The Mercenaries: Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Chapter One
Freedom Star Aviation
Near Sacramento, California
0905 Hours Local Time
After spending a restful week of wine tasting in Napa Valley, Michael "Mad Dog" Hertzog was ready for some work. All those years spent in the Marine Corps had taken their toll: He wasn't able to play for much longer than a week at a time. He just got antsy, didn't know what to do with himself, and felt as though his life were slipping away because he wasn't doing something productive.
His recent bout with colon cancer, now in remission, had made him even more restless. Though only in his forties, his life clock ticked louder now, and retirement, it seemed, would be a living hell.
Thank God for Kat, who had talked him out of closing up shop. They would continue working as mercs and see what happened. More important, she was now teaching him how to relax. Ms. Katharina Kugelkerl had reminded him that he was on vacation, that he should slow down, that they both needed time to mend their hearts and minds. The gunshot wound she'd sustained back in Uzbekistan was healing nicely, ... read full excerpt from Mercenaries: Mad Dogs and Englishmen, The ebook
