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Boston, 1774; the British Colonies suffer under the yoke of George III’s rule, patriots prepare to fight for their liberty. In an act of protest, they have thrown a shipload of tea into the harbor.

Benjamin Bradford Allen, the scion of a wealthy Boston shipper, is fully occupied – with drinking and spending his father’s money. Pressed into service aboard a British warship, he is unable to find anyone, including his father, who will pay the bribe needed to free him.

Months later, as open warfare erupts at Lexington and Concord; Allen jumps ship and throws in his lot with a rag-tag collection of fellow sailors. This odd lot sets out on a sea venture – to serve as privateers in the patriot cause. They seek fame, money, adventure, and for Benjamin Bradford Allen, a chance to find honor and self-respect.

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When three “Disciples” of the Word of God Foundation discover seventeen-year-old Alice Lahti dead in their meeting hall, detective Ed Franklin takes charge of the police investigation. He quickly finds a tangled web of toxic relationships, sexual abuse, blackmail, murder, and failed prophecies. Unable to understand or penetrate the Disciples closed world, he turns to Keith Thornton, a former member to guide him through the Disciples' closed society. Already “Cast-out” for heresy and facing shunning by family and friends, Keith has nothing left to lose. By helping the police investigation, Keith marks himself as a “Forsaker, one who has deliberately turned his back on God. As stories of sexual abuse, and the body count rises; investigators struggle to unravel the secret world of “Armageddon’s Disciples.”

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Alaska, 1910; remote, vast, empty. Known to contain fur, fish and timber, many believe it holds gold and other precious minerals. Still owned by Russia after the United States Congress refuses to buy it, Alaska remains a tantalizing fruit for an ambitious country.America, now reunited after the Confederate victory in the Civil War believes that ownership of Alaska is its natural right. “Manifest Destiny” and the Monroe Doctrine say so. With victory in the Spanish-American War, the United States is gaining overseas possession. America’s new navy just sailed around the world, displaying the nation’s military might.Japan, after sixty years of modernization, is also ready to take its place among the great powers of the world. Victories over China and Russia cement her status. Japan negotiates a purchase of Alaska. Japan too, has a large navy.Tension rises, America sends a note of protest, interpreted as racist condescension in Japan. Battleships from the Atlantic fleet follow the note, ready to protect American interests in the Pacific. War looms, any spark could ignite a fire that will consume two nations.

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The War of 1910, and the government scandals it exposed, shattered American confidence and trust in their government. Neither of the main political parties possessed the means to rebuild the Republic. Wilson Robert Davies III, the most prominent member of a new political theory, dubbed “Rationalism” by its adherents, stepped into this vacuum. He promised to restore American society and lead it into a new and prosperous future filled with powerful technology. But Rationalism harbored a dark secret: more than anything, Davies would stop at nothing to grasp control of the United States. If necessary, he would launch a war to seize the White House.

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After President Davies postpones the 1916 election, his opponents become increasingly aware that he will settle for nothing less than complete control of the country. Joseph Franz, a longtime associate and fellow believer in “Rationalism,” Davies’s political philosophy, organizes a private police force to impose their will. Egged on by his wife, Davies will stop at nothing.Dr. Jonathon Thayer, a historian recording the events of the war, finds that he, like many Americans, must put down his pen and take up a gun in defense of freedom. There are no battle lines; the country is splitting; neighbor against neighbor, friend versus friend, families torn apart. The future of freedom is at stake