War of the Submarine

Modern-Day Piracy Moves Under the High SeasA band of modern-day pirates station-hops across the Indian Ocean. Each attack bolder and more costly than the last, these pirates leave behind a trail of broken bodies, businesses, and stolen submarines at every undersea station they visit-and it's up to Lieutenant Commander Alex Coleman and USS Kansas (SSN 810) to stop them.Teaming up with his old college roommate and not-so-gentle giant, marine lieutenant colonel Paul Swanson, Alex sets out to hunt the pirates down. But these pirates aren't in rundown little skiffs that are easy to track and find. They've got a genuine warship and the will to turn weapons against innocent civilians and undersea stations, and more importantly, they're good at stealth. With time running out, Alex he convinces his friendly neighborhood U.N. representative to rent a ridiculously expensive civilian submarine. This way, he and his marines can play bait for the pirates. But there's no time to reflect on the wisdom of the mission when the pirates come aboard to face more than they bargained for and Alex finds himself staring death in the face. This book is the prequel to the series War of the Submarine. R.G. Roberts is an author of military sci-fi, epic fantasy, and alternate history. She is a ten year veteran of the United States Navy. She earned her bachelor's degree in History from Norwich University, America's oldest private military college, and has two master's degrees. The first is in Strategic Studies and National Security (with a concentration in leadership) from the U.S. Naval War College, and the second is in Writing Fiction from Albertus Magnus College. You can find her works here: https://linktr.ee/rgroberts

Commander Alex Coleman is no hero. Just ask him. It's 2037 and Alex is one more disobeyed order away from kissing his naval career goodbye. He used to be high speed, the kind of officer on the fast track to submarine command. Then he threw it all away trying to save a few civilian lives from his glory hungry commanding officer. No pain no gain, right? Alex isn't sorry he did the right thing but being everyone's favorite scapegoat isn't fun. Now, he's marking time to retirement on Armistice Station, an underwater megastation where you can buy and do anything-except salvage a trashed Navy career. Alex is stuck doling out supplies to visiting Navy ships and chasing unruly sailors, just how he wanted to spend his last years in the good old U.S. Navy. But things aren't quiet in Alex's underwater amusement park. France and India are expanding into the Indian Ocean and want the United States out, and Alex's eclectic band of castoff sailors are all that's in their way. Armed with nothing but creativity and coffee creamer fireballs, Alex must team up with the admiral who hates him most. Together, they must escape the jaws of a closing enemy trap set by the canny French commander who ruined his career in the first place. Can Alex outsmart her this time, or will he end up as the first POW in the next world war? Cardinal Virtues is first book in the series War of the Submarine. R.G. Roberts is an author of military sci-fi, epic fantasy, and alternate history. She is a ten year veteran of the United States Navy. She earned her bachelor's degree in History from Norwich University, America's oldest private military college, and has two master's degrees. The first is in Strategic Studies and National Security (with a concentration in leadership) from the U.S. Naval War College, and the second is in Writing Fiction from Albertus Magnus College. You can find her works here: https://linktr.ee/rgroberts