Blood of Patriots runs in parallel with Succubus: Book Two, looking at the same critical events from the view of the U.S. Army in Washington D.C., and Central Minnesota. Captains Jessica Wolters and Jonah Svensson thread their way through the attack on The Mall in Washington, Jonah’s recovery, and their new mission in Minnesota. General James Peters finds himself yanked out of his comfortable retirement and thrown into the hottest part of the fire as they work to save their area from the destruction that has taken out much of the world.
They hit Becker about 20 minutes later, and the reason for the backup became clear. A train, pulled by 4 Army locomotives, was heading north. Behind the locomotives were flatcar after flatcar of MBTs, APCs, motorized and stationary artillery, Bradleys, and MLRS.
“Oh shit. Oh Shit. OH, SHIT!!!” Jim’s face went white. “Lauren – call all the teams and tell them they need to finish up their lists fast and head back to the house and get ready to lockdown. Tell them that we’ve seen armor and artillery heading north for Ripley, most likely, but maybe points west.” Jim nudged the speed up a couple of miles an hour. He thought, ‘We do not need Multiple Launch Rocket Systems in our backyard.’