Guardian Down Launching January 14, 2026

I’m thrilled to share that my debut military-action thriller, Guardian Down, went on sale on January 14, 2026.

Love James Reese, Scot Harvath, and Court Gentry? Meet Luis Cortez.

A bomb meant for him kills his wife and son. Luis Cortez survives the blast.

Survival is not mercy. It is a sentence.

For twenty years, Pararescueman Luis Cortez lived by the motto “That Others May Live”—a quiet life in Texas with his family was supposed to be a reward for his years of service. Instead, it was hell.

The men who killed them were only hired hands. The real enemy is the global syndicate that sent them—the same syndicate now weaponizing the technology his father created to help paralyzed veterans walk.

To stop them, Luis returns to the fight—leading a CIA agent, a Mexican cop, and a crew of retired, broken special operators through the cartel strongholds of Veracruz to the financial centers of Switzerland. Driven by grief and a rage that strains his faith, he must decide how much of his humanity he is willing to surrender to destroy an enemy that has none.

Guardian Down is a hard-edged thriller at the intersection of modern warfare, emerging technology, and personal reckoning.

Justice isn't clean. Revenge isn't simple. And the mission doesn't care what it costs him.

Buy: [Amazon link] • [Barnes & Noble link] • [Kobo link] • [Apple Books link]

Learn more & join the list: [ironsightsbooks.com] (early bonus content + first-chapter peek)

Thanks for reading, sharing, and spreading the word.

— B.D. Godard