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Dragon's Reach
Texas Ranger Byron Vogt and his team are back in this non-stop mystery thriller. They’re hot on the trail of a deadly home-grown eco-terrorist group when they find themselves on a collision course with a two-century-old dynasty and uncover a disturbing crime that tears at the fabric of society.
In Dragon’s Reach, Roger G. King weaves a captivating story of the famous Mason Sutter and his new wife, Marley. After his first marriage, which ended tragically in his wife’s suicide, Mason is ready to start over. But his new bride comes with a dark trauma that left its imprint on her character. Never wanting to be in the spotlight, she’s not the kind of girl who fits comfortably in upper-class settings. A bright and socially awkward young woman with informed opinions isn’t too practical to be swept off her feet by a charming scion of Californian winemakers. She’s friendly to the staff and arrives at the estate with a lovely dress and a strong desire to hide in her books. But she’s not a hapless pushover either; circumstances have victimized her, but she’s not a victim. And while she doesn’t understand everything happening, she quickly notes and points out when her new husband fails to stand up for her. Rarely is a character like Marley so effectively calibrated to get the reader on their side.
The plot revolves around the Dragon’s Reach Estate, the Sutter family, and their strange dynamics; where Byron’s mother, Sarah Vogt, has been hired to investigate the death of the first Mrs. Sutter, who, as it turns out, didn’t kill herself -- exposing believable, albeit privileged, world and adding to the overall complexity of the novel. The ever-evolving characters captivate the imagination. Marley more so, and the glamorous wine estate of Dragon’s Reach is tailor-made as a setting big enough to conceal many dramatic secrets. The staff is restrained, the security excessive, and Marley finds her fairy tale life to be nothing but a gilded cage. Through one ordeal after another, her easygoing, people-pleasing attitude changes until one day, the bubble bursts. When she wakes in the hospital, her beloved husband is dead. She killed him.
Roger G. King’s again master’s poetic prose in this concise, descriptive, fast-paced thriller. The dialog is natural and clear- never verbose- and he changes his vernacular and personality with seamless introspection. The gripping narrative and strong emotional descriptions make for a well-paced storyline with unexpected twists -- a must-read for mystery thriller book lovers.
Dragon’s Reach is my fourth novel. I assumed writing would get easier -- I was wrong. Written over five years, I take great pride in this novel. It was the most challenging project I’ve completed -- therefore, the most rewarding.
So, departing from thrillers, I set out to produce a work written in female first-person. My editor’s and Beta and Alpha reader’s reactions were, “What? Why? How?” After all, they pointed out that this novel would not be a simple project; women would find it hard to believe that you—a man—could pull it off.
“You’ve done well with your first three novels; do more of that. Or, at least, write this book under a female pseudonym. Let’s face it, men cannot write female first-person.”
You know that.
What I do know from personal experience is the stereotypical male scratches their head and wonders and blunders as they reason what a woman wants – what are they thinking? Only to toss their hands in the air and say, “Why bother? She’ll feel or want something differently in a few minutes.”
But that’s my point.
If we all put just a smidge more effort into understanding ourselves and our fellow humans, this would be a better world overnight. Perceiving the world from different perspectives has been an exercise and a blessing in better understanding others and me. It is also a vital skill in writing. I want to feel their apprehension, witness how people overcome their fears, and face their doubts.
When I became a parent, entering a world of forced routine, my thoughts lost the playful colors of childhood. Then the greys faded into black and white. I lived in a strict mental state of right and wrong, which only fed the fires of fears and anxiety – live or die – ours verses theirs. As I grew up with my kids, I realized I needed to change – they needed me to add those light-hearted colors back into life or risk becoming another bitter person who laments the good old days and resists anything outside my box. I’d end up watching some endless news program, shake my head, and sometimes my fist at other views. I’d wonder why the youth of today believed they were entitled, as I demanded my reward due for living this long. Where’s the world they promised me if I just worked hard?
Writing this novel, I wanted to accomplish the impossible and improbable. To me, gender isn’t the trickiest – it’s writing across socioeconomic class and generational culture shifts that can make me shudder and shake. After I double, triple think – dare I say, feel -- my character’s disparate personalities and experiences, I want to curl into a thumb-sucking fetal position. But to keep going. I feel the fear, and to do it anyway. That’s as accomplishment. And when I thought I wrote myself into a corner, I’d tell myself, “You’ve gone too far to turn back now. Figure it out.”
The truth is, many male authors, such as Robert B. Parker, come to mind who have written well in the female first-person.
So, I set out on my quest to slay this dragon. Armed with the arrows of experience, the spears of determination, and while holding the shield of belief. I devoured books by male and female authors who wrote in the female first-person. Over the past five years, I’ve changed direction in the plot of this book as my female protagonist, Marley Sutter, grew from a lost teenager into a woman who must be reckoned with. This novel incorporates my popular Byron Vogt novels into a tale about and for the fairer, brighter side of our species. Through all the edits and all the rewrites, I became so astonished that I sat back and wondered where some of these ideas came from. What a fantastic journey.
I thought I knew who I was, but there was more. Limitation is only fear. Behavior is a product of the past. Our world is not black and white, not the Yeng and the Yang, not all colors or no color -- we’re a moving target, somewhere in between the extremes. Shifting pronouns. So, when it comes to good and evil acts, we’re all human. Society believes women are the more caring, nurturing gender. But history is rife with scary female leaders, pirates, and criminals.
I hope you enjoy your journey with Marley through this novel and my epic project. I’ve read that Mary Shelley believed Frankenstein’s monster became a metaphor for her book, as her writing took on an uncontrollable life of its own. I looked to her for inspiration; Mary was 17 when she began writing her story on a dare. With no formal education, that young woman produced one of the most enduring and popular tales ever written. Whether it was confidence, belief, or just naïve stubbornness – she did it!
Now, it’s time to return to work and slay the next dragon in my quest. For friends, it’s the journey, the process that’s most rewarding. Thank you for allowing me to write, entertain, and feel other people’s emotions as I take you on fantastic journeys.
I’m so grateful.
Fans rave that this fictional novel "The book predicted the Capitol Riot"
The best-selling debut novel Affirmative Action (Insurrection Day). In a world where the international threats of terrorism focus all eyes abroad, the risk of domestic insurgency grows every day. While the world watches in horror, the reality of homegrown discontent boils over and rocks the free world. A devastating assignation sends the United States into a tailspin, exposing the harsh realities of a divided and unsettled population. Racial strife and political discord reach their breaking point, and insurrection threatens to tear the fabric of democracy apart. As the front lines of this civil war stand three men, sworn to protect and defend this great nation from all threats – foreign and domestic. Together, they must risk their jobs, freedom, and well-being as they face off against a well-organized homegrown terrorist group, a threat of unprecedented magnitude.
Can their efforts halt the impending catastrophe?
Or will the U.S. succumb to the overwhelming force of The Second Civil War?
Walter Bowen III, a young man of privilege with aspirations of the highest office, finds his life turned upside down during Spring Break of his sophomore year at Yale. A tragic accident aboard the family yacht leaves his best friend missing and Walter himself fighting for survival in the open sea.
Alone at sea, with only a deck chair to keep him afloat, Walter fights for his life against the prevailing current that threatens to sweep him away from land. Half-drowned, suffering from dehydration and blistered skin due to the salt water and sun exposure, he is discovered and brought aboard a modern ship. But the crew's codes of conduct are centuries old, and they are uninterested in his family's wealth and influence. Accustomed to taking what they want, they force Walter to fend for his life as a modern-day pirate. Will he survive the tasks he is forced to perform while trying to save his life? College student Walter, don't call me - "Wally," at first fights back, then tries to get along. However, his private tutors and expensive education could never prepare him for this.
Transcendence Island is a high-octane, plot-driven novel that will take you on a thrilling high-seas adventure.
Warning! If you start reading, you will be able to stop!
“This book will keep you swiping pages deep into the night, to only stop at an ending you’ll never expect.”
"Characters come to life in this unexcepted tail."
Texas Ranger Vogt returns home to discover an old enemy has gained power and is threatening his state and the nation. Middle-East terrorists are amassing in a new desert just south of the Texas border; Byron and his posse of misfits, each with their own unique skills and backgrounds, know no wall can hold them back.
With drugs flooding in and money flowing to the terrorists, Vogt uncovers a powerful Mexican drug cartel behind the escalating threat. This cartel, led by an old-money family with deep ties to government officials and a sinister secret, sets the stage for a high-stakes political power struggle. The fuse is lit by a dark family secret and a world-class assassin, creating a situation that poses the most dangerous threat to national security.
Master story-teller Roger G. King weaves an elaborate plot. The adventure twists and turns as advantages swing and decade-old mysteries are solved.
A powerful cartel family, a world-class assassin, and a mobile terrorist insurgency set the stage for the most dangerous political power struggle to ever threaten national security. Caught in the crossfire, our nation’s only line of defense, seasoned Texas Ranger Byron Vogt, faces a cunning adversary in the form of a world-class assassin. After facing down his fair share of terrorists, domestic and foreign alike, Ranger Vogt’s new assignment is his most dangerous yet. It will take him to the front lines of national defense as the nation looms ever closer to the brink of disaster. Faced against some of the world’s most dangerous criminals, Ranger Vogt must circumvent the overwhelming power of the drug trade, outwit this devious assassin, and head off a terrorist plot that hits way too close to home.
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