close to cutting you down to a buck private.”
Alisha shrugged. At least then she
would enjoy some good company at lunch. “Is he still planning to hand out all
those demerits?”
“He is,” Jack replied. “And he
expects you to stand up on the stage beside him, providing your silent
support.”
“Well, he’s delusional,” Alisha
replied, and stormed into the assembly room to search out the general.
Powell was already on the stage with
his lists of demerits. Alisha ignored his angry demand as to where she had been
for the last three hours. “Sir, if you insist on giving the soldiers demerits,
which are in my opinion fully unwarranted, then I am left with no choice but to
insist, as their co-field commander during the battle last night, all demerits
be leveled against myself.”
“Alisha, we’ve already had this
discussion,” the general warned.
“Yes, sir, but I must do what I can
to limit the demoralizing effect your actions will have. These men clearly do
not deserve demerits. According to Reg 6.98, it is my obligation as their
commanding officer to take responsibility for their actions while under my
command. The footnotes to this reg state that ‘taking responsibility’ can
encompass the transfer of disciplinary punishments.”
“Alisha, that reg is used by generals
to punish bad captains…”
“That may be your use for it, but I
checked with MAC. Any demerits you give these men today will go to me. There’s
nothing you can do to stop it,” Alisha assured him.
The general glared over her shoulder
at Jack. “I suppose you put her up to this?”
“He did not!” Alisha snapped. “Jack
and I have not discussed Reg 6.98. In fact, Jack’s advice was for me to fall in
line and support you.”
“Which you’re clearly not planning to
do.”
“No, sir,” Alisha admitted.
“Well then, get off my stage,” he
snapped.
“Gladly, sir,” she replied, and
joined the ranks of Ryders gathering for the debriefing.
SALES LINK
The SkyRyder’s Series,
Book 3
Scavenger Vanishes
About the Author
Liza O’Connor lives in Denville, NJ with her dog Jess. They
hike in fabulous woods every day, rain or shine, sleet or snow. Having an
adventurous nature, she learned to fly small Cessnas in NJ, hang-glide in New
Zealand, kayak in Pennsylvania, ski in New York, scuba dive with great white
sharks in Australia, dig up dinosaur bones in Montana, sky dive in Indiana, and
raft a class four river in Tasmania. She’s an avid gardener, amateur
photographer, and dabbler in watercolors and graphic arts. Yet through her
entire life, her first love has and always will be writing novels.
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