Take It Back (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798996814039)

James Carter has spent years rebuilding a life defined by steadiness, a devoted husband, a father, and a respected surgeon who traded the chaos of war for the order of the operating room. He believes he's finally earned peace. But peace has a way of breaking.

When James stops at a neighborhood dry cleaner, he walks into a moment he can't undo: Luca Moretti, heir to Rochester's most dangerous crime family beating Mr. Kim to death over money that never should have mattered. James witnesses everything. And the Morettis don't leave witnesses.

What begins as a single violent act spirals fast. The Moretti organization moves to erase the problem, and James becomes the target. Protective custody isn't enough. Distance isn't enough. The life he built, the one he fought for is suddenly fragile, exposed, and seconds from collapse.

To protect his family, James must confront the part of himself he buried long ago. The soldier. The survivor. The man who learned to contain chaos in places where mercy didn't exist. As danger closes in, the past he tried to leave behind becomes the only thing capable of saving the people he loves, and James will take back the life he buried long ago before the Morettis can destroy it.

Take It Back is a cinematic thriller about service, sacrifice, and the quiet weight people carry without ever saying it out loud. It's a story of a man forced to reclaim the strength he hoped he'd never need again - and the lengths he'll go to ensure his family survives what's coming.

"He had seen what real danger looked like... what real monsters were capable of."