by Robert Boren
Junior – Kelly’s best friend. A tall rail of a man with a thick beard, usually wearing a battered cowboy hat. Funny, crazy, smarter than most people realize, good in a fight, strong, loyal to the death. In love with Rachel. Early 50s.
Rachel – picked up on the road. Black hair and brown eyes, short and thin, with a face of delicate beauty. Former drug abuser with difficult past. Lost only child to SIDS, which broke up her first marriage and led to the drug abuse. Leans on Junior, needs strong man in her life. Late 30s.
Nate – co-leader of Rednecks. A small man with hawkish eyes. Shrewd, brave, temper, known to get into trouble, extremely loyal to friends. Always thinking. Mid 50s.
Fritz – member of Rednecks. Tall and thin, long hair. Questionable past, can be cruel, loyal to his friends. Not as smart as Kelly, Junior, or Nate, but brave in a fight with good skills. Not one to tangle with. In trouble with the law more often than the other Rednecks due to temper. Early 60s.
Chris – Brenda’s ex-husband and co-owner of Texas Mary’s. A large, heavyset man with a shaved head and goatee, giving him the look of a biker. Still loves Brenda, but the relationship has been over for years. Brave, careful, measured, good at business, good host, liked by everybody. Not as smart as Brenda or Kelly. Mid 50s.
Curt – former police officer in Austin, and most recently San Antonio. Large man with a military haircut, clean shaven. Punched superior officer in San Antonio. Genius. Renaissance man. Understands many technical disciplines, creative, skilled. Has temper but with heart of gold. Likes to tease his friends. Would die for them. Skilled fighter who can turn the tide of a battle on his own. Sense of humor can be very crude but funny. Mid 40s.
Simon Orr – dangerous leader of militia movement, trying to take over Kelly’s group. Large man wearing cowboy garb. Shadowy, cruel. Crossover character from original Bug Out! Series. Wants to become warlord. Playing against every side except his own. Mid 40s.
Sydney – one of the Merchant girls living outside of Fredericksburg, next to Jason’s family homestead. Grew up with Jason and his brother Eric. Former teenage girlfriend of Eric. Beautiful, smart, funny, avid hunter and tracker, runs family moonshine business with her sister Amanda. Raven hair and stunning bright blue eyes. Mid 30s.
Amanda – Sydney’s older sister. Raunchy, wild, aggressive, knows what she wants and goes for it hard. Beautiful, deep blue eyes like Sydney, hair bleached blond, contrasts with jet-black eyebrows. Tattoos. Smart, good negotiator, runs family moonshine business with Sydney, more technically savvy. Early 40s.
Gray – leader of the bikers, originally from southwest Texas. A large man with black hair and a black beard. Brave and resourceful, suspicious of strangers, but loyal once he’s gained respect. Late 40s.
Cindy – Gray’s wife. Nervous, small dainty blonde with tattoos and piercings. Pretty face ravaged by a hard life. Early 40s.
Moe – owner of the Fort Stockton RV Park. Overweight and balding with a gray and brown beard, shrewd and strong, strategic thinker, protective, kind. Mid 60s.
Clancy – Moe’s nephew. Scraggly thin man with a wicked grin and long stringy brown hair. Works at the Fort Stockton RV Park. Smart as a whip with good intuition. Outdoorsman. Protective of the group, good with technology, good at organizing and getting things done. Mid-30s.
Brushy – owner of an RV Park overrun early in the story. He’s been missing for a while. Small man with a huge beard and long hair, about sixty years old. Good in a fight, fearless, crazy, funny.
Pat – Brushy’s sister, owner of the Amarillo Oasis RV Park. She’s a couple years younger than Brushy, with a similar look. Short, robust, friendly, smart. Brave, angry at the invaders.
Jake – owner of a farm house north of Lamesa. Joins the group at that point. Small thin man with a folksy way and a lot of heart.
Daisy – Jake’s common-law wife. She’s feisty and rail thin, with long gray hair, sporting a Granny Clampett look. Smarter than she looks, always watching out for Jake.
Jax – huge man with a blonde beard and a shaved head. Joined the group with a huge group of citizens. Gung ho, brave to a fault, cunning and loyal.
East Texas/Florida Group
Eric – Jason’s brother. Over six feet tall with a trim but massive build. Was living in Florida before the war started. Private Investigator working elder fraud cases in retirement areas of central Florida. Brave, very athletic. Fast, good with guns and other weapons. Smart, charismatic. Loved by everybody. Loyal to a fault. Mid 30s.
Kim – Eric’s girlfriend. Red-haired, freckled beauty with a slim build. Tough as nails but gentle, head over heels in love with Eric. Mid 30s.
Dirk – leader of Deadwood, Texas group. Medium sized man with a muscular build. Gruff, shrewd, brave, sentimental. Loves family and friends. Large man, muscular build. Late 50s, but a young late 50s.
Chance – best friend of Dirk. Short and chubby but quick, good in a fight. Wise cracks a lot. Good mixture of smarts and bravery, but cautious. Mid 40s.
Don – single dad widower with teenage daughter. Large man, average build with a conservative haircut. Kind and gentle, smart, protective. Lonely, misses wife. Brave but not really a fighter. Took in daughter’s best friend when her family passed. Late 30s.
Francis – Don’s older brother. Local political figure in Deadwood. Older man, spry for his age. Smart, good strategic thinker, understands the meaning of events better than rest of group, sage. Mid-60s.
Sherry – Francis’s wife. Younger than him by ten years. Still pretty, trying hard to live during wartime but having trouble. Depression. Mid 50s.
Alyssa – Don’s daughter. Pretty, a little self-centered. Misses mother. Terrified of enemy after attacks on Deadwood. 17 years old.
Chloe – Alyssa’s best friend. Orphan taken in by Don after both parents killed. Mousey, kind, smart, helps Alyssa to cope. 17 years old.
Daniel – survivor of the Deadwood Massacre. Now leading an insurgent group on the eastern Texas border.
Alex – Owner of the MidPoint 66 Café, who met the group during the I-40 battle. Older man, bald and heavy set, robust, funny.
Kitten – Daughter of Alex. Middle aged, chubby with light brown hair and a pretty face. Waitress at her father’s Café.
Stanton Hunt – War Chief of the Mescalero Tribe. Brave man, thoughtful, severed in the Army for years, friends with General Hogan.
White Eagle – adviser and spokesperson for the Mescalero Tribe. Doesn’t trust the white man. In favor of keeping an alliance with the Islamists. Dangerous man.
DPS Patrol Boaters Group
Juan Carlos – young, handsome Hispanic, full of vigor and enthusiasm. Skilled boat pilot, brave and cunning. Family in Texas since before the Alamo. Loves the state, patriot. Mid 20s.
Brendan – partner of Juan Carlos. Also young and handsome, ginger redhead. Loves to joke and tease, but can be serious. Good with weapons, natural fighter. Mid 20s.
Lieutenant Richardson – Leader of Juan Carlos and Brendan. Handsome man of average size and build with light brown hair. Tough, strong, thoughtful, loyal, brave. Headed for higher rank. Mid 30s.
Lita – girlfriend of Lieutenant Richardson. Beautiful Hispanic woman with model’s figure and expressive eyes. Witty, smart, brave. Emotional, worships her man. Protective, mothering. Mid 30s.
Madison – girlfriend of Juan Carlos. Emotional but brave, beautiful with thick blonde hair and curvy figure, college girl forced to quit due to war. Head over heels for Juan Carlos. Mid 20s.
Hannah – best friend of Madison and girlfriend of Brendan. Dark haired beauty. Slim dancer’s figure, athletic. Self-conscious, afraid to be hurt, passionate, very deeply in love with Brendan. Can rally in a fight if needed, surprisingly brave when pushed. Terrified of losing Brendan in the war. Mid 20s.
Captain Jefferson – leader of the DPS Patrol Boat group. Thrust into the position after the deaths of others. Black man of average height and build. Still learning, trying to live up to his position. Old friends wi
th Lieutenant Richardson. Early 40s
DPS Commissioner Wallace – overall head of DPS Organization. Strong, cunning, thinks several steps ahead of most others. Black man, large and imposing. Loves his men. Feeling is mutual. Early 60s.
Chuck – Gun shop owner in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Big man, brave, expert gunsmith. In love with Carol.
Carol – Manager of large drug store in downtown San Antonio. Girlfriend of Chuck, her store two doors down from his gun shop.
Roberto – owner of a property near Purgatory Creek. Large Mexican man, middle aged, with a good heart, brave but cautious.
Kris – small white woman with gray hair, middle aged, married to Roberto. Brave and strong, used to hardship from childhood. Generous and loving.
Gerald – Roberto’s friend. Redneck always ready for a fight. Long gray hair, thin, always wearing a railroad cap. Brave to a fault.
Jay – Roberto’s friend, and friends with Gerald. Lanky black-haired man in his early fifties. Sensitive but will fight hard when pushed.
Hector – Another friend of Roberto’s. Overweight Mexican man in his mid-forties. A little crazy. Demolition expert. Always ready to bring dynamite to any party.
Harley – DPS Lieutenant, stationed at the new South Padre Island base. Good man with goofy sense of humor and an easygoing manner.
Leadership
Kip Hendrix – President Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate, and the leading liberal in that body. Large man, bald, with a wrinkled face but a dashing look. Has corrupt past, problems with sexual harassment, but down deep has a good heart. Trying to be better. Very complex person. Old friends with Governor, loves him even though they were estranged for many years. Multi-level thinker, good intuition, protective of those he loves, nasty enemy to have. Deeply in love with Maria, although he viewed her as just another conquest at first. Early 50s.
Maria – secretary to Kip Hendrix. Hispanic beauty with curvy figure and a haunting face, well liked and respected by all around her. Knows how to get things done in Texas government. Fell hard for Kip Hendrix, now loyal to him above all else. Late 30s.
Governor Nelson – Charismatic conservative leader of Texas. Handsome in a rugged way. Patriotic, honest, strong, but opinionated. Old college buddy with Kip Hendrix. Strong bonds between them, even though they are political opposites. Thinks several steps ahead of others, takes risks when he knows he’s right. Loved by the people of Texas, for the most part. Has solid-gold BS detector. Early 50s.
Brian – Governor Nelson’s secretary and right-hand man. Black man. Cunning and loyal to the Governor. Protects him at all times. Much more important person than most people know. Mid 30s.
Commissioner Holly – ultra left-wing member of the Police Commission. Friends with Kip Hendrix. Tall and skinny with a goatee. Smart but far from open-minded. Constantly knocking heads with the Austin Police Department. Holding his nose to support Governor Nelson while the war is on. Mid 50s.
Jerry Sutton – aid to Kip Hendrix. Political operator. Clean shaven and pudgy. Tries to do a good job. Cares more about power than political philosophy. Early 30s.
Chief Ramsey – Austin Police Chief. Overweight but still burley, with the look of a redneck. Old friends with Governor Nelson. Didn’t get along with Kip Hendrix in the past, but friends now, fighting a common enemy. Brave and loyal, strong leader, cares more about his cops than himself. Early 50s.
Major General Gallagher – head of Texas Army National Guard. Old-time soldier, tough and strong, unafraid. Loved by his men. Mid 60s.
Major General Landry – head of Texas Air National Guard. Cocky but cautious about using his resources, almost to a fault. Late 40s.
General Walker – US Army General, stationed in Texas until the war broke out. Near genius intelligence, charismatic, uncanny ability to turn a defeat into a victory. Feared by the enemy. Crossover character from original Bug Out! Series. Mid 50s.
General Hogan – US Army General, friend of General Walker. Black man, loved by his men, tough, no-nonsense. Strategic thinker, takes risks, understands people. Fine leader. Crossover character from original Bug Out! Series. Mid 50s.
Saladin – evil leader of the Islamist forces in the western states. He is not in Texas, but the Texas leadership is aware of him and his plans. Crossover character from original Bug Out! Series.
Franklin – operative in the federal Attorney General’s office. He’s trying to blackmail Kip Hendrix into giving him info.
Blake – US Attorney General. In on planning for the globalists.
President Simpson – current President of the United States.
Major Josh Carlson – Second in command over the Texas Air National Guard. Right Hand Man of Major General Landry.
Celia – beautiful but troubled sister of Maria. Mental issues; depression and addiction.
Private Ken Brown – General Hogan’s son. On special assignment to help the Fort Stockton team.
Private Jose Sanchez – on General Hogan’s staff. Childhood friend of Private Brown. On special assignment to help the Fort Stockton team.
Captain Smith – near genius Texas Army National Guard officer with rank of Captain. Pilots effort to mass-produce Curt’s gimbal system for vehicles. Designs adjustable mounts for mini-guns.
Copyright
Bug Out! Texas Book 8 copyright © 2017 by Robert G Boren. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any format without permission in writing from the copyright holder.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Thanks to Laura Thomas Boren for editing this book!
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About the Author
Robert G Boren is a writer from the South Bay section of Southern California. He writes Short Stories, Novels, and Serialized Fiction.
Other Books by Robert Boren
Bug Out! California Book 1
Something is wrong in California.
The banks start to collapse. The State Government can't cover its pension and entitlement payments. Unrest grows on the streets.
Gangs terrorize the population in the big cities - Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, and Sacramento. It's not just gangs, though. Somebody is stirring things up. Who? Why are they doing it?
People able to leave head for the eastern border. The military tries to shore up its bases in San Diego. Unrest continues to build. Local law enforcement can't cope. The borders are closed. There is no escape, as the state authorities plan martial law. They lock down the cities and move to expand their grip over the rest of the state. Foreign troops are brought in, under the umbrella of the UN. Another group joins the fray. An evil group, bent on world domination.
Some people are happy for the added security of Martial Law.
Other people see the lock down for what it is. Creeping Tyranny. They choose to fight.
This is their story.
Pick up Bug Out! California Book 1 today!
Horror Road Book 1 - A Supernatural Thriller is a story of ancient spirits, ghosts, psychics, and killers.
There is an evil presence at the RV Park. It has awakened due to the presence of powerful psychics Jake and Frankie, and now it threatens them with possession.
Related paranormal activity begins at two other locations, resulting in gruesome deaths.
Jake and Frankie can see what is happening as the evil presence reveals itself to them. Can they stop it?
Ghosts become more active as the spirit's plans take shape.
Jake and Frankie know that they must join forces with another group of psychics to battle the pure evil which is tormenting them, but they are over a thousand miles away.
A powerful medium has awakened, ready to do battle, but so have new minions of the ancient evil. It's a race against time and s
pace.
Pick up this tale of Supernatural Horror today!
Never A Loose End - The Franklin and Davis Files Book One
Serial Killers. Maniac Ex-cops. CIA Assassins. White Slavers. Strippers
In "Never A Loose End", they all come together, racing towards their frightening destiny.
This is the story that started it all for George Franklin and Malcolm Davis. Some of you know them from the later episodes of the Bug Out! series, set seven years later. This is the story of how they met, and the battle that forged them into a formidable team.
