American Andarte Launch

I am pleased to announce the launch of American Andarte: An OSS Commando Fights for Greece, available through many sellers in eBook and paperback. For those who read The Greek Boxer, Book #1 in my series, “The Greek Stories,” thank you. The two books have different settings and tones. The Greek Boxer is told in an “Old Country” tone and reflects the oppression and hardship, and challenges of the first generation of Greek immigrants in America. American Andarte advances a generation and strives for a modernistic, can-do, World War II tone. The second generation of Greeks, like my protagonist, Stavros, has benefited from the success and drive of their forefathers and foremothers. They are educated, more integrated, and determined to live the American Dream. Yet, they too face societal resistance and maintain an intractable cultural identity, a haven from which to organize, network, worship, and fight as they must against prevailing headwinds. That identity, broader and more dispersed, lives on today in the Greek American landscape, and I am proud to be a small part of it.

I posted About American Andarte on my author blog if you’d like a glimpse into the book. But before I sign off, I’d like to praise my Alinet, LLC publishing team; they don’t get enough credit, and that’s my fault. Jennifer Caven is my editor and foremost external critic. She’s relentless, and her changes and suggestions make it look like I can write. Elizabeth MacKenney designs my covers and transforms my half-baked ideas into honest-to-God art. Nancy Coffman at NC Strategic Solutions manages my website and media, along with the good folks at Websults. — SJH