Rebellion, page 21
part #3 of Bug Out! California Series
Trevor’s phone buzzed. He pulled it out and looked. “Your uncle.”
“Put it on speaker,” she said. “I want to hear too.”
“Okay,” Trevor said. He answered the call, holding it near Kaylee. “We’re on speaker, Ji-Ho. What’s up?”
“Who with? Just Kaylee?”
“Yes, she’s driving,” Trevor said.
“Hi, Uncle.”
“Hi, Kaylee. We got trouble.”
“I was afraid of that,” Trevor said. “What?”
“John saw five UN vans and a few GAZ Tigr vehicles on road in this direction. They see tracks, come get us.”
“GAZ Tigr? What’s that?” Kaylee asked.
“Russian Humvee,” Trevor said.
“Yes, he right,” Ji-Ho said.
“How long ago?” Kaylee asked.
“Few minute,” Ji-Ho said. “We spread word.”
“There’s a fork coming up in about three miles, and it leads to some hills,” Trevor said. “I saw it on the way out. Maybe we all ought to turn down that and set up an ambush.”
“What if they follow original tracks back home instead?” Ji-Ho asked.
“We might be okay,” Trevor said. “The road there is wide and compacted. Our tracks shouldn’t show up as well. We should look when we get there.”
“Good idea,” Ji-Ho said. “I spread word. Pass us up when road get wider. You lead us there.”
“Roger that,” Trevor said. He ended the call. “You heard. We’re taking the lead.”
She looked at him, face more calm. “You always know what to do.”
“I’m just making this up as I go along,” Trevor said. “Hope it works. GAZ Tigrs have a lot of firepower.”
“More than we have?” Kaylee asked.
“No, but those are mobile. We have to get out of our vehicles and fight them from the ground.”
To be continued, in Bug Out! California Book 4, available now in the Kindle Store and Kindle Unlimited!
Cast Of Characters
Note: some of these characters are not in this book. They will show up in later books.
Dulzura RV Park Group – Mostly retired people, but mixed. Full-timers.
John – Older man, drinking problem, but fighting it. Brave and strong.
Sarah – John’s wife. Doesn’t his like drinking, but loyal anyway. Good heart.
Clem – Old widower. Shrewd with sense of humor, and technically savvy.
Sid – Indian, capable, good man in fight, loyal, cunning.
Yvonne – Sid’s wife. Resourceful and brave. Younger than him by ten years
Harry – Older man, heavy, doesn’t move well, good negotiator and strategist.
Nancy – Harry’s wife, retired school teacher. Smart but has problems with stress.
Sam – Owner of RV Park. Middle aged, strong, wily, cautious. Former Navy Seal with some PTSD issues, which he has mostly under control. Good in a fight, knows modern military tactics and weapons systems.
Connie – Wife of Sam. Thinks one step ahead. Keeps park running. Deeply in love with Sam.
CHP Officer Ryan – Older officer. Brave, sense of humor, borderline redneck, good in fight, but has temper.
CHP Officer Patrick – Just past rookie status. Extremely good with guns. A little green. A little hapless. Good in fight. Brave to a fault.
Jack, aka One Eye – Barona Indian, friend of Sid’s who helps at the battle of Fernbrook.
Hank – police officer in the town of Julian. Older man, gray hair, feisty. Joins group after they destroy the enemy checkpoint in his town. Works with Jason.
Jason – police officer in town of Julian. Younger, fast with a gun, smart as a whip. Aggressive. Joins group after they destroy the enemy checkpoint in his town. Works with Hank.
Kaitlyn aka Still Pool – young woman in Barona Tribe. Curvy, pretty face, strong personality. Goes after what she wants, loyal and passionate, smart.
Megan aka Sage Flower – young woman in Barona Tribe. Tiny, delicate beauty, feisty, loud, aggressive, brave, smart. Wicked sense of humor.
Zac aka Sandy Creek - young Indian warrior. Brave and handsome, cunning.
James aka Crossbow – young Indian warrior, expert with weapons, especially crossbows. Brave, funny sense of humor, loved by the tribe.
Ryan aka Touchdown – young Indian warrior, brave, fast, CIF MVP in High School, great in a fight.
Tyler aka Quiet Fox – young Indian Warrior, smart, thinks a couple levels deep, quiet, reserved, observes and thinks before acting, usually makes right choice. Future Chief.
Nurse Grace – Emergency room nurse, taking care of Sam and Connie at the hospital in La Quinta. Pretty middle-aged woman, tough as nails and smart as a whip.
Kenny – warrior with the Barona Tribe.
Bradley – warrior with the Barona Tribe.
Silver Wolf – overall chief of the Barona Tribe. Older man, medium build, looks younger than his years. Total tech nut, very talented and inventive.
Kerry aka Yellow Bird – young warrior. Fast, too emotional. Unpredictable.
Shane aka Red Snake – warrior, a little older, family man but also great fighter.
Will aka Swimming Bear – warrior, early thirties, negotiator, helps Silver Wolf with technology.
Mia – wife of Tyler. Strong, beautiful, smart. Delicate features, hair-trigger emotions.
Riley – wife of Ryan. Very small, below five feet tall. Beautiful face. Has Ryan wrapped around her finger.
Abby – wife of James – heavy set larger woman with an infectious smile and a gentle, kind way about her. Beautiful face.
Redondo Condo group – Thirty-something
Robbie – Thirty-something son of Frank and Jane from original series. Brave, thoughtful, writer, shy, cynical
Morgan – neighbor of Robbie, love interest. Strong, more outgoing and aggressive than Robbie, pretty, transplant from Utah, good with guns.
Gil – Robbie’s best friend from High School. Hispanic. Good with guns, brave, sense of humor, cautious, protective.
Steve – Robbie’s friend from college. Smart but not serious, surfer, scrappy, good in fight
Justin – Robbie’s friend from high school and college. Sparks with others, temper, suspicious nature but good heart
Killer – Pit Bull – from Justin’s family. Strong, protective, dangerous to evil-doers.
Colleen – girlfriend of Steve. Beautiful redhead. Flighty, aggressive, but loyal and loving.
Katie – Steve’s sister. Strong, rebellious, great in a fight, beautiful. Justin adores her. She brings out his courage.
Cody – neighbor who lives across the street from Frank and Jane’s Condo. Friends with them. Tough reserve police officer and early resistance fighter. Large muscular man in his early thirties with a military style haircut, light brown hair, and a goatee.
Sparky – Morgan’s boss at the card club. Big, dangerous man with a shady past but a good heart. Protects his employees to a fault. Has underworld connections. Not a good person to mess with.
Ivan the Butcher – mob boss. Most people assume he’s from Russia, but he’s actually an American who built his organization in Russia and Europe, before being hounded back home by the EU authorities. Dangerous and unpredictable, but a strategic thinker. Childhood friend of Sparky.
Jules – right hand man of Ivan the Butcher. Belgian national, good in a fight, a little crazy but very calculating.
Tex – Friend of Sparky and Jules. Crazy with wicked sense of humor, great in a fight, brave to a fault.
Ted – Robbie’s boss at the restaurant. Former Navy Seal, tricked into joining the battle by Sparky. Old friends with Ivan the Butcher.
Stacey – cook in Ted’s restaurant, acquaintance of Robbie’s. Heavy-set large man, good in a fight, not the brightest but loyal and brave to a fault.
Jordan – black man, former Army Ranger. Near genius tactical expert. Brave and cunning, trusts nobody until he’s sure, then as loyal as the day is long. Wicked sense of humor.
Dana – beautiful girl who was kidnapped by the UN to use as a sex slave. Rescued by Jules’s team after the battle at Torrance Civic Center.
Karen – beautiful redhead, daughter of Gil’s boss. Captured and held at the Torrance Police Station with the other girls. Not sure where she fits in the group.
Tisha – wild young woman, former captive. Small, tattooed and pierced, fiery, hard to handle, brave and loyal but prickly. Passionate.
Alexis - a brunette with a hauntingly beautiful face and a thin build. Tough and loyal but with a sadness in her that she battles constantly. Valuable member of the team.
Brooke - tall, dark haired beauty with a strong build and a defensive demeanor. Lesbian. Protective of her woman. Fierce, loyal fighter. Touchy but with a good heart. Smart.
Audrey – Doctor. Lesbian, close to Brooke. A small waif with ginger hair and freckles.
Lily – a small blonde, willowy, with a delicate face. Has emotional issues. Bipolar. Suicidal. Barely survived captivity.
Shelly – short, perky blonde with a beautiful face and a way with organization. Valuable member of the team.
Ashley - Curly-haired brunette with a dancer’s body and grace, with a quiet demeanor. Not sure she’s up to the fight, but feels it’s her duty. Likes Jordan, because they both have the theater bug.
Brianna - a young-looking girl with an innocent face and curly light brown hair. Not very confident. Frightened by the war. Stacey is pursuing her, and she’s okay with it, but not passionate.
Haley - an ice blond with a curvy figure and a lot of self-confidence. Good fighter.
Allison - a redhead of medium build. She has a country look to her, innocent but with a touch of mischief. Expert hunter and backpacker, champion level shooter. Ready for anything. Will become a principle in the group over time.
South Torrance Group – Ages from 19 to 24. Well-to-do parents. Some recently on their own, some live with parents. Gun hobbyists. Immature but with enthusiasm.
Seth – defacto leader of group due to calm, easy going nature mixed with charisma. Gets along with everybody in group. Slightly more mature than the others. Has serious girlfriend, centers his life around her, in love.
Emma – Seth’s girlfriend. Beautiful, was popular in high school, aggressive, controlling, but nice, loyal. Needs Seth when she gets scared or upset. Doesn’t like Matt or Trevor much. Feeling is mutual. Likes Angel.
Trevor – talented, brilliant, great with guns, nutty, good sense of humor. Aggressive with temper. Likes to argue. Younger than the others by a year. Came into group as Seth’s friend, closest to him.
Angel – cynical sense of humor, honest and trustworthy. Hispanic. Lives with family, but inching out. Good in fight. Seth’s best friend. Pivotal member of group, head for business and practicality. Slightly more mature than the others.
Matt – Angel’s oldest friend. Funny, problems with drinking, emotional, secondary leader who sparks with Seth sometimes, but they are close in ways the others aren’t. Good in fight, image is important to him, womanizer. Has serious girlfriend but cheats on her.
Kaylee – Matt’s girlfriend. Nice, talented, good friend of Emma, clueless about Matt’s infidelity, doesn’t like him drinking, getting tired of his childish behavior. Beautiful in an exotic way, Korean.
Ji-Ho – Kaylee’s rich uncle, lives in compound on north-west side of Palos Verdes, overlooking ocean. Brave and smart, loyal, understands what it’s like when government gets too much control. Can relate well to younger people, even though his English isn’t great.
Gus – combat tactics trainer, met group at gun range. Great organizer and leader. Serious. Destined for greatness if he lives long enough.
Government/Authorities
Governor Sable – fourth-term governor of California. Old-style liberal – coming to the conclusion that there really is something wrong with the Administration. Knows how to do the right thing, and usually does after fits and starts. Watch out when he gets angry.
Jennifer – Sable’s black secretary. They were lovers years ago, now friends, but Nancy keeps her distance because Sable still loves her. Competent and smart – Sable’s underground advisor.
Saladin – evil Islamic leader, trying to move the US towards martial law with terror attacks. Acting in collusion with the President and others. Kills without mercy or regard for innocent bystanders. Pretends to be pious, but only uses his religion to gain power. Human trash.
Commissioner Frawley – head of CHP for California. Currently in prison after going against the Governor and the Administration. Strong character, brave, will make difference.
Deputy Commissioner Katz – second in command at CHP – also in prison. Hates Jihadists. Dangerous man to his enemies. Near-genius intelligence.
Assistant Commissioner Cooley – third in command at CHP, in prison with other two commissioners. Black man. Brave, strong, emotional, smart. Always has your back. Wicked sense of humor.
Chief Smith – turncoat chief of CHP – helped capture the commissioners. No stomach for violence. A coward, only in his position because he’s related to Sable. Follows whoever he’s most scared of at any given time. Trusts nobody, in it for himself.
President Simpson – ineffective, corrupt leader of the United States. In league with the enemy.
Attorney General Blake – Simpson’s right-hand man. Corrupt and evil.
Copyright
Bug Out! California Book 3 copyright © 2017 by Robert G Boren. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any format without permission in writing from the copyright holder.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Thanks to Laura Thomas Boren for editing this book!
Cover Design: SelfPubBookCovers.com/Acapellabookcoverdesign
About the Author
Robert G Boren is a writer from the South Bay section of Southern California. He writes Short Stories, Novels, and Serialized Fiction.
Horror Road Book 1 - A Supernatural Thriller is a story of ancient spirits, ghosts, psychics, and killers.
Why was Sandy so afraid? She was a noted psychic who worked for police departments in Southern California until she couldn’t stand it anymore. The murders stayed in her head for far too long. She backed away from her gifts, but her husband pushed, in awe of her ability. Her gifted friend Mary Grace dragged her back into the netherworld of terror and death. “Just do this one last séance,” she said. “What have you to lose?” Quite a lot, as it turned out.
What is living in the dungeon, discovered under the barn at an RV Park in Kansas? Frankie and her husband Jake were all alone there as winter set in, or so they thought. Both had psychic gifts, and both were vulnerable to the suggestions of their uninvited guest—suggestions that were naughty and evil, but so compelling that neither could resist.
Heather and Shelby hadn’t wanted to go on the camping trip. Klamath was remote and cold, but their boyfriends talked them into it. Cooper and Ryan thought they’d get a hot, sexy weekend with the women, huddled together in their borrowed motor home. The forest enclosed them, and something else was after them - something sinister and seductive. The earth itself seemed to be in on the seduction, and Heather knew some of them wouldn’t survive.
A spirit as old as the earth has awakened, working on the souls in all three locations. If it can take possession, its power will multiply, and humans won’t be safe. What is it? Who can stop it?
Find out in Horror Road.
Pick up this tale of Supernatural Horror today!
Never A Loose End - The Franklin and Davis Files Book One
Serial Killers. Maniac Ex-cops. CIA Assassins. White Slavers. Strippers
Sadie Evans was a fiend. The hunt was everything to her and she did it well, but she was always sloppy at the end. In her blood lust, she targeted her partners. She shouldn't have messed with Jason Beckler after they did the Bozeman murders. It put her on the run, terrified for the first time in her life.
George Franklin couldn't stand the torment. His last CIA Operation killed the wrong targets. The dead children were the worst part. He couldn't drum them out of his head. His friends knew he was in trouble. The divorce. The dreams and the waking hallucinations. He sought help from a professional. He got Malcolm Davis. Malcolm didn't heal George. He fed him.
Carol wanted everything and nothing. She gave up on the stable life years ago. Now everything was carnal. A string of bad men, because they were the only type who held her interest. They thought they were using her, but she always left them worse off than she found them. The new man invited her on a road trip. She didn't know it was a hunt, but when she found out, her lust and depravity took over.
“Put it on speaker,” she said. “I want to hear too.”
“Okay,” Trevor said. He answered the call, holding it near Kaylee. “We’re on speaker, Ji-Ho. What’s up?”
“Who with? Just Kaylee?”
“Yes, she’s driving,” Trevor said.
“Hi, Uncle.”
“Hi, Kaylee. We got trouble.”
“I was afraid of that,” Trevor said. “What?”
“John saw five UN vans and a few GAZ Tigr vehicles on road in this direction. They see tracks, come get us.”
“GAZ Tigr? What’s that?” Kaylee asked.
“Russian Humvee,” Trevor said.
“Yes, he right,” Ji-Ho said.
“How long ago?” Kaylee asked.
“Few minute,” Ji-Ho said. “We spread word.”
“There’s a fork coming up in about three miles, and it leads to some hills,” Trevor said. “I saw it on the way out. Maybe we all ought to turn down that and set up an ambush.”
“What if they follow original tracks back home instead?” Ji-Ho asked.
“We might be okay,” Trevor said. “The road there is wide and compacted. Our tracks shouldn’t show up as well. We should look when we get there.”
“Good idea,” Ji-Ho said. “I spread word. Pass us up when road get wider. You lead us there.”
“Roger that,” Trevor said. He ended the call. “You heard. We’re taking the lead.”
She looked at him, face more calm. “You always know what to do.”
“I’m just making this up as I go along,” Trevor said. “Hope it works. GAZ Tigrs have a lot of firepower.”
“More than we have?” Kaylee asked.
“No, but those are mobile. We have to get out of our vehicles and fight them from the ground.”
To be continued, in Bug Out! California Book 4, available now in the Kindle Store and Kindle Unlimited!
Cast Of Characters
Note: some of these characters are not in this book. They will show up in later books.
Dulzura RV Park Group – Mostly retired people, but mixed. Full-timers.
John – Older man, drinking problem, but fighting it. Brave and strong.
Sarah – John’s wife. Doesn’t his like drinking, but loyal anyway. Good heart.
Clem – Old widower. Shrewd with sense of humor, and technically savvy.
Sid – Indian, capable, good man in fight, loyal, cunning.
Yvonne – Sid’s wife. Resourceful and brave. Younger than him by ten years
Harry – Older man, heavy, doesn’t move well, good negotiator and strategist.
Nancy – Harry’s wife, retired school teacher. Smart but has problems with stress.
Sam – Owner of RV Park. Middle aged, strong, wily, cautious. Former Navy Seal with some PTSD issues, which he has mostly under control. Good in a fight, knows modern military tactics and weapons systems.
Connie – Wife of Sam. Thinks one step ahead. Keeps park running. Deeply in love with Sam.
CHP Officer Ryan – Older officer. Brave, sense of humor, borderline redneck, good in fight, but has temper.
CHP Officer Patrick – Just past rookie status. Extremely good with guns. A little green. A little hapless. Good in fight. Brave to a fault.
Jack, aka One Eye – Barona Indian, friend of Sid’s who helps at the battle of Fernbrook.
Hank – police officer in the town of Julian. Older man, gray hair, feisty. Joins group after they destroy the enemy checkpoint in his town. Works with Jason.
Jason – police officer in town of Julian. Younger, fast with a gun, smart as a whip. Aggressive. Joins group after they destroy the enemy checkpoint in his town. Works with Hank.
Kaitlyn aka Still Pool – young woman in Barona Tribe. Curvy, pretty face, strong personality. Goes after what she wants, loyal and passionate, smart.
Megan aka Sage Flower – young woman in Barona Tribe. Tiny, delicate beauty, feisty, loud, aggressive, brave, smart. Wicked sense of humor.
Zac aka Sandy Creek - young Indian warrior. Brave and handsome, cunning.
James aka Crossbow – young Indian warrior, expert with weapons, especially crossbows. Brave, funny sense of humor, loved by the tribe.
Ryan aka Touchdown – young Indian warrior, brave, fast, CIF MVP in High School, great in a fight.
Tyler aka Quiet Fox – young Indian Warrior, smart, thinks a couple levels deep, quiet, reserved, observes and thinks before acting, usually makes right choice. Future Chief.
Nurse Grace – Emergency room nurse, taking care of Sam and Connie at the hospital in La Quinta. Pretty middle-aged woman, tough as nails and smart as a whip.
Kenny – warrior with the Barona Tribe.
Bradley – warrior with the Barona Tribe.
Silver Wolf – overall chief of the Barona Tribe. Older man, medium build, looks younger than his years. Total tech nut, very talented and inventive.
Kerry aka Yellow Bird – young warrior. Fast, too emotional. Unpredictable.
Shane aka Red Snake – warrior, a little older, family man but also great fighter.
Will aka Swimming Bear – warrior, early thirties, negotiator, helps Silver Wolf with technology.
Mia – wife of Tyler. Strong, beautiful, smart. Delicate features, hair-trigger emotions.
Riley – wife of Ryan. Very small, below five feet tall. Beautiful face. Has Ryan wrapped around her finger.
Abby – wife of James – heavy set larger woman with an infectious smile and a gentle, kind way about her. Beautiful face.
Redondo Condo group – Thirty-something
Robbie – Thirty-something son of Frank and Jane from original series. Brave, thoughtful, writer, shy, cynical
Morgan – neighbor of Robbie, love interest. Strong, more outgoing and aggressive than Robbie, pretty, transplant from Utah, good with guns.
Gil – Robbie’s best friend from High School. Hispanic. Good with guns, brave, sense of humor, cautious, protective.
Steve – Robbie’s friend from college. Smart but not serious, surfer, scrappy, good in fight
Justin – Robbie’s friend from high school and college. Sparks with others, temper, suspicious nature but good heart
Killer – Pit Bull – from Justin’s family. Strong, protective, dangerous to evil-doers.
Colleen – girlfriend of Steve. Beautiful redhead. Flighty, aggressive, but loyal and loving.
Katie – Steve’s sister. Strong, rebellious, great in a fight, beautiful. Justin adores her. She brings out his courage.
Cody – neighbor who lives across the street from Frank and Jane’s Condo. Friends with them. Tough reserve police officer and early resistance fighter. Large muscular man in his early thirties with a military style haircut, light brown hair, and a goatee.
Sparky – Morgan’s boss at the card club. Big, dangerous man with a shady past but a good heart. Protects his employees to a fault. Has underworld connections. Not a good person to mess with.
Ivan the Butcher – mob boss. Most people assume he’s from Russia, but he’s actually an American who built his organization in Russia and Europe, before being hounded back home by the EU authorities. Dangerous and unpredictable, but a strategic thinker. Childhood friend of Sparky.
Jules – right hand man of Ivan the Butcher. Belgian national, good in a fight, a little crazy but very calculating.
Tex – Friend of Sparky and Jules. Crazy with wicked sense of humor, great in a fight, brave to a fault.
Ted – Robbie’s boss at the restaurant. Former Navy Seal, tricked into joining the battle by Sparky. Old friends with Ivan the Butcher.
Stacey – cook in Ted’s restaurant, acquaintance of Robbie’s. Heavy-set large man, good in a fight, not the brightest but loyal and brave to a fault.
Jordan – black man, former Army Ranger. Near genius tactical expert. Brave and cunning, trusts nobody until he’s sure, then as loyal as the day is long. Wicked sense of humor.
Dana – beautiful girl who was kidnapped by the UN to use as a sex slave. Rescued by Jules’s team after the battle at Torrance Civic Center.
Karen – beautiful redhead, daughter of Gil’s boss. Captured and held at the Torrance Police Station with the other girls. Not sure where she fits in the group.
Tisha – wild young woman, former captive. Small, tattooed and pierced, fiery, hard to handle, brave and loyal but prickly. Passionate.
Alexis - a brunette with a hauntingly beautiful face and a thin build. Tough and loyal but with a sadness in her that she battles constantly. Valuable member of the team.
Brooke - tall, dark haired beauty with a strong build and a defensive demeanor. Lesbian. Protective of her woman. Fierce, loyal fighter. Touchy but with a good heart. Smart.
Audrey – Doctor. Lesbian, close to Brooke. A small waif with ginger hair and freckles.
Lily – a small blonde, willowy, with a delicate face. Has emotional issues. Bipolar. Suicidal. Barely survived captivity.
Shelly – short, perky blonde with a beautiful face and a way with organization. Valuable member of the team.
Ashley - Curly-haired brunette with a dancer’s body and grace, with a quiet demeanor. Not sure she’s up to the fight, but feels it’s her duty. Likes Jordan, because they both have the theater bug.
Brianna - a young-looking girl with an innocent face and curly light brown hair. Not very confident. Frightened by the war. Stacey is pursuing her, and she’s okay with it, but not passionate.
Haley - an ice blond with a curvy figure and a lot of self-confidence. Good fighter.
Allison - a redhead of medium build. She has a country look to her, innocent but with a touch of mischief. Expert hunter and backpacker, champion level shooter. Ready for anything. Will become a principle in the group over time.
South Torrance Group – Ages from 19 to 24. Well-to-do parents. Some recently on their own, some live with parents. Gun hobbyists. Immature but with enthusiasm.
Seth – defacto leader of group due to calm, easy going nature mixed with charisma. Gets along with everybody in group. Slightly more mature than the others. Has serious girlfriend, centers his life around her, in love.
Emma – Seth’s girlfriend. Beautiful, was popular in high school, aggressive, controlling, but nice, loyal. Needs Seth when she gets scared or upset. Doesn’t like Matt or Trevor much. Feeling is mutual. Likes Angel.
Trevor – talented, brilliant, great with guns, nutty, good sense of humor. Aggressive with temper. Likes to argue. Younger than the others by a year. Came into group as Seth’s friend, closest to him.
Angel – cynical sense of humor, honest and trustworthy. Hispanic. Lives with family, but inching out. Good in fight. Seth’s best friend. Pivotal member of group, head for business and practicality. Slightly more mature than the others.
Matt – Angel’s oldest friend. Funny, problems with drinking, emotional, secondary leader who sparks with Seth sometimes, but they are close in ways the others aren’t. Good in fight, image is important to him, womanizer. Has serious girlfriend but cheats on her.
Kaylee – Matt’s girlfriend. Nice, talented, good friend of Emma, clueless about Matt’s infidelity, doesn’t like him drinking, getting tired of his childish behavior. Beautiful in an exotic way, Korean.
Ji-Ho – Kaylee’s rich uncle, lives in compound on north-west side of Palos Verdes, overlooking ocean. Brave and smart, loyal, understands what it’s like when government gets too much control. Can relate well to younger people, even though his English isn’t great.
Gus – combat tactics trainer, met group at gun range. Great organizer and leader. Serious. Destined for greatness if he lives long enough.
Government/Authorities
Governor Sable – fourth-term governor of California. Old-style liberal – coming to the conclusion that there really is something wrong with the Administration. Knows how to do the right thing, and usually does after fits and starts. Watch out when he gets angry.
Jennifer – Sable’s black secretary. They were lovers years ago, now friends, but Nancy keeps her distance because Sable still loves her. Competent and smart – Sable’s underground advisor.
Saladin – evil Islamic leader, trying to move the US towards martial law with terror attacks. Acting in collusion with the President and others. Kills without mercy or regard for innocent bystanders. Pretends to be pious, but only uses his religion to gain power. Human trash.
Commissioner Frawley – head of CHP for California. Currently in prison after going against the Governor and the Administration. Strong character, brave, will make difference.
Deputy Commissioner Katz – second in command at CHP – also in prison. Hates Jihadists. Dangerous man to his enemies. Near-genius intelligence.
Assistant Commissioner Cooley – third in command at CHP, in prison with other two commissioners. Black man. Brave, strong, emotional, smart. Always has your back. Wicked sense of humor.
Chief Smith – turncoat chief of CHP – helped capture the commissioners. No stomach for violence. A coward, only in his position because he’s related to Sable. Follows whoever he’s most scared of at any given time. Trusts nobody, in it for himself.
President Simpson – ineffective, corrupt leader of the United States. In league with the enemy.
Attorney General Blake – Simpson’s right-hand man. Corrupt and evil.
Copyright
Bug Out! California Book 3 copyright © 2017 by Robert G Boren. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any format without permission in writing from the copyright holder.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Thanks to Laura Thomas Boren for editing this book!
Cover Design: SelfPubBookCovers.com/Acapellabookcoverdesign
About the Author
Robert G Boren is a writer from the South Bay section of Southern California. He writes Short Stories, Novels, and Serialized Fiction.
Horror Road Book 1 - A Supernatural Thriller is a story of ancient spirits, ghosts, psychics, and killers.
Why was Sandy so afraid? She was a noted psychic who worked for police departments in Southern California until she couldn’t stand it anymore. The murders stayed in her head for far too long. She backed away from her gifts, but her husband pushed, in awe of her ability. Her gifted friend Mary Grace dragged her back into the netherworld of terror and death. “Just do this one last séance,” she said. “What have you to lose?” Quite a lot, as it turned out.
What is living in the dungeon, discovered under the barn at an RV Park in Kansas? Frankie and her husband Jake were all alone there as winter set in, or so they thought. Both had psychic gifts, and both were vulnerable to the suggestions of their uninvited guest—suggestions that were naughty and evil, but so compelling that neither could resist.
Heather and Shelby hadn’t wanted to go on the camping trip. Klamath was remote and cold, but their boyfriends talked them into it. Cooper and Ryan thought they’d get a hot, sexy weekend with the women, huddled together in their borrowed motor home. The forest enclosed them, and something else was after them - something sinister and seductive. The earth itself seemed to be in on the seduction, and Heather knew some of them wouldn’t survive.
A spirit as old as the earth has awakened, working on the souls in all three locations. If it can take possession, its power will multiply, and humans won’t be safe. What is it? Who can stop it?
Find out in Horror Road.
Pick up this tale of Supernatural Horror today!
Never A Loose End - The Franklin and Davis Files Book One
Serial Killers. Maniac Ex-cops. CIA Assassins. White Slavers. Strippers
Sadie Evans was a fiend. The hunt was everything to her and she did it well, but she was always sloppy at the end. In her blood lust, she targeted her partners. She shouldn't have messed with Jason Beckler after they did the Bozeman murders. It put her on the run, terrified for the first time in her life.
George Franklin couldn't stand the torment. His last CIA Operation killed the wrong targets. The dead children were the worst part. He couldn't drum them out of his head. His friends knew he was in trouble. The divorce. The dreams and the waking hallucinations. He sought help from a professional. He got Malcolm Davis. Malcolm didn't heal George. He fed him.
Carol wanted everything and nothing. She gave up on the stable life years ago. Now everything was carnal. A string of bad men, because they were the only type who held her interest. They thought they were using her, but she always left them worse off than she found them. The new man invited her on a road trip. She didn't know it was a hunt, but when she found out, her lust and depravity took over.
