Looking forward to sharing the story of my poetry journey at this event as one of six local authors (Jacqueline Semha Gmach, Carlette Anderson, Laura L. Engel, Krystal Casey and Melanie Ross and Susan J. Farese) at the Alpine Library, Saturday February 3rd from 10:30 am until noon. I’ll have copies of POETIC EXPRESSIONS IN NURSING: SHARING THE CARING on hand.
Also, I’ll be selling and signing copies of my book ~ a great gift idea for nurses (or the nurse in your life) or anyone who wants to know more about nursing!
San Diego Author J.R. Strayve Jr. is thrilled to announce his new fiction novel First Spouse of the United States: Star Athlete & War Hero Battles Societal Boundaries and Washington Elite, which is now available at https://jrstrayvejr.com or on Amazon.com.
Book Description:First Spouse of the United States: Star
Athlete & War Hero Battles Societal Boundaries and Washington Elite
parallels today’s political and social unrest. Politically controversial and
pragmatic, witness an unlikely duo in their quest for the White House. Watch
both Democrats and Republicans facilitated by a complicit media, maneuver to
eat their own.
The
first chapter introduces Marine Corps fighter pilot Lt. Ricardo Chambers – ‘Rocky’
– receiving the Medal of Honor in the White House East Room. Most would say
this is an achievement, like conquering Mount Everest. Rocky is the man most
men would like to be. He is the epitome of what many women would want in a man.
But things are not what they appear to be. The First Lady and President
callously exploit and discard our hero.
Flashback
to Rocky’s idyllic high school years as his life takes a sudden turn, a
forbidden turn. Living an inauthentic and tumultuous life, Rocky carefully
samples more of what could unmask and destroy. Heroism and prowess do not clear
a path for happy-ever-after. It only muddies the water, providing cover for
adversaries lying in wait, ready to spring to the surface and decimate what
they covet and hate.
Quote from J.R. Strayve Jr.: “When Hillary Clinton was
running in 2016 the idea that we could have a ‘First Spouse’ seemed very real.
That reality planted the seed for developing the manuscript featuring a gay
couple in the White House. Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s declaring his candidacy for
the President of the United States validated the need for such a book. I quickly moved forward with the
manuscript for ‘First Spouse of the United States: Star Athlete & War Hero
Battles Societal Boundaries and Washington Elite’.”
Bio: J.R.
Strayve, Jr. has always been fascinated with history and politics. Those
interests coupled with a vivid imagination led to the creation of FSOTUS. The
author was raised in a military household and subsequently spent ten years in
the Marine Corps. One of his first duty assignments was at HMX-1, the
Presidential Helicopter Squadron in Washington D.C. Captain Strayve left the
Marine Corps to raise three children. He now has three grandchildren and is a
Wealth Management Advisor in San Diego, Ca. Interests include politics, Special
Needs and Human Rights. The latter led to the authorship of this inspiring novel.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
First Spouse of the United States: Star Athlete & War Hero Battles Societal Boundaries and Washington Elite
ISBN#: 9781090261007
UpcomingBook
Signings/Appearances (subject to change):
