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Bug Out! Texas #1
Bug Out! Texas Part 1: Texas Lockdown
Carrie is one tough mother.It’s a normal day at the Dripping Springs Superstore. Shoppers look at merchandise while keeping their kids under control. Customers wait in the check-out lines, some chatting, others silently bored.Everything is about to change.Terrorists rush in with guns blazing, killing all who try to escape, rounding up the rest to hold hostage. Carrie, pregnant mother with a four-year-old at home, escapes into a stockroom closet. She calls her husband Jason, an Austin PD officer.Jason and his partner find a raging massacre in the parking lot. They attack, badly outnumbered until Kelly and his rednecks fly onto the parking lot in their pickup trucks, shooting the terrorists where they stand.Inside the store, Carrie’s hiding place is about to be discovered. She pulls the pistol from her purse and waits, firing when her closet is opened, killing the enemy fighters. As her husband frantically searches for her, Carrie slips into the storefront and attacks, foiling the terrorist’s plans. Reunited, Carrie and Jason think the danger is over.They are wrong.Terrorists attack them at home later that night, forcing them to flee into the darkness. Others join them as they try to find safety, the relentless enemy hounding them wherever they go.Now there is only one thing left to do.Fight back. Hunt the hunters.If you love action-packed tales of bravery, self-reliance, and the triumph of the human spirit, you’ll love Bug Out! Texas. Get your copy today!
359 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 11, 2016
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September 7, 2023
A terrorist attack at a shopping mall in Dripping Springs by Islamic extremists starts a war in Texas. Bad guys are flooding across the Texas borders in huge numbers leaving law enforcement and border patrols overwhelmed. The local police and sections of the military realise that they cannot contain the threat without the help of armed civilians across the state. Their efforts are being stopped by the Federal government who are using draconian measures to try and stop citizens joining the fight to save their homes, loved ones and way of life as more terrorists take them on.
This is a spin off from the highly enjoyable Bug Out series (I suggest you read that one first) which had citizens in their 60's to 80's in RV's taking on psycho militia, terrorists and part of their own military. I wasn't sure what to expect from this spin off as it is set in the same timeline as Bug Out, happening at the same time in Texas as events in Bug Out took place in California, Arizona and Utah. I wondered if it would be too similar but it wasn't. Events we heard about in Bug Out are briefly reported using TV news flashes which lets you compare the timeline without being bored by it being repeated.
This book begins with two Austin police officers Jason and Kyle rushing to the shopping mall to save Jason's pregnant wife Carrie, who is hiding in a shop with fellow shopper Kate while terrorists execute innocent people. The incident ends as the police, shoppers and armed rednecks take on the enemy with their legally owned weapons. However things turn bad soon after when the civilian shooters start getting targeted in their homes by revenge attacks, causing them to flee in their RV's. We see much more more of the terrorists in this book rather than the corrupt militia which dominate the early Bug Out books so although the characters flee in their vehicles, the plot still feels different.
We follow Jason, wife Carrie, daughter Chelsea, and his police partner Kyle and new girlfriend Kate as they flee towards Fredricksburg to link up with Jason's parents. Jason's brother Eric, girlfriend Kim and dog Paco are heading to Texas from Florida, hoping to stay out of trouble as they try to get across the locked down Texas border. The rednecks led by Kelly, Brenda and Junior split into groups to evade the terrorists with a specific meeting place in mind. There is the totally mad Curt who reminds me of Burt Gummer from Tremors! We also follow Department of Public Safety Patrol Boaters Juan Carlos and Brendan as they patrol Falcon Reservoir where terrorists try to cross to Texas and local law enforcement led by Chief Ramsay and Officer Sam Reilly, who are trying to fight the bad elements in the military and Federal government to try and save Texas. I really like all these characters and I'm already rooting for them!
We have the less pleasant characters in the form of slippery Simon Orr, trying to recruit rednecks for the militia as he was doing in Bug Out. I hate that guy! There is also the President of the Texas State Senate Kip Hendrix, whose obsession with secretary Maria is downright creepy and a source of worry for his advisor Jerry. They and Police Commissioner Holly have been trying to bring in gun control, unlimited migration, Sharia Courts in Muslim areas, leading them into conflict with local people. Now that Texas is under threat from terrorists, their previous stance makes them deeply unpopular-except in the government.
It was so great to see General Walker back in this book, trying to recruit the DPS guys to be part of his civilian fighter network which we hear so much about in Bug Out. We also hear the work of General Hogan mentioned too, which was great though he has yet to appear. I'm hoping we might get a glimpse of or hear about other Bug Out characters as we go along.
The main element of this book was introducing the characters and getting them all fleeing the situation in their RV's. They are trying to travel while under threat of terrorist attacks on the road and at RV parks like Bug Out but also attacks on the mall, a popular bar and the DPS border patrols so it has the same feel as Bug Out but is also new and different in other ways. I really enjoyed the book and can't wait to read the rest!
This is a spin off from the highly enjoyable Bug Out series (I suggest you read that one first) which had citizens in their 60's to 80's in RV's taking on psycho militia, terrorists and part of their own military. I wasn't sure what to expect from this spin off as it is set in the same timeline as Bug Out, happening at the same time in Texas as events in Bug Out took place in California, Arizona and Utah. I wondered if it would be too similar but it wasn't. Events we heard about in Bug Out are briefly reported using TV news flashes which lets you compare the timeline without being bored by it being repeated.
This book begins with two Austin police officers Jason and Kyle rushing to the shopping mall to save Jason's pregnant wife Carrie, who is hiding in a shop with fellow shopper Kate while terrorists execute innocent people. The incident ends as the police, shoppers and armed rednecks take on the enemy with their legally owned weapons. However things turn bad soon after when the civilian shooters start getting targeted in their homes by revenge attacks, causing them to flee in their RV's. We see much more more of the terrorists in this book rather than the corrupt militia which dominate the early Bug Out books so although the characters flee in their vehicles, the plot still feels different.
We follow Jason, wife Carrie, daughter Chelsea, and his police partner Kyle and new girlfriend Kate as they flee towards Fredricksburg to link up with Jason's parents. Jason's brother Eric, girlfriend Kim and dog Paco are heading to Texas from Florida, hoping to stay out of trouble as they try to get across the locked down Texas border. The rednecks led by Kelly, Brenda and Junior split into groups to evade the terrorists with a specific meeting place in mind. There is the totally mad Curt who reminds me of Burt Gummer from Tremors! We also follow Department of Public Safety Patrol Boaters Juan Carlos and Brendan as they patrol Falcon Reservoir where terrorists try to cross to Texas and local law enforcement led by Chief Ramsay and Officer Sam Reilly, who are trying to fight the bad elements in the military and Federal government to try and save Texas. I really like all these characters and I'm already rooting for them!
We have the less pleasant characters in the form of slippery Simon Orr, trying to recruit rednecks for the militia as he was doing in Bug Out. I hate that guy! There is also the President of the Texas State Senate Kip Hendrix, whose obsession with secretary Maria is downright creepy and a source of worry for his advisor Jerry. They and Police Commissioner Holly have been trying to bring in gun control, unlimited migration, Sharia Courts in Muslim areas, leading them into conflict with local people. Now that Texas is under threat from terrorists, their previous stance makes them deeply unpopular-except in the government.
It was so great to see General Walker back in this book, trying to recruit the DPS guys to be part of his civilian fighter network which we hear so much about in Bug Out. We also hear the work of General Hogan mentioned too, which was great though he has yet to appear. I'm hoping we might get a glimpse of or hear about other Bug Out characters as we go along.
The main element of this book was introducing the characters and getting them all fleeing the situation in their RV's. They are trying to travel while under threat of terrorist attacks on the road and at RV parks like Bug Out but also attacks on the mall, a popular bar and the DPS border patrols so it has the same feel as Bug Out but is also new and different in other ways. I really enjoyed the book and can't wait to read the rest!
January 6, 2018
This is only a right-wing propaganda piece, nothing more nothing less. If you eat up this type of politics it might give you several hours of reading.
September 29, 2019
Action!
With the right (or wrong) government voted in, umggdemocratsugg, this is a very real possibility. Folks, the current crop of democrats are not your friends! There is serious faults with both parties, but I think it will take longer for the repubs to mess us up. The dems don't just want gun control, they want CONTROL! Keep your weapons out of government control.
With the right (or wrong) government voted in, umggdemocratsugg, this is a very real possibility. Folks, the current crop of democrats are not your friends! There is serious faults with both parties, but I think it will take longer for the repubs to mess us up. The dems don't just want gun control, they want CONTROL! Keep your weapons out of government control.
January 21, 2019
Good
The story jumped around a lot, making it difficult to follow the various characters and the overall storyline. I also feel that there maybe could have been a little more character development on some of the central characters in the story, but the story was very enjoyable.
The story jumped around a lot, making it difficult to follow the various characters and the overall storyline. I also feel that there maybe could have been a little more character development on some of the central characters in the story, but the story was very enjoyable.
August 24, 2017
Don't start reading these! They're like RV Crack; once you start you'll never be able to stop.
May 7, 2018
Bug Out! Texas Part 1 review
Texas Lockdown is the first exciting post apocalyptic book in the Bug Out! Texas series written by author Robert Boren.
Texas Lockdown is the first exciting post apocalyptic book in the Bug Out! Texas series written by author Robert Boren.
July 2, 2018
Excellent read
Love stuff like this! DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS! Writing is exciting & action packed with tons of Texas attitude. Go militiamen!
Love stuff like this! DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS! Writing is exciting & action packed with tons of Texas attitude. Go militiamen!
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November 17, 2020Tom's book again
March 26, 2021
Got to go get a gun soon.
Great story that could be real at any given time! Makes one sort of wonder if this isn't the next turning of the news.
Great story that could be real at any given time! Makes one sort of wonder if this isn't the next turning of the news.
January 14, 2024
great story
In a few years this book will be non-fiction scary look at what illegal immigration’s doing to us. Read this for sure.
In a few years this book will be non-fiction scary look at what illegal immigration’s doing to us. Read this for sure.
June 16, 2024
good read, seems like it is in the now time with the border
May 6, 2016
A great start to another awesome series...hopefully
Can't put Boren's books down. Would be 5 stars except for the fact the books are very short and you have to keep waiting for next book to be released. Why not just wait and publish a 600 page book ???
Can't put Boren's books down. Would be 5 stars except for the fact the books are very short and you have to keep waiting for next book to be released. Why not just wait and publish a 600 page book ???
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