{"id":1045,"date":"2025-09-28T22:01:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T22:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anthonyjmelchiorri.com\/?page_id=1045"},"modified":"2025-09-28T22:01:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T22:01:45","slug":"after-the-tide-defiant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anthonyjmelchiorri.com\/?page_id=1045","title":{"rendered":"After the Tide: Defiant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49fYnop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/anthonyjmelchiorri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/After-the-Tide-Defiant-Ebook-Small-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"After the Tide - Defiant - Cover\" class=\"wp-image-928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anthonyjmelchiorri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/After-the-Tide-Defiant-Ebook-Small-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/anthonyjmelchiorri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/After-the-Tide-Defiant-Ebook-Small-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/anthonyjmelchiorri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/After-the-Tide-Defiant-Ebook-Small-768x1228.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anthonyjmelchiorri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/After-the-Tide-Defiant-Ebook-Small-250x400.jpg 250w, https:\/\/anthonyjmelchiorri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/After-the-Tide-Defiant-Ebook-Small-960x1536.jpg 960w, https:\/\/anthonyjmelchiorri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/After-the-Tide-Defiant-Ebook-Small-1280x2047.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/anthonyjmelchiorri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/After-the-Tide-Defiant-Ebook-Small-500x800.jpg 500w, https:\/\/anthonyjmelchiorri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/After-the-Tide-Defiant-Ebook-Small-800x1280.jpg 800w, https:\/\/anthonyjmelchiorri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/After-the-Tide-Defiant-Ebook-Small.jpg 1563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In the shadowed ruins of post-apocalyptic Guatemala, a critical CIA operative has vanished into silence. She possesses crucial intelligence that could halt the rampant criminal chaos sweeping across America. Time is a ruthless enemy as Captain Dominic Holland and his elite squad, the Hunters, embark on a perilous mission to extract her. Every second counts, intensifying the race against the unstoppable tide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the tranquil refuge of a Washington State coastal enclave, former Navy SEAL Brendon O\u2019Neil believes he has severed ties with the violence of his past. He lives life as a Hybrid, one of many people transformed by a chilling biological scourge. His newfound harmony amidst a peaceful Hybrid community with Scout, his faithful German Shepherd, faces a brutal upheaval. A vicious assault shatters their small town, with Scout taken by marauders. Driven by a relentless resolve, O\u2019Neil is plunged into a shadowy conflict. The stakes soar. An insidious war threatens his community\u2019s survival\u2014and the possibility of rescuing Scout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book 2 in the\u00a0After the Tide\u00a0post-apocalyptic thriller series. The end of the world has never really ended in this suspense-filled story of survival, conspiracy, and action.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amazon:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49fYnop\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/49fYnop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Audible:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gRddr8\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gRddr8<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the shadowed ruins of post-apocalyptic Guatemala, a critical CIA operative has vanished into silence. She possesses crucial intelligence that could halt the rampant criminal chaos sweeping across America. Time is a ruthless enemy as Captain Dominic Holland and his elite squad, the Hunters, embark on a perilous mission to extract her. 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