Doug McKim

Are You Man Enough? Doug McKim 2nd Larger Font edition

THE NATIONS OF EMBREY AND BRANELL ARE AT WAR! Embrey's bloody border dispute fuels the flames of civil unrest. A power-mad general seeks to usurp the despotic ruler, through fear and bigotry. In response an aging legislator works to to make Embrey a more prosperous and progressive society, with the help of his adopted son, an assassin-turned-bodyguard. The students of Lord Kelly's Academy, mostly orphans, remain oblivious to their country's conflict. A newcomer of foreign-descent and a disreputable upbringing, clings to his one friend. But both boys are violently thrust from the safe confines of the school and become unexpected stewards to a group of younger students. Meanwhile a disgraced Army major plans a covert mission for a mysterious and distant island. Desperate, he promises anyone who will volunteer; wealth, fame, and fortune. On a hell-bent quest for restitution, the major fervently rallies his ragtag team to death or glory. Obsessively, he conceals his own self-doubts and fears with one inciting phrase.... "Are You Man Enough?"