{"product_id":"sandstorm-creed-b-d-fleming-9798274208109","title":"Sandstorm Creed: A Chris Cox Mission","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe came to the desert to die. He stayed to make others wish they hadn't.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Cox buries his wife and six-year-old son on a rain-soaked Tuesday in Tennessee. The man who killed them over twelve dollars and a pack of gum is in custody. Justice is served. The case is closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut justice is a word Chris no longer speaks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA decorated Green Beret with two tours in Afghanistan, Chris returns from war to find his family murdered, his faith shattered, and his future reduced to a single question: \u003ci\u003eWhat now?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Pastor Williams offers him an impossible mission, travel to Algeria and protect a persecuted Christian community facing annihilation, Chris doesn't go to save them. He goes because dying for something is better than living for nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut the desert has other plans.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the remote village of Tamelrik, Chris finds believers who won't run, a boy named Davi who carries grief like a second skin, and an enemy more dangerous than any he faced in Afghanistan. Jamal al-Ansari isn't just a local warlord, he's a sophisticated jihadi commander with training, resources, and a personal file on Chris Cox that includes his tactics, his weaknesses, and his breaking point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Chris trains the villagers to defend themselves, as he navigates the brutal mathematics of asymmetric warfare, as he discovers that faith under fire looks nothing like faith in comfortable churches, he faces a question more dangerous than any enemy: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs he defending the innocent, or becoming the monster he once hunted?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with a Sig Sauer and a communion kit, carrying a dead son's compass and enough rage to burn the world, Chris Cox forges a new creed in the crucible of the North African desert. One written in sand and blood. One defended with steel and Scripture. One that will earn him three names: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngem Porto\u003c\/i\u003e to those who see him as a gateway to hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAl-Muhariq\u003c\/i\u003e to those who fear the fire he brings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Firebearer\u003c\/i\u003e to a Church that forgot what it costs to stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Chris knows the truth: he's just a broken man learning that some things are worth dying for, which means they're worth living for too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who crave: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthentic military action from a combat veteran perspective\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnflinching exploration of faith, grief, and redemption\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorally complex characters who bleed real\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-stakes tactical thrillers with spiritual depth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStories where the good guys win, but the cost is never cheap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSandstorm Creed\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in The Chris Cox Chronicles, a series about this warrior who guard the forgotten, the price of discipleship, and the terrible beauty of becoming exactly what the darkness fears most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome fires destroy. Others refine. Chris Cox is about to learn the difference.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e B. D. Fleming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798274208109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.66d","brand":"B. D. Fleming","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664664924415,"sku":"9798274208109","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sandstorm-creed-b-d-fleming-9798274208109","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}