5-STAR REVIEW: SECOND TERM by J.M. Adams

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About The Book

Publication Date: October 17, 2023

A lame duck president’s desperate power grab threatens democracy in the United States—can former intelligence operative and single mother Cora Walker prevent catastrophe?

September 2012. Cora Walker, a DIA defense operative, learns of a terrorist plot in Benghazi and rushes to a secret installation to stop it. When her superiors ignore her dire warnings, she’s forced to mount an unsanctioned attempt to thwart the attack. Her team barely repels the large force of invaders determined to kill Americans.

Sixteen years after her heroic actions in Benghazi, Cora is the press secretary for the Speaker of the House. As a single mom, she’s struggling to balance her demanding job and her home life. Soon, things get more complicated at work as the lame duck president suspends habeas corpus and begins arresting members of Congress in a desperate attempt to retain power.

Cora springs into action to save the Speaker and prevent catastrophe. She’ll have to work strategically to keep everyone safe—alliances turn sour, and her trust in others begins to falter. It’s an uphill battle for Cora until an explosive finale exposes what can really happen to democracy when political extremism reaches new heights.

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The Review

A U.S. president refuses to vacate office in spite of losing an election and orchestrates events that could be the end of democracy. All that is standing between him and total chaos is one woman who happens to be the press secretary for the Speaker of the House.

What might have sounded like pure fiction prior to 2021 takes on a completely different meaning in 2028 with a man addicted to power and a new brand of political extremism. Author J.M. Adams uses this as the foundation for Second Term.

The author begins the story in 2012 as Cora Walker sounds the alarm about a terrorist threat in Benghazi but is ignored. She establishes herself quickly as a skilled combatant who will do whatever it takes to protect American interests.

Fast forward 16 years, and she is seemingly filling the press secretary role along with being a single mom. When intelligence indicates an insurrection is imminent, Cora puts her life on the line to defend the Constitution.

Adams uses compelling prose to craft a terrifying set of events designed to threaten democracy. While fictional, there are valuable nuggets of wisdom embedded in the story. In this case, the hero happens to be a woman who has already demonstrated her loyalty to the country.

Second Term delivers an action-packed political thriller that hits close to home but on a much more destructive scale.

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About The Author

J.M. ADAMS has more than 15 years of on-air television journalism experience, reporting for CBS and NBC news affiliates across the United States.

Highlights from his career include sea patrols with the Navy after the 9/11 attacks and reporting on location from Kuwait, Iraq, and a number of hurricane disaster zones across the country. Adams was briefly detained in East Germany during the fall of the Berlin Wall. Second Term is his debut novel.

Adams lives in Northern New Jersey with his wife, two daughters, and a pair of Cavashons who appear to have taken over the house.