Publisher Store Page Publisher Site Category:  Action/Thriller Publisher: Creative House International Press, Inc. ISBN-10:  979628849 Type: Fiction Pages: 300 Copyright: 2007 ISBN-13: 9780979628849 A fictional thriller based in Texas. A Private Investigator and a Bodyguard are asked to go undercover to infiltrate a terrorist group. Nothing out of the ordinary here, except that the Private Investigator is Gay and the Bodyguard is a lesbian and the terrorists sole purpose is to eradicate homosexuals in the United States. Can the pair stop the madman who leads the group before they kill hundreds of thousands of people? Excerpt Chapter 1 The Atlanta street was bustling with activity as cars drove by, and people walked up and down the sidewalks on either side. Many were going in and out of the local lesbian club, The Otherside. With the holidays past, and people beginning the ritual of thawing out, this particular Friday evening was busier than usual. A dark haired man in his mid-20s, looking nervous and anxious, walked to the front door of the club. He hesitated before entering, looking back down both sides of the street to see if anyone was watching him. He only saw a white car parked across the street, his companion sitting in the driver’s seat, waiting for him. The young man knew that while the chances of his being watched did exist; the odds were very low and highly doubtful for this one evening. He also knew that, after tonight, he would become a part of history, the type of history generally listed as a footnote to the larger, more important events of the time. For him though, he was the big picture of history at the moment so, caution was the word for the night; nothing was to stop him. The man had never been in a gay or lesbian bar before. When he was finally inside, he found it made him sick, nauseated but strangely, at the same time, he was fascinated by what he saw. Men were kissing men, and women were kissing women. It was so abnormal, so disgusting to him, he couldn’t help watch. He did too, as he moved around trying to find a discrete place to put down his package, tucked inside his backpack. It was his little gift to these repulsive, disgusting freaks of nature. Finally, he saw a glass door leading out to a patio where there were tables with stools around them. As he walked out onto it, he saw a table in the corner with one stool, and it was empty. It was perfect for him to sit at while killing time, waiting for the magic moment when he could give his gift properly. He placed his knapsack under the stool and sat down to watch the men and women talk to and fondle each other. Actually, the bar, itself, didn’t seem to be any different from the straight ones he’d been to. Only the people in this one were different. He looked at his watch. It read 12:55 am, almost 1 o'clock, the time determined, after weeks of surveillance, to be the best time for what he, and the other members of his group, had decided would be the best way to send a message to two separate groups: the abortionists and the queers. Sweat began to run down the young man’s face, a clear sign he was very nervous about what he was going to do. The patio crowd thinned out due to a cold wind picking up and yet, the man sweated like it was summer and the sun was beating down on him alone. Looking around, he slowly and carefully slid off his stool and bent down to the backpack. He opened the top just enough to slide a hand in and flip a switch to activate a timer. It began ticking down the one minute he had to leave the bar safely before everyone else noticed his present. Satisfied that the timer was working, and with fifty-five seconds to go, he pushed the knapsack further under the stool. Casually, he stood and then, he headed out of the place. Just as he stepped out the front door, he heard the gift opening up. “BOOOOOOM!!!” One large, pulsating sound then, a brief second of silence before the screaming and the panic began. The man who’d delivered the bomb gift got into the waiting car and was driven away from the scene quickly and without a care. Within minutes, the bar was emptied. People helped the injured with first aid as they waited for the ambulances and fire trucks to arrive. One by one, the police, the fire department, EMS and even the red bomb squad, arrived, followed by several news vans who simply pulled in around the emergency vehicles. The lights flashing from the multi-colored strobes on these vehicles and the white lights of the camera crews blinded everyone in front of them. The terrorist was gone, but his companion had left another package for the emergency crews to find at just the right moment to cause more panic and confusion. Luckily, the rescue team had found it, they were in time to clear the area before they dealt with it. Before they left Georgia, headed west on Interstate 10, the terrorists switched vehicles four times to make sure the police couldn’t catch them. They had been prepared, and they were confident their job had been successful. It would actually be several days before they found out just how well they’d done.

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Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (3/08)

In February of 1977, a group who calls themselves “The Army of God,” took responsibility for bombing a gay night club. This group is known for bombing abortion clinics. For some reason, they seem to think that people that are gay are responsible for abortions. I find this interesting because people that are gay can’t get each other pregnant. God’s Army to Purge Homosexuality is a fictional story written with this incident in mind.

Charles MacDougale is secretly gay. He has kept this secret through his 35-year marriage. He is very well connected and has tremendous influence over the Republican Party. Keeping his sexuality a secret, he privately helps fund support for homosexual groups. When a radical anti-abortion group starts bombing gay bars, he hires Nicole, his bodyguard, and Brent, a private investigator, to go undercover to discover who is responsible. Nicole and Brent pose as a married couple to infiltrate this group. What is interesting about this is that they are both homosexual and in spite of their attractiveness, they have no relationship interest in each other.

As Nicole and Brent go undercover, they have to deal with some very unsavory characters who appear to be fine upstanding citizens on the surface. As they do their undercover work, more bombings occur that affect them personally and a tragedy strikes close to home. This makes the situation even more dangerous for the duo. It also helps them to grow personally because they develop a deeper friendship with each other.

I really found this book to be interesting. It is very scary to know that there are radical groups in our country that feel that it is okay to kill people for their cause. Wanting more information about the real incident that happened, I investigated on the Internet and learned a lot. In addition to gaining knowledge, I also really enjoyed the story. Bourgeois definitely has a talent for developing complex plots and creating interesting characters. Having read tons of romance novels, I really enjoyed the way that he developed the relationship between the two characters. They bonded into a real friendship that was not marred by sexual tension. They also developed a better understanding for each other's differences.

God’s Army to Purge Homosexuality is really a good book; however, it is not for people who are anti-abortion or anti-homosexual. Everybody else will find this book compelling, and refreshingly different.