FOLLOWERS

I disabled the followers link for a couple months.  One day it would show the 6 we had to start with...other times no one...and I figured no one was signing up because often is said 0 and no one wants to be first...but with over 1600 hits as of this post it's time to bring it back...so I am trying it again.  Feel free to click and become a follower...you will receive updates about the new book, book signing dates, and general comments on the days events.  I will be starting a daily post next Monday where I will address whatever is lighting my fire that day.  Sometimes politics...sometimes hero stories...sometimes just what I am feeling that day.  Like today...I am feeling blessed...I have more than most...I have an incredible wife...three amazing children, one amazing son in law and three beyond amazing grandkids.  I have two pitbulls that make me laugh and smile and feel love all day long.  I have been lucky enough to be gifted with a vivid imagination and the ability to write down what moves me.  I have a lot of old friends and a ton of new ones...I look forward to getting to know all of you better and better.  Please...comment to my posts if you are so moved...it would make my day...;)

NICK AND THE TEAM'S NEW ADVENTURE IS NEARING COMPLETION

I am working hard at completing the next story in the Washburn Chronicles series.  In this next installment Nick and the gang go up against a man known as Scorpion.  Scorpion has conceived a plot to make it easier for him to move his drugs accross the US border into California and Arizona.  He has targeted an organization of peaceful political activists called CELCO and plans on turning them to violence.  To accomplish this he stages shootings in Los Angeles to look like members of a white supreamist group is responsible.  He wins his way into the heart of the leader of CELCO and eventually convinces her violence is the only answer to the shootings.  In DC things in California do not go un-noticed and it isn't long before Nick is called in to take care of the problem.

WINNERS

Winners of the free signed copies have been selected.  Thanks for all the entries.  I will be mailing out your signed copy this weekend.  You should receive them early or at the most late next week.  Congrats and thatnks for entering!  I am confident this book will bring you many hours of excitement and feel good moments.  I loom forward to hearing you thoughts on the book after you have read it.  Please post your reviews on Amazon.com  You will have to sign up for a free account there to post a review, but it only takes a few minutes and it means alot to me to hear what people are saying.

KEYBOARD IS SMOKIN"

I am working fast and furious...pun intended...on completing Scorpion.  Nick's next adventure/mission.  I look forward to sharing with you the world as I see it through Nick's eyes.  I know you won't be let down, Nick is at his best in Scorpion and other characters step up to show you the real truth behind what a hero is and should be.  Some characters from Serpent are back and love is in the air for Angie and Mica.  Twists and turns, plot thickening events and good guys sticking it to the bad guys...what you have come to expect from the pen of Ron Darling.

YOU CAN BUY IT NOW!

     ANNOUNCING.....Serpent, the outstanding new novel by Ron Darling is now available in many locations on line.  Amazon.com carries the larger format 6" X 9" paperback as well as the Kindle version.  Barnes and Noble also offer the paperback, at a reduced introductory price.  You can order the book or e-book for Kindle her on this blog.
     The Novel is Ron's first and will soon be followed by Scorpion the second of the Washburn Chronicle stories. 
    Are you a student of history?  The third installment in the series will encompass the Kings of France as they control the forces of good to squash the Evil Muslim invaders who have taken control of Israel in the 900's.  This sroty will compare the Muslims of those times with the Jihadists we are now having to deal with all over the world.
     After that foloowing books will contain stories about out own American Revolution, the Civil War, WWI and WWII as well as Vietnam and more current conflicts.  Unlike Serpent which is a total work of fiction future installments will have their basis in factual events or on factual organizations as in book 2 Scorpion.  You'll learn about an organzation that is planning the overtaking of California and parts of the southwest for thier own independant country.  While the name of the organization is changed, many of the quotesused in the story will be actual quoptes made by memebers of the movement.  The actuasl events in the story are all fictional, but the organization the story is based on is real. 
     On a personal note, as the author of these books I am proud to feature our hero Nick Washburn's ancestors as heroes of their times.  Those ancestors will be named after my wife's actual ancestors, including several Kings of France.  I will change the last names of her more recent "real" ancestors but their first names, beginning with my wife's grandfather will be the same in future stories.

Back from the Shot Show

Just returned from the Las Vegas Shot Show.  For those who don't know...it's a trade only gun and ammunition show for Military, Police and Hunting.  Lots of famous shooters there, plus many celebrities, but the most sought out people were the many heroes there...retired Navy SEALs, Marines, Green Berets, Army Rangers, Special ops, Snipers, CIA covert operatives and others who in their time were the appointed ones who kept us all safe.  I won't name names...but suffice it to say many of the best of the best were there.  One particular shout out to Chuck Pfarrer, former team leader of SEAL Team 6.  His book SEAL TARGET GERONIMO tells the true story of SEAL Team 6's mission to take out Osama Bin Laden.  I spent some time talking to Chuck, he is a GREAT American and very nice guy, just glad he is on our side. 

I researched weapons and have found the perfect sniper rifle for our next mission.  The Desert Tactical Arms PSR (Precision Sniper Rifle).  It has interchangable barrles and bolts to allow for .308 Win., .300 Win. Mag., and .338 LM (Lapua) rounds.   I was VERY impressed with the weapon, and the support team at Desert Tactical.  They are great guys and we look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with them.  I can't wait to give the gun a try out.

Why the Washburn Chronicles?

Why should you become a follower of the Washburn Chronicles?  Nick Washburn is the latest in a long line of a family who has served this country as a protector since it's creation and even before.  His legacy is one of service and sacrifices.  While not a real living breathing person, he is a tribute to those who are out there right now ...this minute...giving it all so that we are free to go about our daily lives.  The stories in the Washburn Chronicles series of novels are about people, regular people, who when faced with insurmountable odds are capable of reaching deep and finding the strength to do the impossible, to do what is right.

Situations arise in our lives from time to time where we have a choice to be a bystander or to jump in shovel in hand and help dig. Two cars collide at a high rate of speed, the wreckage is strewn across the entire highway, you see that people are injured...you are the first person there after the crash, do you just drive by and know that someone will be there to take care of it soon...or do you stop to offer whatever assistance you can?  My stories are about those who stop,  those who go beyond, those who give all that is required without hesitation because they know it's the right thing to do.

Inspiration to be a better person, to not just be a number on a facebook page to live beyond our lives in our cublicles and office jobs...to really participate in this experiment we call America.  That is what I hope to give to my readers.  Life at mile high altitude with afterburners in full operational mode.