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Dark Intercept (The Shepherds Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Brian Andrews (Author), Jeffrey Wilson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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From the Wall Street Journal, Amazon, and USA Today bestselling authors of the Tier One series and W.E.B. Griffin’s Rogue Asset comes a unique military thriller with a supernatural twist.

When dark forces rise, are faith and firepower enough?
On the eve of his medical retirement, Navy SEAL Jedidiah Johnson receives a frantic call from his estranged childhood best friend David Yarnell. David’s daughter has been kidnapped off the streets of Nashville in broad daylight. The police have no suspects and no leads. The only clue: the body of a dead priest left behind at the scene. With the clock ticking, David is growing desperate, as is his wife, Rachel . . . Jed’s first love.

Despite his painful history with David and Rachel, Jed agrees to help. But he’s spent his career as a door-kicking Navy SEAL, not an investigator. His presence immediately draws unwanted attention, creates friction with the local police, and triggers a mysterious attempt on his life. Just when he thinks things can’t get worse, it starts to happen again—the voices in his head, the nightmares, the visions. Dark memories and strange abilities, things he believed he’d left behind when he fled Nashville for the Navy at eighteen, begin to resurface.

Jed realizes that to save the missing girl, he must take a leap of faith and embrace the gifts he’s denied for all these years. To foil this dark intercept, he’ll need more than just his years as a SEAL operator, because he has no choice now but to take up arms and join the battle in the unseen spiritual warfare raging all around him. And there is far more at stake than just a missing girl: the world is not the place he thought it was—and he is not alone.

Follow the military heroes of The Shepherds series as they bring the power of light into the dark mystery of Sara Beth’s abduction.

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Andrews and Wilson kick off the Shepherds series with a roller-coaster ride following a former Navy SEAL who is pulled into a spiritual battle after he takes on a missing persons investigation. . . . By embedding faith elements subtly, Andrews and Wilson allow Jed’s path to the light to slowly reveal itself as a metaphor for following God’s plan. Fans of Frank Peretti will enjoy this action-packed inspirational. Publishers Weekly

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A masterpiece of a military thriller with remarkable heart and depth . . . that will leave you both thrilled and enriched by the experience. Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Gray Man novels

Andrews & Wilson have created a blistering page-turner of a thriller. Joshua Hood, author of Robert Ludlum’s Treadstone series

The characters are unforgettable and unique, promising a blockbuster Shepherds series. . . . Un-put-downable. K.J. Howe, internationally bestselling author of Skyjack

In Dark Intercept, Andrews & Wilson flawlessly weave a tale of spiritual and natural warfare as riveting as it is inventive. Don Bentley, author of the Matt Drake thriller series

About the Author

Brian is a US Navy veteran, nuclear engineer, and former submarine officer. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in psychology, holds a Master's in business from Cornell, and is a Park Leadership Fellow. He is a principal contributor at Career Authors, a site dedicated to advancing the careers of aspiring and published writers: www.careerauthors.com.
He is half of Andrews & Wilson, the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, & #1 Amazon best-selling co-author team behind multiple series including:
- TIER ONE, a military thriller series featuring Navy SEAL, John Dempsey.
- SONS OF VALOR, a TIER ONE shared world series from Blackstone Publishing.
- THE SHEPHERDS, a faith-based, supernatural thriller series from Tyndale House.
- W.E.B. Griffin's Presidential Agent Series from Putnam.
Brian is a husband, father, coffee lover, and occasional malcontent. You can find him online at:
www.andrews-wilson.com
Instagram: @andrewsandwilson
Twitter: @BAndrewsJWilson
Sign-up for his newsletter at www.andrews-wilson.com to stay informed about all his new releases or "Follow" his Amazon Author page!

Jeffrey Wilson has at one time worked as an actor, a firefighter, a paramedic, a jet pilot, a diving instructor, a Naval Officer, and a Vascular and Trauma Surgeon. He also served numerous tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Navy combat surgeon, deploying with an east coast based SEAL Team as part of a Joint Special Operations Task Force.

He is the co-author, with Brian Andrews, of the Wall Street Journal and Amazon #1 Bestselling TIER ONE series of thrillers from Thomas & Mercer. He and Andrews also Co-author the upcoming SONS OF WAR series, coming 2021 from Blackstone Publishing, THE SHEPHERDS series coming 2021 from Tyndale House, and the Nick Foley Thriller Series, written under the pseudonym Alex Ryan, from Crooked Lane Books, which includes BEIJING RED and HONG KONG BLACK. Beginning in 2021, Andrews and Wilson are writing the WEB Griffin Presidential Agent Series on behalf of the Griffin estate, with book #9, ROGUE ASSET coming December 7th, 2021 from GP Putnam Sons.

He is the author of three award winning Supernatural thrillers from JournalStone Publishing: THE TRAITEUR'S RING (2011), THE DONORS (2012), and FADE TO BLACK (2013).

He is also the author of the faith based, inspirational war time novel WAR TORN.

Jeff and his wife, Wendy, are Virginia natives who, with children Ashley, Emma, Jack, and Connor, call Tampa, Florida home. He still works as a consultant for the Department of Defense when not hard at work on his next book.

Learn more about Jeff at www.andrews-wilson.com

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08XR1CGX4
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tyndale House Publishers (September 7, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 7, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 15944 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 422 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 149645135X

Best Sellers Rank: #70,685 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #453 in Military Thrillers (Kindle Store)
- #594 in Military Thrillers (Books)
- #815 in Paranormal Suspense

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Jeffrey Wilson has at one time worked as an actor, a firefighter, a paramedic, a jet pilot, a diving instructor, a Naval Officer, and a Vascular and Trauma Surgeon. He also served numerous tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Navy combat surgeon, deploying with an east coast based SEAL Team as part of a Joint Special Operations Task Force.
He is the co-author, with Brian Andrews, of the Wall Street Journal and Amazon #1 Bestselling TIER ONE series of thrillers from Thomas & Mercer. He and Andrews also Co-author the upcoming SONS OF WAR series, coming 2021 from Blackstone Publishing, THE SHEPHERDS series coming 2021 from Tyndale House, and the Nick Foley Thriller Series, written under the pseudonym Alex Ryan, from Crooked Lane Books, which includes BEIJING RED and HONG KONG BLACK. Beginning in 2021, Andrews and Wilson are writing the WEB Griffin Presidential Agent Series on behalf of the Griffin estate, with book #9, ROGUE ASSET coming December 7th, 2021 from GP Putnam Sons.
He is the author of three award winning Supernatural thrillers from JournalStone Publishing: THE TRAITEUR'S RING (2011), THE DONORS (2012), and FADE TO BLACK (2013).
He is also the author of the faith based, inspirational war time novel WAR TORN.
Jeff and his wife, Wendy, are Virginia natives who, with children Ashley, Emma, Jack, and Connor, call Tampa, Florida home. He still works as a consultant for the Department of Defense when not hard at work on his next book.
Learn more about Jeff at www.andrews-wilson.com
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Brian Andrews
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Brian is a US Navy veteran, nuclear engineer, and former submarine officer. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in psychology, holds a Master's in business from Cornell, and is a Park Leadership Fellow. He is a principal contributor at Career Authors, a site dedicated to advancing the careers of aspiring and published writers: www.careerauthors.com.
He is half of Andrews & Wilson, the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, & #1 Amazon best-selling co-author team behind multiple series including:
- TIER ONE, a military thriller series featuring Navy SEAL, John Dempsey.
- SONS OF VALOR, a TIER ONE shared world series from Blackstone Publishing.
- THE SHEPHERDS, a faith-based, supernatural thriller series from Tyndale House.
- ACT OF DEFIANCE, Jack Ryan #24 in the Tom Clancy universe
In addition to their novels, Andrews & Wilson have multiple projects under development for film and television with major motion picture studios including: Tier One, Dark Intercept, 4 Minutes, Portal, Quantum War, Glitch, and The In Between.
Find Brian online at:
www.andrews-wilson.com
Instagram: @andrewsandwilson
Twitter: @BAndrewsJWilson
Sign-up for his newsletter at www.andrews-wilson.com to stay informed about all his new releases or "Follow" his Amazon Author page!
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Mary

A surprise in the Seal story line

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2024

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This was a interesting story with the common theme of the seals. It was interesting to see how a religious theme was intertwined. Will read the next book.

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024

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Cool concept! Entertaining and generally well written, the only time it falls off is when it veers into tech-bro descriptions of gear - such dialogue loosens the narrative tension.

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Slow Start but ended well

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2023

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As I started this book it was a bit disjointed and for lack of better word… boring… but if you hang in thru the 1 st half of the book it becomes a really good book. It also sets the groundwork for future books. All in all a good book that started slow.

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Chris Miller

Another A&W stellar piece!!

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2021

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This Andrews and Wilson Shepherds series debut is the very definition of good versus evil. Navy SEAL Senior Chief Jedidiah Johnson, a man with an intentionally forgotten past is on the verge of retirement as a door kicking terrorist hunter when everything changes.

Retirement from twenty years of military service is something that everyone looks forward to who has spent time in the military. Not needing to jump into a career right away and finding your own niche with your free time was the plan until a young woman is kidnapped, and she is part of a family that he knows well. Being drawn back to the place where he grew up, with friends he hasn’t talked to in decades, family he hasn’t spoken to in a while, and at a place where his life was changed by a freak encounter with something that is not of this world, you can bet he isn’t excited about the trip.

This debut is dark and thorough, and as a faith-based thriller, it has the competitive juices to compete with A&W’s amazing Tier One series. The faith portion of this thriller is not an overpowering in your face religious service, it’s about how your faith can empower you and give you the strength to accomplish things that you might not have thought possible. The action is good, support characters are complex enough and intriguing enough to aid the story and create conflict as well. If you’re looking for something a little less hard hitting than the Tier One series but with the clever and dynamic writing from A&W give this one a try!

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Nessa

Unique perspective

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2023

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3.5 This book was not what I was expecting when I read the synopsis before purchasing. It is about God and faith without being about religion, which I enjoyed. The plot, though, was not well developed, and the characters felt flat. I found it to be somewhat slow, and it never really grabbed me.

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Ashley S.

A fast-paced thriller!

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2022

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This was a fast-paced thrill ride from start to finish. It starts right in the middle of a military operation, which was very exciting, but it took me just a minute to get my bearings. Once I did, though, I was fully invested and speeding through the pages as fast as I could.

This book deals with spiritual warfare, which I always find to be a fascinating subject to read about. There were quite a few intense and goosebump-inducing moments, but I found them to be a powerful reminder of the ultimate battle between good and evil.

I really enjoyed this book and am very much looking forward to continuing the series. I think it would appeal to fans of Ronie Kendig's military thrillers and Rachel Dylan's Windy Ridge series.

Just a side note, there's a little bit of language here. Not too much, but if that bothers you, this is just a heads up.

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Rajand

Brian and Jeff never disappoints!

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2023

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Just like in the tier one series, this venture provides plenty of action, but with a new twist. This "new" threat is somewhat seen, but mostly unseen. This new enemy is hardly new. We have all encountered him. He is the monster under the bed, the thing that goes bump in the night, the spectre that pops in and out of the shadows. And he doesn't fight fair, which then require both brutal force and a deep faith to combat him. Hard to put down!!

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crobb

interesting concept!

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2023

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Ever wonder about good and evil? Why do “normal” people do unspeakable deeds? While the story is fiction, it pertains to life & it was a fun read.

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nigelxxx

great

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2022

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I did not think. I would enjoy this book … BOY WAS I WRONG this has been a adventure and I am just starting the next book as soon as I can download it EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS IT WILL OPEN YOUR EYS TO THE BATTLEFIELD OF GOOD AND BAD

THANK YOU FOR OPENING MY EYES

Ian Acheson

Interesting perspective on spiritual warfare in this suspenseful action story!

Reviewed in Australia on November 7, 2022

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This is my first Andrews & Wilson story and it's very good. The pace is fast from the get-go, the storyline very interesting, with believable characters and a really thoughtful fictional take on spiritual warfare.

Jed Johnson is a recently retired SEAL who is called back to Nashville, a place he hasn't returned to since leaving it under difficult personal circumstances 17 years ago. And it's his old friend, David Yarnell, who was a participant in those circumstances all this years ago. They haven't spoken since but David believes only Jed can save his 12 year old daughter, Sarah Beth.

Sarah Beth is gifted. With a spiritual gift of discernment and being able to 'see' evil and communicate with her mother, Rachel, simply through thoughts. It's fascinating to read and I'm pleased the authors have used these giftings in a fictional story.

Sarah Beth has been kidnapped. By evil. Led by dark supernatural forces that is similarly interesting to read.

It all makes for a compelling story. It's been set up well for a series and I really look forward to reading more of it. Jed is a good character, vulnerable while being a trained killer. And the Shepherds, the spiritually-led army are interesting and I'm looking forward to getting to know them more in the series.

Clever writing, good pace and action with a fascinating perspective on spiritual warfare makes this an enthralling series.

Mark

Dark Intercept -

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2022

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I read the Tier 1 series, with superman Dempsey, which was a fantastic series. This book, the first in the series, was a book of two half’s for me. The first half I thought was a little slow and drawn out, but then the later part of the book was full of action. This series is very different to the Tier 1 series, with this one being more supernatural. I would say 4.25 out of 5 from me. I will download the next in the series though.

Ian

$12 for the follow up, why is this on unlimited, never again.

Reviewed in Australia on April 11, 2022

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Being sucked in by unlimited on this book and paying extra for second. Good story different to tier 1.

E J Lee

Very different but an excellent read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2022

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Loved it from start to finish - not what I was expecting but I look forward to reading the next instalment

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