{"product_id":"a-texas-naval-affair-clayton-barnett-9798439137039","title":"A Texas Naval Affair","description":"At eighteen, Allen Rupert's criminal past caught up with him and he faces a choice of military or prison. To get as far from central Texas as possible, he joins the navy but spends half of his time in the brig. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRecognizing Allen's mechanical skill, he's trained as a machinist and assigned to the small corvette \u003ci\u003eLiberty\u003c\/i\u003e, patrolling the Gulf of Mexico. During an ASW drill, Allen defuses a torpedo that went live in its tube, and is summoned to the bridge. There, Acting Captain Ryland Rigó commends him for his good work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the first time in his life, Allen sees someone look at him with respect. Weeks later, ashore, he invites her to lunch. To his utter shock, she accepts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThinking her just another girl, Allen is shaken to his core to find himself swept into a maelstrom of domestic politics, international intrigue, and the plots and plans of Demi-humans and Machines. All while trying to fix his broken life and attain the only thing he wants: Ryland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clayton Barnett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798439137039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d","brand":"Clayton Barnett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851514917119,"sku":"9798439137039","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-texas-naval-affair-clayton-barnett-9798439137039","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}